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Virginia Hadl Obituary

Memorial services for Virginia M. Hadl, 87, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Washington Creek Cemetery in Southwest Lawrence. She passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Virginia was born to Everett and Mary (Sanders) Kingery on April 15, 1928 in the small community of Lone Star outside of Lawrence, Kansas.

She was a longtime member of Plymouth Congregational Church.

In addition to being a homemaker, Virginia was employed by the University of Kansas for 25 years.

She married Ernest A. Hadl on November 27, 1946 in rural Douglas County. He preceded her in death in 1981.

Survivors include two sons, Cliff Hadl and wife, Sandra, Gene Hadl; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and sister, Jean Bond. She was also preceded in death by daughter, Carlene Hadl in 2008; and son, Mark Steven in 1951.

Memorials may be made in her name to Douglas County Visiting Nurses and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.

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

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Apr. 1, 2016.

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