Obituaries

Gordon Williams

Gordon Williams, of Valley Center, died September 14, 2025. He was born at home on September 17, 1933, in Alton, KS where he met his wife, Margaret, of 72 years. Gordon spent his life loving and supporting his family. He worked as a breadman and milkman in Lawrence, KS at Manor Bakeries, Meyer ...

John VanSchoelandt

John Charles Van Schoelandt, 78, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of September 24, 2025, at Baldwin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City, Kansas.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, September 29 at St. John the Evangelist ...

Beva Stringer

Beva Caroline Stringer, age 95, of Lawrence, Kansas entered eternal rest with Jesus on September 22, 2025. She was born to Roy Edward and Rose Katherine (Wode) Waller in Altamont, Kansas on February 23, 1930.A life-long Kansas resident, Beva graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1947. She ...

Edward Martinko

Celebration of Life Services for Edward Allen Martinko, 80, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died September 16, 2025. rumsey-yost.com

Natalie Nelson-Ling

Natalie 'Natasha' Elaine Nelson-Ling, 74, of Upper Saddle River, NJ, passed away in her sleep on September 15, 2025. Natasha is survived by her husband of 43 years, David Ling, 70, of Upper Saddle River, NJ, formerly of Lawrence, KS.Natasha was born on August 17, 1951 in Washington, DC, to Emil ...

Frank Black

May 29, 1935 – August 21, 2025Frank Ronald Black, a native Kansan, died peacefully on August 21, 2025, in Littleton, Colorado at age 90, after a long battle with dementia. He was born on May 29, 1935, in Topeka, Kansas to Margaret and Charles Black and moved to Lawrence where he met ...