Obituaries honor four residents across states and Canada
Memorials are planned for George A. Helmstadter in Lawrence from 1955 to 1986. Fred Hall Higginson of Manhattan is remembered for teaching, poetry work, and service with the 82nd Airborne. Zelma Leona Vaughn, 86, formerly of Baldwin, is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Daniel Joseph Hartigan, 83, Raleigh, will be laid to rest at Montlawn Memorial Park after services at Our Lady of Lourdes. Survivors include multiple children and grandchildren in several states. Memorials are requested to the Douglas County Senior Services, Williams Educational Fund, and First Christian Church Friendship Class Scholarship Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Helmstadter
Rt. 4
Warren McElwain
Mr. Helmstadter
Dryden District General Hospital
Dryden
Ontario
Canada
Marymount
Ohio
George Helmstadter
Marie Ader Helmstadter
Lawrence
Manhattan
Fred Hall Higginson
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Robert Sanders
Mr. Higginson
Saint Joseph
Wichita
Charles Glover
Susanna Hall Higginson
University of Wichita
University of Minnesota
Higginson
82Nd Airborne
Minnesota
Kansas State University
KSU
Ford
Yale University
Anna Livia Plurabelle
Jeannette Pharo
Charles
Marcia Higginson Zacharias
Boonville
Friends of the
Edwards Jorgensen-Meloan
Baldwin
Zelma Leona Vaughn
Tulsa
Okla
Oakwood Cemetery
Kirby Hayes
Vaughn
St. John Medical Center
Brookfield
Charles William Vaughn
Margretha Helena Farrenkoff Vaughn
Cecil Vaughn
van Nuys
Calif
Doris Scraper
Janet Dean
Miami
Fla
Nancy Wheaton
Lancaster
Alice Zorn
Herndon
Kathi Teeter
Bill Keller
Nelson Vaughn
Las Cruces
N.M
First Christian Church
Lamb Roberts
Raleigh
N.C
Daniel Joseph Hartigan
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Montlawn Memorial Park
Hartigan
David Hartigan
Wake Forest
Gini Shoulberg
Judy Hartigan
Catherine Gallagher
Allentown
Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
Jewelry box theft and a generator taken in two burglaries
A jewelry box and contents valued at 1266 dollars were stolen from a residence in the 1100 block of Ohio between 8 30 p m Monday and 8 a m Tuesday. A portable generator worth 1372 dollars was taken from a nearby pole barn near the intersection of Douglas County Road 1685N and County Road 1600H, about a mile northeast of Lawrence, between 6 p m Saturday and 6 30 a m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Douglas County
Lawrence
Michelle Knight
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
23Rd Street
Anderson Road
Lawrence Avenue
West 27Th
McDonald Dr
Electric Company
Kmart
Kresge
KU Carillon Receives 425000 Gift To Restore Bells
Keith and Joan Bunnel of Pittsburgh donate 425000 to KU Endowment to restore the 120 foot campanile carillon on Memorial Drive. Funds fund repairs to keyboards clappers and playing mechanism plus bell bolts beams and maintenance for future care. The gift honors KU graduate Keith Bunnel and aims to preserve the landmark for faculty staff students and alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Keith
Joan Bunnel
Pittsburgh
Memorial Drive
Bunnel
KU Endowment Association
Gene Budig
Albert Gerken
Gerken
Bunnels
Keith Bunnel
The
School of Business
Bill would back campus rape victims rights nationwide
Minnesota congressman Rep. Jim Ramstad pushes a federal bill of rights requiring colleges to have written policies that protect rape victims. The measure would secure victim representation in disciplinary proceedings and enforce cooperation in reporting and evidence gathering for prosecutors. Kansas University officials discuss current practices and Lincoln County details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Jim Ramstad
Jim Denney
Kansas University Police Department
Denney
Mary Prewitt
Prewitt
Coaches push contracts to curb drug and alcohol use at high school
In Lawrence high, coaches discuss behavior contracts for athletes, with Purdy noting no violations this year and saying stand taken can deter partying. Tate backs a tougher approach, citing SADD and alcohol-free events, while Osness highlights the district’s drug education task force and expanded aims across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdy
Tate
Yate
Donna Osness
DCCCA
LHS
Osness
Mayor backs policy review as Douglas County deaths probe expands
Douglas County officials near end of inquiry into three unexplained deaths and a questioned policy. The commission will receive a progress report at a special session before the next regular meeting. Mayor Wildcat urged a review of use of force policies and better crisis handling, and pressed for an immediate evaluation of Police Chief Ron Olin. The proposal list includes accreditation, a civilian review board guided by minorities, crisis intervention study, regional idea survey, and enhanced dispatch database.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Wildcat
Police Department
Walters
Ron Olin
Commission
Lawrence
Mike Wildgen
Sandra Shaw
Bert Nash
Marcia Epstein
Restaurant serves off menu chicken dish to police and patrons
Lawrence police and customers praised a special chicken dish offered by the Magic Wok not on the menu. Officers and diners recalled the robbery at the restaurant, with witnesses noting the gesture helped ease nerves as they returned to dine. A gun battle occurred during the raid, with one suspect wounded and several others later sentenced to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramstad
Denney
Missouri
Lawrence
James Haller
Police Department
Diannia Affalter
Sgt
Dan Affalter
Lenexa
Kansas Highway 10
Fort Collins
Colo
Wyoming
Terry Potter
Ottawa
Potter
Eric Barnhart
Lawrence High School
Tom Bates
Pat Rose
St. Francis Medical Center
Topeka
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Fred H. Higginson
Robert Graves
Kansas Paganine
Kansas Quarterly
Zelma L. Vaughn
Daniel J. Hartigan
Law Enforcement
Angela Worden
Baby Girl
Sherri Brown
Joan Baker
Sonya Shine
Robert
Mary Lou Shaver
McLouth
Tom
Connie Gore
Gloster Turner
Turner
West 24Th Street
Charles E. Smith
Haskell
Smith
Sugar Creek
Budig
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Interfraternity Council
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
American Standard Inc
American Standard
Bill
Riverside School
Lawrence Coalition For Prevention
WTCS
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