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Darlyne VanNortwick Obituary

Darlyne Ann VanNortwick

Mass of Christian Burial for Darlyne Ann VanNortwick, 72, McLouth will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Holton Cemetery, Holton, KS. She passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

Darlyne was born June 16, 1942 in Horton, KS the daughter of Clarence Conrad and Anna Frances (Gormley) Hagel.

She lived in Horton until she was two years old and then moved to Holton, KS, where she married Gary Lee VanNortwick December 24, 1974. She later moved to McLouth where she lived on a farm and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid Jayhawk fan.

She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, Gary, McLouth; one daughter, Kristi Dick and husband, Jerry, Topeka, KS; two grandchildren, Kerry and Karley; one great grandson, Ryder; one sister, Eleanor Becker; and numerous nieces and nephews; great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth Hamlin and Kathleen Proctor.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 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.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Mar. 28, 2015.

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