Obituaries

William Miley

Services for William Dale Miley, 81, Olathe, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died May 2, 2026 at Heritage of Overland Park. rumsey-yost.com

Bertha Morgison

Mass for Bertha Morgison, 10 a.m., Fri., May 15, at St. John Catholic Church. Rosary at 5 p.m., Thurs., May 14, Warren-McElwain Mortuary viso until 7 p.m.

James Elm

Services for James Eugene Elm, 80, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  He died May 6, 2026, at his home. rumsey-yost.com

Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz

Jaroslaw Andrzej Piekalkiewicz ('Jarek'), Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Kansas, died peacefully at home on April 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Poland on July 24, 1926, Jarek joined the Polish resistance as a teenager and fought in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, earning ...

Edwin Commons

Funeral services and viewing for Edwin F. Commons, 95, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m with services at 11:00. on May 9, 2026, at the First Christian Church in Lawrence, 1000 Kentucky St. A burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors. Edwin passed away Saturday, ...

Gary Skeet

Gary A. Skeet passed away at Pioneer Ridge on Sunday, May 3, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was 91 years old. He was born March 6, 1935, the son of Harold W. Skeet and Julia E. Allen Skeet. Gary had a half sister, Alice B. Skeet Reid, all of whom proceed him in death. Gary grew up on the ...