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Bernice Kay Legleiter
May 29, 2021
Bernice Kay Legleiter, 62, of Salina, passed away Saturday, May 29th, 2021 in Salina, Kansas. Bernice was born in Phoenix, Arizona on August 28, 1958, a daughter of the late Merlene (Walker) and Samuel Hardesty. On March 7, 1992, she married David Joseph Legleiter, who proceeded her in death on January 10, 2020. Survivors include two daughters, Tina Musgrove,...
Linda K. Cox
May 26, 2021
Linda K. Cox (Burns) was born August 18th, 1948 on a farm in Morris County near Burdick, Kansas to Bob and Evelyn Burns and passed away, Wednesday, May 26th, 2021. Linda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dan; sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and Larry Conner; brother, Gene Burns. Survivors include her daughter, Dana Cox, of Bel Aire,...
Keith Wayne Davis
May 21, 2021
Keith Wayne Davis, 69, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away at his home on Friday, May 21st. Keith was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on July 3, 1951, the son of the late David Keith and Beverly Jane (Brown) Davis. On July 5, 1975 he was united in marriage to Susan Ludwig. Keith graduated from Barton County Community College with...
Jerridee "Jerri" Ida Vernon
May 16, 2021
Jerridee Ida Vernon, 85, passed away Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Jerri was born in Oberlin, Kansas on September 23, 1935, a daughter of the late Armenia "Babe" (Hickman) and Jerome "Shorty" Manning. She was a resident of Salina, Kansas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Kanopolis, Kansas since 1969. She was a homemaker and worked as a secretary in the medical field...
Julia M. Lynch
May 15, 2021
Julia Mae Lynch, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 15th, 2021. Julia was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 21, 1929, a daughter of the late Grace Pearl (Palmer) and Frank Zahourek. She worked as a legal secretary for Frank Norton in Salina, a secretary at the Salina YMCA, and a secretary at Great Plains Manufacturing. Survivors...
Lester "Les" William Dickerson
May 6, 2021
Lester William "Les" Dickerson Lester William "Les" Dickerson, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 6th, 2021. Lester was born in Shirley, Massachusetts on January 5, 1951, a son of Betty (Martin) Dickerson, and the late Verlin Ray Dickerson. He served in the United States Army. Les married Carol Fox in September of 1977 in Minneapolis, Kansas. Survivors...
Betty Ann Christensen
Apr 28, 2021
Salina, Kansas Betty Ann Christensen Betty Ann Christensen, 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. Betty was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 1, 1933, a daughter of the late Bessie (Kubec) and Frank Vrchota. Survivors include three sons, Dean Christensen, of Concordia, Kansas, Paul Christensen, (Paula) of Goddard, Kansas, Steve Christensen, of Ballwin, Missouri; daughter,...
James H. Sexton, Jr.
Apr 28, 2021
James H. Sexton, Jr., 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. James was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 29, 1948, a son of the late Jessie (Lewis) and James H. Sexton, Sr. James grew up in Borger, Tx. He moved to Boise City, Ok where he met and married Ruth in 1971. He worked for...
Jerry Pete Cherry
Apr 25, 2021
Jerry Pete Cherry, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 25th, 2021. Jerry was born in Niles, Kansas on July 26, 1938, a son of the late Henrietta (Brown) and LaVerne Cherry. He worked for Vern Weis Construction. Survivors include his grandchildren, Tim Disney, Travis Disney; and his sister, Jackie Brumbaugh, of Roxbury, Kansas. He is preceded in...
Ella Mae Ritter
Apr 22, 2021
Ella Mae Ritter, 78, of Salina, passed away peacefully in her home on April 22, 2021. She was born June 20, 1942 to Bernard and Viola Lindblad in Clarkfield, Minnesota and dearly loved her siblings, LeRoy, VeLoris (Dee) and Roger. She enjoyed spending time with them and telling stories of when they were young. Ella graduated from Lakewood High...
Perry "Ben" Bradley
Apr 21, 2021
Salina, Kansas Perry "Ben" Bradley Perry "Ben" Bradley, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 21st, 2021. Perry was born in Harmon, Oklahoma on November 5, 1932, a son of the late Wallace and Oleta (Rigg) Bradley. Survivors include son, Randy Bradley, (Connie), of Salina, Kansas; two daughters, Sherry Bengston, (Roger), of Gypsum, Kansas; and Rhonda Nolte, (Nollie),...
Bobby Leon Benjamin
Apr 16, 2021
Bobby Leon Benjamin, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 16th, 2021. Bobby was born in Smith Center, Kansas on May 6, 1953, to the late Mildred Ruth (Endsley) and Robert Leonard Benjamin. Survivors include two sons, Brant Benjamin (Martina), of Salina, Shawn Benjamin, of Salina; sister, Peg Johnson of Hastings, Nebraska; brothers, Roger Benjamin (Julie), of Olathe,...
Marcia Marie Hinrikus
Mar 31, 2021
Marcia Marie Hinrikus, 71, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. Marcia was born in Hastings, Nebraska on May 3, 1949, a daughter of the late Viola A. (Koch) and Virgil R. Pickering. On March 23, 1973, Marcia married Jerry in Hastings, Nebraska. Survivors include her husband, Jerry; three daughters, Michelle Owen (Tonee), of Salina, Mandy Nilges (Jeremiah),...
Mary Jo Abildgaard
Mar 23, 2021
Mary Jo Abildgaard, 60, of Salina, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with renal failure. Mary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska September 22, 1960 to Irmgard Campbell Terrio and the late Bobby Dean Campbell. Mary was raised in Delphos Kansas where she had a love of playing...
Marvel E. Lacy
Mar 23, 2021
Marvel E. Lacy, 102, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. Marvel was born in Rural Gypsum, Kansas on June 25, 1918, a daughter of the late Esther A. (Peterson) and Carl B. Montgomery. She worked as a nurse at Camp Phillips and Schilling Air Force Base. Marvel was rich in life and experience. Survivors include a...
Virginia "Virgie" Louise Neiswender
Mar 20, 2021
Virginia "Virgie" Louise Neiswender, 73, of Salina, passed away March 20, 2021. She was born June 7, 1947, oldest daughter of the late Rosa (Rand) and Floyd Close. Virgie grew up on a rural farm south of Abilene and attended Solomon schools K-12. She was a skilled fast-pitch softball player and enjoyed bowling. She was known for working local...
James Harold Caldwell
Mar 17, 2021
James Harold Caldwell James Harold Caldwell, 73, of Gypsum, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. James was born in Salina, Kansas on April 18, 1947, son of the late Betty Jean (Hawkins) Bennett and Chester William Caldwell. Survivors include his wife, Doris "Ellen" Caldwell; children, Shawna Caldwell, of Kansas City, Missouri, Nancy Isaacson,...
Herman "Bud" Charles Nestler, Jr.
Mar 10, 2021
Herman Charles Nestler, Jr. 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 10th, 2021. Bud was born in Russell, Kansas on May 9, 1929, to the late Herman Charles Nestler, Sr. and Bessie (Golding) Nestler. On October 17, 1948, Bud married Helen "Rita" (Kelley) Nestler in Russell, Kansas. Bud was a many of many talents. He was a Saline...
Joseph Burton "Joe" Eaton
Mar 8, 2021
Joseph Burton Eaton, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 8th, 2021. Joe was born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 25, 1966, a son of Terry Paul Eaton and Rosie Geneva (Ninemire) Eaton. He retired from Tony's Pizza. Survivors include his father, Terry Eaton, of Miltonvale, Kansas; sister, Susan Eaton, of Salina, Kansas; brother, Terry Eaton, II, (Debbie),...
Victor Cabrera
Mar 8, 2021
Victor Manuel Cabrera, Jr., 32, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 8th, 2021. Victor was born in Garden City, Kansas on April 13, 1988, son of Sheryl McRee, and Victor Cabrera, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Chelsea Cabrera; daughter, Vayda Cabrera; three sons Gabriel Cabrera, Ezekiel Cabrera, Nathaniel Cabrera, all of Salina, Kansas; parents, Sheryl McRee of Salina,...
Bernice Kay Legleiter
May 29, 2021
Bernice Kay Legleiter, 62, of Salina, passed away Saturday, May 29th, 2021 in Salina, Kansas. Bernice was born in Phoenix, Arizona on August 28, 1958, a daughter of the late Merlene (Walker) and Samuel Hardesty. On March 7, 1992, she married David Joseph Legleiter, who proceeded her in death on January 10, 2020. Survivors include two daughters, Tina Musgrove,...
Linda K. Cox
May 26, 2021
Linda K. Cox (Burns) was born August 18th, 1948 on a farm in Morris County near Burdick, Kansas to Bob and Evelyn Burns and passed away, Wednesday, May 26th, 2021. Linda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dan; sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and Larry Conner; brother, Gene Burns. Survivors include her daughter, Dana Cox, of Bel Aire,...
Keith Wayne Davis
May 21, 2021
Keith Wayne Davis, 69, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away at his home on Friday, May 21st. Keith was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on July 3, 1951, the son of the late David Keith and Beverly Jane (Brown) Davis. On July 5, 1975 he was united in marriage to Susan Ludwig. Keith graduated from Barton County Community College with...
Jerridee "Jerri" Ida Vernon
May 16, 2021
Jerridee Ida Vernon, 85, passed away Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Jerri was born in Oberlin, Kansas on September 23, 1935, a daughter of the late Armenia "Babe" (Hickman) and Jerome "Shorty" Manning. She was a resident of Salina, Kansas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Kanopolis, Kansas since 1969. She was a homemaker and worked as a secretary in the medical field...
Julia M. Lynch
May 15, 2021
Julia Mae Lynch, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 15th, 2021. Julia was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 21, 1929, a daughter of the late Grace Pearl (Palmer) and Frank Zahourek. She worked as a legal secretary for Frank Norton in Salina, a secretary at the Salina YMCA, and a secretary at Great Plains Manufacturing. Survivors...
Lester "Les" William Dickerson
May 6, 2021
Lester William "Les" Dickerson Lester William "Les" Dickerson, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 6th, 2021. Lester was born in Shirley, Massachusetts on January 5, 1951, a son of Betty (Martin) Dickerson, and the late Verlin Ray Dickerson. He served in the United States Army. Les married Carol Fox in September of 1977 in Minneapolis, Kansas. Survivors...
Betty Ann Christensen
Apr 28, 2021
Salina, Kansas Betty Ann Christensen Betty Ann Christensen, 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. Betty was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 1, 1933, a daughter of the late Bessie (Kubec) and Frank Vrchota. Survivors include three sons, Dean Christensen, of Concordia, Kansas, Paul Christensen, (Paula) of Goddard, Kansas, Steve Christensen, of Ballwin, Missouri; daughter,...
James H. Sexton, Jr.
Apr 28, 2021
James H. Sexton, Jr., 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. James was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 29, 1948, a son of the late Jessie (Lewis) and James H. Sexton, Sr. James grew up in Borger, Tx. He moved to Boise City, Ok where he met and married Ruth in 1971. He worked for...
Jerry Pete Cherry
Apr 25, 2021
Jerry Pete Cherry, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 25th, 2021. Jerry was born in Niles, Kansas on July 26, 1938, a son of the late Henrietta (Brown) and LaVerne Cherry. He worked for Vern Weis Construction. Survivors include his grandchildren, Tim Disney, Travis Disney; and his sister, Jackie Brumbaugh, of Roxbury, Kansas. He is preceded in...
Ella Mae Ritter
Apr 22, 2021
Ella Mae Ritter, 78, of Salina, passed away peacefully in her home on April 22, 2021. She was born June 20, 1942 to Bernard and Viola Lindblad in Clarkfield, Minnesota and dearly loved her siblings, LeRoy, VeLoris (Dee) and Roger. She enjoyed spending time with them and telling stories of when they were young. Ella graduated from Lakewood High...
Perry "Ben" Bradley
Apr 21, 2021
Salina, Kansas Perry "Ben" Bradley Perry "Ben" Bradley, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 21st, 2021. Perry was born in Harmon, Oklahoma on November 5, 1932, a son of the late Wallace and Oleta (Rigg) Bradley. Survivors include son, Randy Bradley, (Connie), of Salina, Kansas; two daughters, Sherry Bengston, (Roger), of Gypsum, Kansas; and Rhonda Nolte, (Nollie),...
Bobby Leon Benjamin
Apr 16, 2021
Bobby Leon Benjamin, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 16th, 2021. Bobby was born in Smith Center, Kansas on May 6, 1953, to the late Mildred Ruth (Endsley) and Robert Leonard Benjamin. Survivors include two sons, Brant Benjamin (Martina), of Salina, Shawn Benjamin, of Salina; sister, Peg Johnson of Hastings, Nebraska; brothers, Roger Benjamin (Julie), of Olathe,...
Marcia Marie Hinrikus
Mar 31, 2021
Marcia Marie Hinrikus, 71, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. Marcia was born in Hastings, Nebraska on May 3, 1949, a daughter of the late Viola A. (Koch) and Virgil R. Pickering. On March 23, 1973, Marcia married Jerry in Hastings, Nebraska. Survivors include her husband, Jerry; three daughters, Michelle Owen (Tonee), of Salina, Mandy Nilges (Jeremiah),...
Mary Jo Abildgaard
Mar 23, 2021
Mary Jo Abildgaard, 60, of Salina, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with renal failure. Mary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska September 22, 1960 to Irmgard Campbell Terrio and the late Bobby Dean Campbell. Mary was raised in Delphos Kansas where she had a love of playing...
Marvel E. Lacy
Mar 23, 2021
Marvel E. Lacy, 102, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. Marvel was born in Rural Gypsum, Kansas on June 25, 1918, a daughter of the late Esther A. (Peterson) and Carl B. Montgomery. She worked as a nurse at Camp Phillips and Schilling Air Force Base. Marvel was rich in life and experience. Survivors include a...
Virginia "Virgie" Louise Neiswender
Mar 20, 2021
Virginia "Virgie" Louise Neiswender, 73, of Salina, passed away March 20, 2021. She was born June 7, 1947, oldest daughter of the late Rosa (Rand) and Floyd Close. Virgie grew up on a rural farm south of Abilene and attended Solomon schools K-12. She was a skilled fast-pitch softball player and enjoyed bowling. She was known for working local...
James Harold Caldwell
Mar 17, 2021
James Harold Caldwell James Harold Caldwell, 73, of Gypsum, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. James was born in Salina, Kansas on April 18, 1947, son of the late Betty Jean (Hawkins) Bennett and Chester William Caldwell. Survivors include his wife, Doris "Ellen" Caldwell; children, Shawna Caldwell, of Kansas City, Missouri, Nancy Isaacson,...
Herman "Bud" Charles Nestler, Jr.
Mar 10, 2021
Herman Charles Nestler, Jr. 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 10th, 2021. Bud was born in Russell, Kansas on May 9, 1929, to the late Herman Charles Nestler, Sr. and Bessie (Golding) Nestler. On October 17, 1948, Bud married Helen "Rita" (Kelley) Nestler in Russell, Kansas. Bud was a many of many talents. He was a Saline...
Joseph Burton "Joe" Eaton
Mar 8, 2021
Joseph Burton Eaton, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 8th, 2021. Joe was born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 25, 1966, a son of Terry Paul Eaton and Rosie Geneva (Ninemire) Eaton. He retired from Tony's Pizza. Survivors include his father, Terry Eaton, of Miltonvale, Kansas; sister, Susan Eaton, of Salina, Kansas; brother, Terry Eaton, II, (Debbie),...
Victor Cabrera
Mar 8, 2021
Victor Manuel Cabrera, Jr., 32, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 8th, 2021. Victor was born in Garden City, Kansas on April 13, 1988, son of Sheryl McRee, and Victor Cabrera, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Chelsea Cabrera; daughter, Vayda Cabrera; three sons Gabriel Cabrera, Ezekiel Cabrera, Nathaniel Cabrera, all of Salina, Kansas; parents, Sheryl McRee of Salina,...
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