Obituaries

Jerome Hanson

Jerome Lewis ('Jerry') Hanson slipped away peacefully at home in Lawrence, on December 5, 2023, after extended decline in health. He was born April 7, 1941, in Niagara Falls, NY, the youngest of three children of Helen Anna (Johnson) and Harold Perry Hanson. He grew up in Kapuskasing, Ontario, ...

Jerome Hanson

Jerome Lewis ('Jerry') Hanson slipped away peacefully at home in Lawrence, on December 5, 2023, after extended decline in health. He was born April 7, 1941, in Niagara Falls, NY, the youngest of three children of Helen Anna (Johnson) and Harold Perry Hanson. He grew up in Kapuskasing, Ontario, ...

Jane Frydman

If things feel a bit off-kilter lately, maybe it is because Jane Frydman, for so long a constant presence at library book clubs, public lectures, local theatre productions, KU dance performances, and garage sales, is no longer with us. She died peacefully at home on February 20, 2024, at the ...

Jane Frydman

If things feel a bit off-kilter lately, maybe it is because Jane Frydman, for so long a constant presence at library book clubs, public lectures, local theatre productions, KU dance performances, and garage sales, is no longer with us. She died peacefully at home on February 20, 2024, at the ...

Margaret Coleman

Margaret Kathleen 'Katie' Coleman, beloved daughter of Douglas M. and Mary Jo Coleman, was born on August 25, 1974, in Lawrence, KS. Katie tragically passed away on March 3, 2024. She is survived by her partner Chris Stergos of Tonganoxie, KS, siblings Liz Brenner (Richard), Lawrence, KS, Mike ...

Elizabeth Lichtwardt

Elizabeth Lichtwardt passed in her sleep on March 2, 2024, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS, where she had lived and received excellent care for almost 5 years.Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Thomas was born on June 14, 1927 to Dr. Lyell J. and Ethel Thomas. Betty was a twin, arriving 15 minutes ...