Obituaries

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

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.

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, ...

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 ...

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers, 90, Lawrence died Mon, May 4, 2026. Cremation Care is planned. Inurnment at Leavenworth VA National Cemetery. Service pending at barnettfamilyfh.com