OBITUARIES

Celebration of life for Erica Joy Stilley, 18, Eudora will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023, at Overlook Park at Clinton Lake, Lawrence.  She died April 1, 2023, in Baldwin City, Kansas. She was born May 17, 2004, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Sara Whillhite Lasher and Robert Lasher and Alben…

A celebration of life for J. Kurt von Achen, 84, Eudora, KS, will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence.  Kurt died on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home in Eudora, KS.  We invite friends and family to share…

Memorial services for Deloris E. Butler Cheek, 78, Eudora, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  The inurnment will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS.  Deloris passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2023, at Medicalodges Eudora. Deloris was…

Robert Lee (Bob) Campbell passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at LMH Health in Lawrence, Kansas. Robert was born September 15, 1940, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Willis and Laura (Anthony) Campbell.  He graduated from North Kansas City High School and Michigan State University. Bob spent his professional career in institutional advancement,…

Vern Aaron Thomas 1926-2023 Vern Aaron Thomas was born at home in Salina, Kansas on June 27, 1926.  He was the son and only child of Guy and Bessie Johnston Thomas.  Vern was a ray of light and optimism to everyone he met and genuinely loved life while always seeing it as a glass half…

Robert (Bob) Larrabee, beloved husband and father, passed away on March 25, 2023.  Bob’s final gift to his wife of 53 years, Marcella, and their children, Jessica, and Robert, was to give them four days together by his side sharing their memories and finding peace knowing that his courageous battle with cancer was over. Bob…

Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell Jean, born July 30, 1931 in Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of James Jehu Cox and Gladys E. (Long) Cox, died March 17, 2023 in Lawrence. She graduated from Kingman High School (1949) and came to K.U. where she was a member of Delta Gamma and graduated from the School of Fine…

Glenn Russell Lang passed away on March 30, 2023.  Russ was born in Junction City, KS on December 19, 1949, and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1967.  He married his high school sweetheart, Kay, in 1968. He was a member of IBEW for 20 years before becoming a REALTOR® with the Gill Agency, McGrew…

Lawrence, Kansas – Barbara Ann Nordling, 94, formerly of Hugoton, Kansas, passed away peacefully March 27, 2023 at the Neuvant House of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas.  She was born June 10, 1928 at Cordell, Oklahoma to Rosalie (Kuns) Burkholder and Clarence D. Burkholder.  Barbara was raised in McPherson, Kansas.  She attended McPherson College for one year…

Funeral services for Jerry D. Hanzlick, 81, Eudora, will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora.  Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at the Hoisington City Cemetery in Hoisington, KS.  Jerry passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home.…