Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Multiple obituaries list Stanis Van Meensel 66 of Lawrence died Nov 13 in Miami with funeral services Nov 17 in Miami. Also noted are the deaths of Eddie KerMoade 69, Floyd Dirk 39, Edwin Bohnsack 71, with service details, burials, and surviving relatives in Lawrence and nearby communities.
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Stanis van Meensel
Lawrence
Miami
Fla
Tracy Funeral Home
Flagler Memorial Park
Marysville
Kan
Lawrence High School
Northwest Air Lines
Seattle
Wash
Federal Aviation Agency
Flight Standards Field Division
FAA
CAA
Florida City
Shenandoah Presbyterian Church
Sidney van Meensel
George F. Church
Stillwater
Okla
Marian Peek
Mildred Peek
Joseph Edward
Eddie) Kermoade
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
J. J. Krimmer
Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert Nixon
Georgia Howell
Route 1
Harriett Douglass
Phoenix, Ariz
Clarence Kermoade
Omaha
Neb
Norman Kermoade
Walter Kermoade
Rulo, Neb
Edith Oldfield
Vera Titus
Rulo
Floyd George Dirk
Kansas City
Lone Star-Clinton
Veterans Administration Hospital
Francis Macnama
Clinton Cemetery
Ruth Dirk
Donna Rigley
Vista
Calif
Fred Wilkinson
Oklahoma City
Hery Dirk
Route 5
Henry Dirk Jr
Paul Dirk
Denver
Colo
Donald Dirk
Great Bend
Jane Dunaway
Nevada
Robert Alexander
Colorado
Renee Colo
Mary Wright
New Orleans
Delores
Edwin B. Bohnsack
Conn
Douglas County
Eudora
Eudora Methodist Church
Kansas University Buildings and Grounds
Cooper-Warren Chapel
W. R. Boyd
H. C. Bohnsack
A. J. Bohnsack
Brookfield, Mo
John Bohnsack
Cass City
Mich
Memorial Hospital Birth Announcements Highlight Local Families
Mrs May E Laptad and others listed at Memorial Hospital reveal multiple births and newborns. Families include the Ornelas, Schraeder, Dover, Smith, Detherage, Bailey, Moffett, Freeman, Francisco, White, and others with new babies born Thursday or today in various local addresses and towns.
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May E. Laptad
Margaret Helen
Ricky Joe Ornelas
Schwarz
Roseann Mabel
Harper
Lorene Dover
June Kathryn Smith
Peggy’ Ann Schraeder
Clyde Waggoner
Perry
Cynthia Smith
N.H
Max Fessler
Ohio
Albert Bingham
Kasold
Lucy Helen Ingram
W. 4Th
Catherine Joan Lynn
W. 6Th
Mary Margaret Kilburn
Maple
Roger Lee Boyd
Baldwin
Lawrence Smith
Belle Haven
Kenneth Klingenberg
Donna Sellars
Dora Marie Detherage
Mich
Frances Bailey
Lake
Ruth Ann Moffett
Basehor
Irving
Flory
N.Y
Leland J. Stevens
Underwood
Pauline Freeman
Sandra Francisco
Lillian White
Tenn
Dale Regier
W. 20Th
Carrie McAlexander
Help Offered To Mom Who Left Children
Felony Court hears Eileen Weiss 29 abandon her two children due to poverty. A women’s organization offers a home job and care for Michael 5 and Maria 4. Magistrate Reuben Levy paroles her for a hearing on December 6 and hopes for reconciliation.
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New York
Spirit of Thanksgiving
Human Fellowship
Eileen Weiss
Reuben Levy
Brush Fire Near City Reaches Kaw River
A several hour brush fire burned fields two miles west and one mile north of Lawrence Thursday evening. Deputy John Wolfe said sandy ground prevented firefighting equipment from reaching the area as the fire spread to the Kaw River bank and eastward toward a trailer home, but yard clearance kept the structure safe. The blaze apparently started from a match or cigarette tossed from a car.
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Lawrence
John Wolfe
Wolfe
Tee Pee Junction
Kaw
Elmer Ousdahl Named President of Kansas Officials Council
Elmer Ousdahl, in his first district commissioner term in Douglas County, was elected president of the Kansas Officials Council for 1961. The group, comprising all county officials in the state, chose him at the Wichita convention where he also served as convention committee chairman.
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Elmer Ousdahl
Douglas County
Kansas Officials Council
Wichita
Ousaahl
Western Oregon Flood Strikes Coast Toll No Casualties Yet
Rain swelled streams across western Oregon forcing evacuations in scattered areas. Mill Creek submerged Turner as floods reached waist deep streets. Walsett reported 6.41 inches in 24 hours with 32 inches in two weeks. Roads including U S 101 and U S 22 blocked. no casualties reported.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Cascade Range
Weather Bureau
Walsett
Coast Range
Mill Creek
Turner
Salem
Kennedy baby birth delays plans for Palm Beach retreat
John F Kennedy Jr was born by caesarean at Georgetown Hospital after a consented delivery earlier than expected. Mrs Kennedy recovered, John F Kennedy Jr was named John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr and will stay in the hospital incubator for a day or two. Mrs Kennedy smiled at nurses and Caroline Kennedy, age three, waits at home in Washington.
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Kennedy
Georgetown
Washington
Georgetown Hospital
Palm Beach
Salinger
Edward B. Broocks
Walsh
Accident Toll Rises During Thanksgiving Holiday
The Thanksgiving weekend saw a rising toll with 137 traffic fatalities on the second day and 22 deaths from fires since Thanksgiving eve. Other accidents added 34 more deaths, bringing total fatalities to 193 as traffic and fires claimed multiple lives in various incidents.
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Associated Press
Kennedy weighs when to tell Caroline about baby brother
President elect John F Kennedy contemplated when to tell his 3 year old daughter Caroline about her new baby brother. He planned to tell her himself and said he might wait a few days. He later returned home with daughter on a short walk as press followed.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
Kennedy
Georgetown
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Lawrence lights up town as decorating fund tops six thousand
Lawrence raises 750 more for downtown Christmas decorations bringing the lighting drive total to 6 563 50 dollars. New lights will blaze tonight for opening. District Court jury panel to report Tuesday November 29 per Court Clerk Lucille Allison.
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Lawrence
Lincoln
Lucille Allison
Classified Confusion in Findlay Ad Sparks Pears or Repairs
In Findlay Ohio the AP reports a newspaper classified ad that reads PEARS Bring containers blow torch caulking gun causing uncertainty whether it promotes fruit or home repairs. The odd phrasing leaves readers guessing the ad’s intent and how to respond.
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Findlay, Ohio
Ambulance Service Day or Night
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises ambulance service options and contact VI3-5111 for day or night needs.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Courtdocket: speeding passing disobedience and divorce entries
In County Court Frederick J. Lutz Route 2 speeding 10 fee Dietz Topeka passing no passing zone 10 fee Police Court Claudette Clay burn 1726 Ohio St no license 5 CRIMINAL Charles Ray Sutton Stouffer Place disobedience to police officer 27 bond CIVIL Logan Moore Lumber Co v George Hildebrand judgment for plaintiff 237.02 DIVORCES Granted Davida Frances Kelly from William Thomas Kelly Robert F Stines from Shaphera E Stines Marjorie J Allington from Ellsworth M Allington
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Frederick J. Lutz
Palmer M. Dietz
Topeka
Claudette Clayburn
Ohio St
Charles Ray Sutton
Stouffer Place
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
George Hildebrand
Davida Frances Kelly
William Thomas Kelly
Robert F. Stines
Shaphera E. Stines
Marjorie J. Allington
Ellsworth
M. Allington
Census figures show Wichita population and Kansas totals
The Wichita Eagle reports 1960 census puts Wichita at 254 698 residents, up from 114 966 in 1950. Kansas total reaches 2 178 611, a 14.3 percent rise from 1950. Other Kansas cities listed include Kansas City 121 901 and Topeka 119 484.
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Wichita Eagle
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Kansas Cities
Arkansas City
Atchison
Chanute
Coffeyville
Dodge City
el Dorado
Emporia
Garden City
Great Bend
Hays
Hutchinson
Junction City
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Liberal
Manhattan
Newton
Olathe
Ottawa
Overland Park
CROP urges grain and animal donations via sales barns
Donors can take an animal to any Kansas sales barn and designate proceeds to CROP. The barn forwards the payment to the state CROP office in Topeka or to Harold Flanders, county treasurer in Lawrence. Campaign workers will issue authorization slips to transfer stored grain to CROP.
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Kansas
Topeka
Harold Flanders
First National Bank
Lawrence
Card of Thanks for Elza Wiley and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of our mother and grandmother Elza Wiley and our grandmother. Mr and Mrs Elza Wiley Mr and Mrs Raymond Wiley and Family express gratitude.
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Elza Wiley
Raymond Wiley
Thanking Friends For Kindness After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Katherine Schwartz expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards letters and flowers during a stay at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She thanks doctors and nurses for their kindness and consideration.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Katherine Schwartz
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