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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2012
Page
2
Graveside services with military honors for Delmar E. Del Dey 88 of Topeka formerly of Lawrence will be 1 p.m. Friday at Osborne Cemetery in Osborne. Dey died Thursday Dec 29 2011 at St Francis Health Center in Topeka.
Services for 91 year old Gladys Guild Shaw will be held at First Christian Church in Tyler at 10 a.m. Wednesday Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler She was the mother of Michael Shaw of Lawrence and died Sunday January 1 2012 in Lawrence Kansas.
Mary Rose Peuser 80 dies at Olathe Medical Center. A funeral Mass is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the church with a recited rosary at 6 p.m.
Funeral Mass for Mathew J Rofkahr 73 Holton will be at 10 a m Wednesday at St Mary s Catholic Church Altus Ark Burial follows at St Mary s Cemetery Rofkahr formerly of Lawrence died Friday December 30 20H at the VA Hospital Topeka A rosary will be recited before services at 9 30 a m Wednesday at the church
Private family services for William H Yockey 93 Lyndon were held with entombment at Mount Hope Cemetery Topeka. He died December 29 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital born February 9 1918 in Quenemo son of William and Mabel Yockey a Quenemo High School graduate moved to California 1939 returned to Lyndon 1951 farmer and stockman served as Lyndon city councilman and mayor and Osage County commissioner member Osage City Presbyterian Church and Euclid Lodge 101 ALF A M in Lyndon married Dorothy Goodman July 26 1945 in Burbank California she died December 8 2008 survivors include two sons Charles and Nancy and Dennis and Peggy a sister Ruth Lopez two grandchildren and two great grandchildren memorials to LMH Endowment Association in care of Feltner Funeral Home Lyndon KS.
Alberta Louise Gilbert 97 of McLouth a longtime teacher and community leader dies January 1 2012. A celebration of life is 11 a m Saturday at McLouth United Methodist Church with a graveside service at 10 a m. prior. She taught third and fourth grades in McLouth schools retiring in 1974 and served as district clerk and superintendent secretary. She was a member of the church Delta Kappa Gamma Legion Auxiliary and AllSew. Memorials support the church or Jefferson County Friends of Hospice. Interment in McLouth. She was born March 5 1914 in McLouth to Walter Stephen and Alberta Mary Stout Bradford. She married William Harold Gilbert who preceded her in death. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Helen Gilbert McConnell and Nancy Louise Gilbert Moring and grandchildren. Public viewing Friday at Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa with family visitation. Online condolences at barnettfamilysh com.
Owl captured with gloves and placed in a cage after a midshaft humeral fracture from Operation WildLife. Executive director Diane Johnson notes the bird’s rarity in the south, expects three months of rehab before release. intern Carey expresses gratitude for the experience.
Sean Peter Thomson 56 of Wellsville Kansas died December 31 2011 at Olathe Medical Center A memorial service will be held January 7 2012 at Bruce Funeral Home Gardner Kansas Visitation precedes the service. He was born May 6 1955 in Lawrence to Jack Kale and DaVise Thomson and lived in Mulvane Gardner Rantoul and Wellsville He married Debbie Gillihan in 1986 and worked at Liberty Hall in Lawrence He enjoyed hunting fishing horticulture KU basketball Frisbee golf and cooking He is survived by his wife Debbie children Nicole Gillihan Sean Kale Thomson Cody Erin Thomson siblings Kelly Thomson Juliano and Ray Kansas City Kansas and Jon-David Thomson Lava Hot Springs Idaho.
Funeral services for Carl Dean Wales 76 of Williamstown will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church in Topeka with burial at 2 p.m. Thursday at Underwood Cemetery in Williamstown. Wales died Sunday Jan 1 2012 at St Francis Hospital in Topeka. Friends may call 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. The family will meet friends 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Kansas conservatives target moderate Republican state Senate seats as all 40 races approach the primary. With Gov. Sam Brownback pushing a rightward agenda, activists from Americans for Prosperity and the Koch network back conservative challengers in at least nine districts. Incumbents include Steve Morris, John Wratil, and Carolyn McGinn as moderates contend with a rising primary challenge wave across the chamber.
A district working group meets at 7 p.m. Monday at 110 McDonald Drive to discuss narrowing proposals for closing one, two, or three schools. Cordley community member Kelly Jones urges a single closure focus, while concerns about board rejection and the final authority of the board are noted. The group follows the eight month vision task force which recommended Wakarsau Valley closure and consolidation. The board has final say on openings and closings. Next meeting is 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at district headquarters with further sessions Jan. 23, 30 if needed.
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Readers weigh in on a local year in review poll asking which story mattered most. Options include Gov Brownback's agenda Lawrence SRS office fight KU football coach hire and K-10 safety issues.
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