Obituaries

Johnny Salisbury

Celebration of Life Services will be 11 am, Saturday, January 24, 2025, at Lecompton United Methodist Church. Jack passed away peacefully in Midland, Texas, on November 8 at the age of 89. rumsey-yost.com

Mary Bruce

Mass for Mary Jo Bruce, 88, will be held at 10 a.m. Sat, Jan. 10, 2026, at St. John Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. warrenmcelwain.com for full details

Juanita Werst

Juanita Lou (Eaton) Werst passed peacefully at Presbyterian Manor at the age of 91 on December 31, 2025, surrounded by family. Juanita was born March 28, 1934, in Bonner Springs, KS to Walter Jerald Eaton and Iris Irene (Terkildsen) Eaton. She graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1952 ...

James Grauerholz

James Grauerholz, who died on New Year's Day after a long illness aged 73, was a writer, scholar, editor, musician, and from 1974 the companion and later adopted son of the American writer William S. Burroughs for 23 years until his death. For another 28 years, James was the executor ...

Oscar Dahlberg

Oscar Kirk Dahlberg, age 92 of Lawrence, died December 31, 2025.  No Services are planned at this time.  Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence. rumsey-yost.com

Hazel Lauppe

Hazel Marceil (Ring) Lauppe, age 90, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on May 16, 1935, to parents Franklin Boyd and Hazel Maude (Searle) Ring in Winfield, Kansas.Marceil married George Merrill Lauppe on December 27, 1955, in Burden, ...