Lanny Dean Nichols Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Lanny Dean Nichols (Wellington, Kansas), born in Norfolk, Virginia, who passed away on November 2, 2025, at the age of 74, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Lanny Dean Nichols or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Lanny farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Lanny is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Dean Nichols and Imogene Nichols; and his daughter LaSha Michelle Nichols. He is survived by: his daughters, Virginia Nichols and Danielle Stapleton (Kenneth Stapleton); his brother Mike Nichols; his sister-in-law Taryn Nichols; and his grandchildren, Alexis Patee, Brooke Patee, Austin Nichols, Kaytlin Pattrick and Westin Pattrick.
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, November 23rd 2025 at 2:00 PM at the St. John's Lutheran Church (1031 Mission Rd, Wellington, KS 67152).
