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Obituary: Charles Paul (Charlie) Black
Charles Paul (Charlie) Black, 7/11/2007 – 6/10/2025

Obituary: John Clark Gingerich
John Clark Gingerich, 9/6/1952 – 6/1/2025

Obituary: Nickolas Gale Miller
Nickolas Gale Miller, 1/15/1982 – 5/25/2025

Obituary: Joshua David Varner
Joshua David Varner, 9/16/1983 – 5/24/2025

Obituary: Delbert ‘Dee’ Seiwald
Delbert “Dee” Seiwald, 7/7/1931 – 5/27/2025

Obituary: LaDonna Rae Lickteig
LaDonna Rae Lickteig, 10/11/1945 – 5/23/2025

Obituary: Mary Jane Wilson
Mary Jane Wilson, 12/2/1957 – 5/10/2025

Obituary: Terri Durgan
Terri Durgan, 12/28/1959 – 2/8/2025

Obituary: Norma Jean (Jeanie) Wheelock
Norma Jean (Jeanie) Wheelock, 12/12/1952 – 5/10/2025
News obituaries
These articles were written, edited and/or reposted as news coverage of the deaths of influential community members.

Lawrence’s ‘Nick the Brave’ has died of brain cancer at age 14
In just 14 years of life, Nicholas Steven Parscale became a podcast host, a published author, and an inspiration to many far older than him.

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.