Obituaries

Elaine Smith

Elaine J. Smith, age 96 of Lawrence, passed away June 9, 2025. She will be placed at the Culpeper National Cemetery in Virginia at a later date. Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Mariele Berthold

Funeral Mass for Mariele (Schiller) Berthold, 91,Lawrence, will be 11 am, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 1234 Kentucky St, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Carolyn Cummins

Funeral services for Carolyn Ann Cummins, 60, Lawrence, will be held Monday June 16, 2025 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will start at 11am. rumsey-yost.com

Donnie Towns

Donnie Towns was born on November 17, 1962, to Donald V. Towns Sr. and Carolyn (Davis) Murray. He passed away on June 6, 2025.Donnie graduated from Garden City High School in 1981. Soon after, he met Kimberly Bulgarelli. Though she was unimpressed at first, Donnie's charm and good ...

Nancy Jordan

Nancy Vivian Jordan, 78, previously of Colorado Springs, CO, passed on June 3, 2025 in Lawrence, KS, where she resided for the last two years. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Dan Boswell and Vivian Hill Jordan. The surviving members are sister Dana J Tygret and husband James W ...

Brett Elliott

Services for Brett Matthew Elliott, 44, are pending and will be announced at a later date. Brett passed away Sat., Jun. 8, 2025 at his home in Topeka. www.Rumsey-Yost.com.