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MILDRED “FRANCES� NITSCH Private family memorial services for Mildred “Frances� Nitsch, 89, Lawrence will be held at a later date. She died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Frances was born on July 2, 1923 in Homewood, KS, the daughter of Egbert and Leta (Wilcox) Holloway. She was the manager of a KOA campground and retired in 1987. She also worked for Friend & Myrick in Joplin, MO for 10 years. She enjoyed quilting and horseback riding. In her “younger� years, she was a Sunday school teacher and a Girl Scout leader. She was married to Brice Allen on March 29, 1940 in Oskaloosa, KS. They later divorced. She then married Henry W. “Hank� Nitsch on June 17, 1968 in Nelson, NE. He preceded her in death November 16, 1996. Survivors include one daughter, Kandie, and husband, Gary Koehler, Baldwin City, KS; one son, Roy Allen, and wife, Cheryl, Hutchinson; two
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the NRA (National Rifle Association) and NCOA (National Corvette Owners Association). He was also a member of the Heritage Foundation, CATO Institute and numerous activist groups. He was a dog-lover. Clay was married to Cheryl Marie (Miller) on July 4, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois. She survives the home. Other survivors include one son, Jeremy Clay and wife Jennifer and four grandchildren, Tristan Terfler, Grant, Drew and Vaughn Bowman, brother Edwin Bowman (wife Jann) of Sedan, Kansas and sister Teresa (Bowman) Thompson (husband Jim). He was preceded in death by step-son Paul Thomas Terfler. The family suggests memorials in his name to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences can be expressed at chapeloaksne.com Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.
August 28, 1996. Survivors include a daughter, Linda (Mark) Howard of Hutchinson, KS; three sons, Michael (Janie) Harris of Eudora; Larry Harris of Topeka; Donnie (Linda) Harris of Eudora and eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Delbert R. Harris and a sister, Elvera Christine Harris. The family will greet friends from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the WarrenMcElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. The family suggests memorials in his name to the Medicalodges Activity Fund and may be sent in care of the mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to www. warrenmcelwain.com. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.
Funeral for Estelle M. Toman Lipscomb, 97, Lawrence, will be 2 pm. Friday, Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died Monday. Burial, Fishersville, VA. Rumsey-yost.com
FLORENCE L. HARDTARFER Memorial Svcs. for Florence L. Hardtarfer, 74, Law. are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She died on Tues., Jan. 22nd at her home.
DR. TED A. KENNEDY Longtime Lawrence Dentist Dr. Ted Kennedy, 100, died Sat. Jan. 19, 2013, at Brandon Woods. Services announced at a later date. Obituary at rumsey-yost.com
Brownback anticipates abortion training resolution By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday said he believed resolution can be reached between Kansas University Medical Center and abortion opponents over training in terminating pregnancies. “I hope it can all get worked out,� Brownback said shortly after speaking to a crowd of at least 1,000 people at an antiabortion rally on the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Brownback, a staunch opponent of abortion, declined to elaborate. Last year, abortion opponents pushed for legislation that would have prohibited doctors in training at the KU Medical Center from abortion training as part of the obstetrics and gynecology program. But KU officials said that could have jeopardized the program’s accreditation. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education said it doesn’t comment for or against pending legislation on abortion, but in a statement the group presented its policy on accreditation.
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“No program or resident with a religious or moral objection shall be required to provide training in or to perform induced abortions. Otherwise, access to experience with induced abortion must be part of residency education,� the group stated. No abortions are performed at the KU Hospital, but KU officials last year said that the school has a contract with the University of Colorado’s medical school to provide abortion-related training. The measure from last year was approved in the House, but then Senate President Steve Morris sent the bill to a committee for further study with only days left in the session. Morris had said he was concerned about the bill’s effect on KU Med Center’s accreditation. The bill stayed in committee. But abortion opponents have promised to ask legislators to enact the proposal. Since last year, Morris was defeated and conservatives are now in firm control of the Senate.
Dredging report sought J-W Staff Report
Federal officials have extended five sand dredging permits from the Kansas River for one year while a thorough evaluation of potential impacts continues. Since the extended permits — covering 10 locations — include previous conditions, three dredging locations will cease in May between Eudora and Bowersock Dam in Lawrence because of elevation drops in the riverbed that exceed more than two feet, according to a news release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The current dredging permits, which expired at the end of 2012, authorized five companies to dredge 2.2 million tons annually from 10 sites. In seeking reauthorization of their permits, the companies had proposed an increase in the tonnage dredged to 3.2 million. The companies applying for reauthorization were Kaw Valley Companies, Holliday Sand & Gravel, Penny’s Aggregates, Master’s Dredging and Meier’s Ready Mix. The dredging companies have hired the environmental consulting firm Habitat Architects to prepare a report, which is expected to be finished by early March, according to the Corps. Friends of the Kaw, a conservation group that works on protecting the Kansas River, applauded the Corps’ decision to stop three dredging locations but expressed concern over allowing the seven other locations to continue operating. “We are pleased that the Corps, due to unacceptable bed degradation, is moving three of 10 dredge operations off the river,� said Laura Calwell, Kansas Riverkeeper for Friends of the Kaw. “We are also grateful that they are making such efforts to keep the public updated. Still, we think the Corps has plenty of scientific evidence to cease all dredging on the Kaw right now.�
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hundreds of fellow abortion opponents at a rally outside the Kansas Statehouse. “Keep marching. Keep moving.� Abortion-rights groups observed a quieter anniversary — a possible reflection of the reality that it’s far rarer for lawmakers to expand access to abortion. The National Organization for Women planned a candlelight vigil at the Supreme Court to commemorate the 1973 decision, which created a constitutional right to abortions in some circumstances and prevented states from banning the practice. President Barack Obama issued a statement reaffirming the decision’s commitment to “reproductive freedom� and the principle that “government should not intrude on our most private family matters, and women should be able to make their own choices about their bodies and their health care.� In Topeka, at least 1,000 people rallied with — Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild Brownback and anti-aborcan be reached at 785-423-0668. tion legislators. The Kansas governor has called on state lawmakers to create “a culture of life.�
Cyclist critically hurt in accident
A truck northbound on Iowa Street collided with a cyclist at the intersection of Harvard Road about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, critically injuring the cyclist. Lawrence police Sgt. RITTNEY ICOLE ENNON Trent McKinley said the truck, a commercial vehicle, Brittney Nicole Kennon, 8, rural Edgerton, passed ran a red light at the interaway Thursday, January 17, 2013. Memorial service will section while the cyclist, a be 5PM Friday at Wilson’s Funeral Home in Wellsville. 22-year-old Kansas University student, was crossing Iowa Street.
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C h a m b e r l i n -W i l k i n s . Survivors Mother Mary Smethers of Olathe, KS, Robert Wilkins of Olathe, KS, Michael A. Wilkins of Topeka, KS, Mary Ann Kieffaber of Tyron, OK and David Wilkins of Greenwood, MO. In Charge of services Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel 913-583-1002. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.
stepsons, Ronald Nitsch, Services for Grace R. Cleaver, 93, Lawrence are Wichita, KS, Larry Nitsch, pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Englewood, CO; one half Mortuary. She died Tues., Jan. 22nd at Brandon Woods. brother, Leonard Mitchell, and wife, Cherie, Scranton, KS; many grandchildren, HOMAS OM ARTNER great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Services for Thomas “Tom� Gartner, 70, Law. will be She was also preceded held at 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 26th, at First Christian Church in in death by son, Sonny Law. He died on Mon., Jan. 21st. warrenmcelwain.com Allen; one daughter, Nancy Allen; and brother, Egbert Holloway, Jr. ETTY LSON The family suggests memorials in her name to Memorial service for Betty Olson, 88, Lawrence will the CLO’s Midnight Farm be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at Warrenand may be sent in care of McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. the mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to www. TEVEN RAIG OSKINS warrenmcelwain.com. Please sign this Graveside service for Steven Craig Hoskins, 54, guestbook at Obituaries. Monaca, PA, will be 11:30 a.m. Tues., Jan. 29, 2013 at LJWorld.com. Eudora Cemetery. He passed away Jan. 13th.
DONALD L. HARRIS Graveside services for Donald L. Harris, 83, Eudora, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Eudora Cemetery. He died on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Medicalodges in Eudora. Donald was born August 22, 1929 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Lee Ray and Olive (Hackett) Harris. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. After the war he held various jobs, he owned an automotive garage in Kincaid, KS and later was the manager of a feed store in Kincaid. He then moved to Eudora and was the manager at the Farmers Elevator and retired after 23 years. He was a life member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed restoring antique tractors, gardening and especially his dog, Suzy. He married Barbara Ross on August 1, 1953 in Ottawa, Kansas. She preceded him in death on
Jackie R. Wilkins, 56, of Lawrence, KS passed away Jan. 18, 2013. He was cremated and to be buried in Kincaid, KS. Services to be announced at a later date. Memorial Contributions may be made in c/o Mary Smethers, 724 S. Kansas Ave., Olathe, KS 66061 for a Scholarship Fund. Jackie was born Oct. 5, 1956 in Bokchito, OK. Preceded in death by father Geroge L. Wilkins and Wife Jane
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CLAY LYLE BOWMAN Clay Lyle Bowman, born on April 26, 1945, in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Clay Lyle and Elois Burns (Baker). He passed away Jan. 20, 2013 at KU Med Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Funeral Services at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at Chapel Oaks Lawrence Funeral Chapel, 3821 W. 6th St., Lawrence, KS. He received his Bachelor of Science and Political Science degrees from Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, and Masters of Science in Management from Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas. He was Manager of Transportation and Special Projects for the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe Railway until his retirement in 2000, holding positions in Topeka, Chicago and Kansas City. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Kansas. An avid gun and car enthusiast, Clay was a member of
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A LifeStar helicopter landed in nearby Centennial Park to transport the cyclist to a Kansas Cityarea hospital. The man suffered life-threatening injuries. McKinley said the truck driver was not injured. No citations had been issued Tuesday afternoon. Police are not releasing the accident victim’s name until his family is notified.
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