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Obituary: Robert Paul (Bob) Hanzlik
Robert Paul (Bob) Hanzlik, 11/4/1943 – 3/28/2025

Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Davis
Robert “Bob” Davis, 5/27/1944 – 3/20/2025

Obituary: Bobbie Ellen Moline
Bobbie Ellen Moline, 12/14/1938 – 3/20/2025

Obituary: Karl Robert ‘Bob’ Williams
Karl Robert “Bob” Williams, 3/10/1936 – 3/19/2025

Obituary: Chris Lauber
Chris Lauber, 3/24/1954 – 3/13/2025

Obituary: Sureva C Towler
Sureva C Towler, 9/22/1932 – 3/5/2025

Obituary: Phil Hoffman
Phil Hoffman, 8/12/1949 – 3/18/2025

Obituary: Robin Smith
Robin Smith, 6/20/1944 – 3/15/2025

Obituary: Thomas John Rogers
Thomas John Rogers, 4/30/1964 – 3/13/2025
News obituaries
These articles were written, edited and/or reposted as news coverage of the deaths of influential community members.

Longtime Lawrence advocate Melinda Henderson has died at 68
Melinda Henderson was passionately involved in community affairs, most recently focusing on affordable housing and community issues. She died Tuesday at 68.

Haskell community mourns death of ‘postmistress’ at age 50; 5th staffer death in last year, report says
The Haskell Indian Nations University community suffered a tragedy on Friday with the passing of […]

‘Big Willie’ Dotson, coach of Primetime Ballerz youth basketball team, has died
Willie Dotson III — known to many as “Coach” or “Big Willie” — touched hundreds of lives before he died suddenly on Saturday.