Memorial services for LeRoy G Gross in Lawrence
LeRoy George Gross 85 of Lawrence died Monday November 29 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home officiated by Rev Kent Winters Hazelton with military honors at Memorial Park Cemetery. A Marine Corps veteran he served in Iwo Jima's 5th Division receiving a Purple Heart Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation. He worked at Nash Motors then FMC retiring 1975. Survived by daughter Leann sister Virginia and several nieces and nephews. Memorials to Shriners Crippled Children's Fund Lawrence Humane Society or the Yellow Stone Association care of the funeral home. Online condolences at rumsey yost.com.
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Lawrence
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Gorham
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Acacia Lodge No. 9
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Fred
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Virginia Dinkel
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Lawrence Humane Society
Yellow Stone Association
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Visitation for Jordan Haag Planned in Lawrence
Memorial visitation for 28 year old Jordan Haag of Lawrence will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Haag died Monday at Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born February 27 1982 in Emporia to Mike and Ruth Lee Grems. He was a roofer with Everly Roofing and married Tessa Pennewell on June 28 2001 in Lawrence. Surviving are his wife and their children Alexia Elyse Cailyn Haag and Dominic Haag all at home his mother Ruth Lee of Lawrence three brothers Steve Larry Robson and Allen Lee of Lawrence four sisters Tracy Robson Tammy Johnson Jennifer Schenda and Becky Lee and his grandmother Arvella Lee of Lawrence. Burial and funeral arrangements are to be announced.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Ruth Grems Lee
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Tessa Pennewell
Alexia
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Cailyn Haag
Dominic Haag
Ruth Lee
Steve
Larry Robson
Allen Lee
Tracy Robson
Tammy Johnson
Virginia
Jennifer Schenda
Baldwin City
Becky Lee
Perry
Arvella Lee
Warrenmcelwain.com
Rutherford cremation planned for 67 year old Lawrence woman
Ruth A. Rutherford died Sunday November 28 2010 at her Lawrence home. Cremation is planned with no public services. Burial or memorial arrangements will be announced by Barnett Chapel.
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Ruth A. Rutherford
Lawrence
Hundreds receive warm coats at Scotch Share the Warmth drive
Hundreds of clean warm coats and other items will be distributed Friday and Saturday as part of the 24th Scotch Share the Warmth drive. Donations have fueled a Salvation Army event at the I-70 Business Center space 119 near the Kansas DMV, with appointment options by calling 843-4188. Meanwhile Kansas Lottery urges avoiding gifts of tickets for minors.
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Mayors and Players Turn It On Utility Aid Event
High school players and local politicians join the fifth annual Mayors and Players Turn it On utility assistance drive to help residents with winter power disconnections. From 4 to 10 PM at Johnny's West, 721 Wakarusa Drive, the event led by Steve Ozark features a drawing for two Kansas University men’s basketball tickets and a silent auction.
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Johnny's West
Wakarusa Drive
Steve Ozark
Kansas University
Lawrence task force maps future of district schools
A Lawrence School Facility Vision Task Force formed by the Lawrence school board 15 weeks after subcommittees were named to study neighborhood school definitions, operating costs, school sizes, and conditions. Findings urge efficiency, community focus, enrollment leveling, and potential savings from consolidations while ensuring essential programs and community use of spaces. The group plans 7 p.m. Monday meetings to establish common ground ahead of a February report.
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Neal
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Lawrence native family stars on Downsized reality show
Lawrence residents Bruce and Laura Bruce and their blended family appear on the reality series Downsized, detailing a fall from a $1.5 million business to near poverty while showing hopes for rebuilding. Bruce says the show aims to inspire viewers, despite mixed mail and scrutiny of their finances and lifestyle.
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Lawrence Native
Lawrence Journal World Staff Directory and contact notes
The Lawrence Journal World provides a staff directory with editors and department heads, including Dennis Anderson as managing editor, Caroline Trowbridge as assignment director, Ann Gardner as editorial page editor, Tom Keegan as sports editor, Whitney Mathews as online editor, and Trevan McGee as Lawrence.com editor. It lists general contact numbers, classifieds, and submission avenues for news tips, obituaries, and other sections. The page also notes postal and circulation details, and bureau affiliations.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld.com
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Whitney Mathews
Trevan McGee
Lawrence
Go to LJWorld com to see more responses and cast your vote
Readers are urged to visit the Kansas site LJWorld com to view further responses and participate by casting a vote in the ongoing poll.
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