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 ...

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, ...

Ruth Ellis,84, Perry, died Thurs, 4/30/26. Funeral 10AM, Sat, 5/9/26 St. Theresa Church, Perry. Rosary & Visitation 5:30 to 8PM, Friday. barnettfamilyfh.com .

A celebration of Life for Joyce Marie (Unfred) Boyd, 85, Lawrence, will be planned and announced a later date. Joyce died Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at LMH. To read the full obituary, visit Rumsey-Yost.com.

Dale Edward Dorsey, 49, beloved husband, dad, son, brother and uncle, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 13, 2026. Dale was born Nov. 10, 1976, in St. Louis, to Kathleen (Garris) and Stuart Dorsey, and grew up in Morgantown, W. Va., and Baldwin City, Kan. He met Erin Frykholm while they ...

Judith Crossfield passed away April 23, 2026, at Bridgehaven. Per her wishes, no services are planned. 'The connections we make in this course of life–maybe that's what heaven is' Fred Rogers. rumsey-yost.com.