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Obituary: Randall Paul Spiker
Randall Paul Spiker, 6/9/1961 – 11/13/2024
Obituary: Julee Anette Smith
Julee Anette Smith, 4/7/1955 – 11/16/2024
Obituary: David Harlan Livingood
David Harlan Livingood, 9/1/1953 – 11/15/2024
Obituary: Julianne (Julie) S. Hack
Julianne (Julie) S. Hack, 7/21/1929 – 11/16/2024
Obituary: Matthew Thomas Gish
Matthew Thomas Gish, 8/25/1986 – 11/11/2024
Obituary: Norma Guenther Waddell
Norma Guenther Waddell, 9/13/1939 – 11/8/2024
Obituary: Peter ‘Pete’ Walter-Conrad Zacharias
Peter “Pete” Walter-Conrad Zacharias, 9/30/1950 – 11/2/2024
Obituary: Matthew Grant Johnston
Matthew Grant Johnston, 6/20/1989 – 11/9/2024
Obituary: Michael Ellenbecker
Michael Ellenbecker, 1/2/1948 – 11/6/2024
News obituaries
These articles were written, edited and/or reposted as news coverage of the deaths of influential community members.
Pancake the black-footed ferret remembered for his playfulness
One of Prairie Park Nature Center’s cutest and longest-lived critters — Pancake, an 8-year-old black-footed ferret — died this week.
Kansas Rep. Gail Finney remembered as champion for Wichita, warrior for justice
Rep. Gail Finney’s colleagues mourned her death Saturday and remembered the Wichita Democrat as a fierce advocate for child welfare reform, a warrior for justice, a champion for her community, and a shining example of a public servant.
Bob Dole, Kansas political icon, dies at 98 after battle with lung cancer
Kansas political icon Bob Dole, who represented the state for decades in Washington, D.C., and was the Republican nominee for president in 1996, died Sunday morning at age 98.
Laura Ziegler/KCUR
Former Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore, remembered for decency and for ‘showing up,’ dies at 75
U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore served Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District from 1998 to 2010. Later, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he spoke out in support of more resources and research. Moore died Tuesday.
Contributed Photo / The University Of Kansas
Politicians, former students mourn death of longtime KU political scientist Burdett Loomis
Burdett Loomis, known as “Bird,” died over the weekend at 76 after being a fixture on the Kansas political scene for decades.
Carter Gaskins
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.
