Reflecting on the lives of these individuals in Kansas
This curation of stories highlights the lives and legacies of people remembered through recent obituaries.
Read the stories below.
NO. 1: CUSTOMERS INVITED TO A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR WELL-KNOWN WICHITA WAITER WHO DIED SUDDENLY
Steve Limberis was one of those waiters with charm to spare, his boss and longtime friend said, and customers have been overcome with grief. | Published May 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Denise Neil
NO. 2: ‘INCREDIBLE … SON, BROTHER AND FRIEND’: FUNDRAISER FOR KANSAS LINEMAN KILLED IN WORKPLACE ACCIDENT
He had worked for the city of Wellington since January. | Published September 6, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michael Stavola
NO. 3: FAMILY, FRIENDS REMEMBER 2024 MISS TEEN RODEO KANSAS FOR HER HARD WORK AND PASSION
She was 19 when she died in an accident on Oct. 4. | Published October 11, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michael Stavola
NO. 4: JAMES RHATIGAN, ‘THE HEART OF WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS,’ HAS DIED
Usually people have to die or donate a heck of a lot of money to get a building named after them, but that wasn’t the case with James Rhatigan. | Published October 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Carrie Rengers
NO. 5: ‘NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE’ NOW SUSPECTED IN WICHITA SAILOR’S TRAINING DEATH IN VIRGINIA
It was originally thought to be a training exercise. A fellow sailor is now suspected in the death. | Published December 4, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michael Stavola
NO. 6: CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY, WICHITA STATE GRAD REMEMBERED AS ‘BEACON OF LIGHT’ AFTER PLANE CRASH
“When I found out she got into Harvard Law. I mean, of course, she did,” one of her undergraduate professors said. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kylie Cameron…