Eva Jean Hackerott

Eva Jean Hackerott, 90, of Luray, Kansas, died on Tuesday, November 03, 2026, at the Lexington Park Health and Rehabilitation Center in Topeka, Kansas, where she had lived for several years.

Eva was born in Luray, Kansas on March 02, 1936, the daughter of Melvin and Josephine (Shiroky) Schurr. She grew up in Luray and graduated from Luray High School. She was united in marriage to Porter Edward Hackerott at the Luray United Methodist Church in Luray, Kansas on December 16, 1972. From this union Eva and Porter were blessed with and raised 2 children, Aaron and April. She was a lifelong member of the Luray Methodist Church. She worked for many years at The Peoples State Bank in Luray and as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Beverly Health & Rehab in Lucas, Kansas. She enjoyed playing the piano and in her later years loved word search, puzzles, watching sports and flower gardening. She enjoyed being with her family and taking care of her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving family include her son Aaron Hackerott and wife Jeanne of Centennial, Colorado; daughter April Johnson and husband Perry of Ozawkie, Kansas; brother George Schurr (Pat) and sister Donna Frederick all of Salina, Kansas, and brother-in-law Edward Hackerott of Kansas City; 6 grandchildren Noah, Arial and Hannah Hackerott and Ryan, Brett and Alec Johnson and great grandchildren Kaiden and Raelynn Johnson.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Porter on May 20, 2015; brother Richard Schurr and sister Melva Dortland.

A celebration of Eva’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, November 09, 2026, The Community Church in Luray, Kansas. Visitation will be from 1 P.M. to 7 P.M. on Sunday, November 08, 2026, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kansas to greet guests from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Sunday afternoon at the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.