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 ...

Craig Butler, 79, Lawrence, passed away Thurs., January 1, 2026 at KU Medical Center. Craig was born on Sept. 22, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. For full obituary go to www.warrenmcelwain.com

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

Kaylyn Munro, of Lawrence, passed away quietly on Saturday, December 27. She had been under care at Heritage Gardens in Oskaloosa the past year and a half for advanced degenerative dementia. She is survived by her husband Brian Boyce of Lawrence, her daughter and son-in-law Lily Boyce and Will ...

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, ...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Josephine 'Mary Jo' Bruce, 88, Canyon Lake, TX, formerly of Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2026, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Mary Jo passed ...