Obituaries

John Monaghan

Service for John (Sean) Monaghan, 77, Lawrence, will be 10:30 am Nov. 29 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Lawrence, KS. Reception to follow immediately. Online condolences at rumsey-yost.com.

Doreen Fowler

Doreen Angela Fowler was a mother, wife, and scholar. She died on November 7, 2025 in Lawrence, Kansas. Doreen was born January 14, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of John and Mildred Ferlaino and spent her childhood and adolescence in Brooklyn. Professionally, Doreen was a ...

Terry Rood

Terry Louise Rood, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on November 17, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. She was 78 and lived in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on February 13, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of ...

Robert Deay

Robert 'Bob' A. Deay, 78, Eudora passed away on November 19, 2025 at LMH in Lawrence. No services are planned. Full obituary at warrenmcelwain.com.

William Meairs

William (Bill) Robert Meairs, Jr., 83, of Baldwin City, Kansas passed away on November 17, 2025 at the family homestead in Lawrence, Kansas after a short illness.He was born on May 5, 1942 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to William Roscoe and Olive Viola (Keefer) Meairs.He was a life-long farmer ...

Nellie Grafke

Nellie Grafke, age 83, of Basehor, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Tonganoxie Christian Church. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Garden, ...