Obituaries

James Elm

A visitation will be held on Monday, May 11, from 6 to 7:30 pm. at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Graveside Service at Worden Cemetery on Tuesday, May 12, at 10:30 am. rumsey-yost.com

Lois Davis

Lois Ann Davis, 95, passed away at her home on Monday, May 4, 2026. Services will be held at a later date in Illinois. To read her full obituary, please visit 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

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

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.

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 ...