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Obituary: Donna W. Gatts
Donna W. Gatts, 6/22/1928 – 11/23/2024
Obituary: Ila Wuerdeman
Ila Wuerdeman, 10/31/1932 – 3/12/2025
Obituary: Rosemary Jimboy
Rosemary Jimboy, 10/29/1939 – 3/7/2025
Obituary: Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall, 10/6/1962 – 3/5/2025
Obituary: Marion Colton Vernon
Marion Colton Vernon, 11/26/1930 – 3/3/2025
Obituary: David Henry Meiners
David Henry Meiners, 4/11/1950 – 3/7/2025
Obituary: Leland Grant Massey
Leland Grant Massey, 5/11/1936 – 3/2/2025
Obituary: Dr. Warren LaVerne Johnson Jr.
Dr. Warren LaVerne Johnson Jr., 6/9/1943 – 3/4/2025
Obituary: Larry Spafford Krull
Larry Spafford Krull, 12/3/1940 – 3/3/2025
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.
