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James "Jim" Ray Bennett
Feb 23, 2021
James Ray Bennett, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 23rd, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Jim was born in Salina, Kansas on October 27, 1950, a son of the late Lila Faye (Wann) and Richard M Bennett. He did many things over the years including home remodeling, was a driver for Salina Charter...
Steven L. Weis
Feb 11, 2021
Steven Lee Weis, 65, of Salina, passed away Thursday, February 11th, 2021. Steven was born in Abilene, Kansas on June 13, 1955, a son of Rosemary (Aitken) Weis-Conrad and the late Donald Eugene Weis. He retired from K-State Salina as a Security Guard. On May 3, 1986, Steven married Charlene Picking in Denver, Colorado. Survivors include his wife, Charlene...
Linda Lee Haney
Feb 10, 2021
Linda Lee Haney, 73, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, February 10th, after a lifelong battle with a rare genetic condition. Linda was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on November 3, 1947, a daughter of the late Doris G (Turgeon) and Francis L Vandiver. On December 30, 1967, Linda married David Haney in Norton, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, David Haney,...
Duane Morris Hernbloom
Feb 7, 2021
Duane Morris Hernbloom, 83, of Salina, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021. Duane was born in Chappell, Nebraska on June 6, 1937, a son of the late Helen (Bills) and Morris Hernbloom. He served two years in the United States Army and was a Postal Carrier for the United States Postal Service for 35 years, in Salina. Survivors include...
William "Bill" Allen Magdeburg
Feb 6, 2021
William "Bill" Allen Magdeburg, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021. Bill was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 27, 1937, a son of the late Amy Leona (Mitchell) and Allen Gust Magdeburg. Bill served in the United States Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Wilva Elaine (Leuszler)...
George O. Wagner
Feb 4, 2021
George Oliver Wagner, 87, of Brookville, Kansas, died Thursday, February 4th, 2021. George was born on January 31, 1934, on the family farm west of Brookville, to the late Clara Mildred (Warta) and George E. Wagner. He was a member of Brookville United Methodist Church. Had served on Carneiro township board and Bavaria COOP board. Born and died on...
James "Jim" H. Reed
Jan 29, 2021
James H. Reed, 76, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 29th, 2021, at home. Jim was born in Silsbee, Texas on October 5th, 1944, a son of the late Rosie Ellen (Sparks) and Levi H. Reed. He served in the United States Air Force and worked for UPS for 26 years. Survivors include his wife of 54...
Eva Maria Lankhorst
Jan 29, 2021
Eva Maria Lankhorst, 84, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 29th, 2021. Eva was born in Bandung, Indonesia (Formerly the Dutch East Indies), on September 9, 1936, a daughter of the late Christine Adele (Poth) and Henk Gortz. After World War II, her family moved to Holland, where she finished high school and then attended the Royal Academy of...
Arthur Louis Bradshaw
Jan 27, 2021
Arthur Louis Bradshaw Arthur Louis Bradshaw, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 27th, 2021. Arthur was born in Salina, Kansas on October 11, 1940, a son of the late Laura (Renard) and J. Vernon Bradshaw. He worked for Beech Aircraft for 28 years and 3 months. Survivors include a sister, Virginia Morse, of Salina, Kansas; several nieces...
Aaron "Wes" Turnquist
Jan 27, 2021
Aaron Wesley "Wes" Turnquist Aaron Wesley "Wes" Turnquist, 81, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 27th, at 2021. Aaron was born in Moline, Illinois on May 17, 1939, to John and Nelly Turnquist. Survivors include his wife, Helen Turnquist; daughters, Tammy Camden, and DeeDee Motiff; son, Michael Turnquist, all of Wisconsin; three step sons, Troy Long, (Michelle) of...
Charles William Pohlman
Jan 22, 2021
Charles William Pohlman, 85, of Salina, KS, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 22nd. Charles was born in Vining, Kansas on August 10, 1935, a son of the late Opal (Heitsman) and Ferdinand Pohlman. Charles retired from Kansas Power and Light as a Line Foreman at KPL after 32 years of service. Â After retirement, Joleen and...
Hope Marie Greenwood
Jan 21, 2021
Hope Marie Greenwood, 50, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 21st, 2021. Hope was born in Belding, Michigan on October 20, 1970, a daughter of Barbara Jean (Lance) Thayer, of Salina, and the late Clifford Thayer. Survivors include her daughter, Brittany Curtis, of Salina; son, Augustus Greenwood, of Salina; two sisters, Julie Sherwood, of Spokane, Washington, Kathy Hernandez,...
Rory Russell Wasson
Jan 16, 2021
New Cambria, Kansas Rory Russell "Russ" Wasson Rory Russell Wasson, 61, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 16th, 2021. Russ was born in Pine City, Minnesota on March 17, 1959, a son of Joanne (Fitzroy) Larson, of Danbury, Wisconsin and the late Russell Wasson. He worked for Waddells Oldsmobile, Conklin Cars, and was an instructor at Salina...
Stanley Wayne Webb
Jan 15, 2021
Stanley Wayne Webb, 73, of Minneapolis Kansas, passed away on January 15th peacefully at home. Stanley was born on January 9th, 1948 to the late Gerald and Helen Webb in Solomon KS. Stanley graduated from Solomon High School in 1966. After graduation he started his successful career as machinist at Federal-Mogul. Stan met Barbara Johnson in 1967 and they...
Gordon "Smitty" Allen Smith
Jan 14, 2021
Gordon "Smitty" Allen Smith, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2021. Smitty was born in Colby, Kansas on July 25, 1943, a son of the late Lela Leila (Davis) and Darrell James Smith. He was a Railroad Signal Maintainer for several companies including Rock Island and Union Pacific. He retired in 1998 after 30 years. On...
Sammie Lee Wilson
Jan 11, 2021
Sammie Lee Wilson, Sr., 67, of Salina, passed away Monday, January 11th, 2021. Sammie was born in Jonestown, Mississippi on May 15, 1953, a son of the late Reola (Collins) and Allen Wilson, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Dawn North, (Latron) of Evansville, Indiana, Haley Grant-Wilson, of Topeka; two sons, Sammie Wilson, Jr., of Aurora, Colorado, Joshua Wilson, (Miranda)...
Robert Edward Frain
Jan 7, 2021
Salina, Kansas Robert Edward "Bob" Frain Robert Edward "Bob" Frain, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2021. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on March 14, 1931, a son of the late Doris Johanna (Nelson) and Theodore Everett Frain. He worked for Learjet for 33 years. On March 26, 1955, Bob married Dixie Sams in Salina,...
Tyshawn Renee Loud Johnson
Jan 4, 2021
Tyshawn Renee Loud Johnson, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away Monday, January 4th, 2021. Tyshawn was born in Salina, Kansas on January 28, 1980, a daughter of Sonya Allen and Dolphus Loud, Jr. Survivors include her significant other, Carla; mother, Sonya Allen, of Salina; father and bonus mother, Dolphus Loud, Jr. (Delia) of Salina; three sons, Zion Smith,...
Paul "Buz" Norman Livengood
Jan 2, 2021
Paul Norman "Buz" Livengood, 77, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021, of Covid-19 and Pneumonia. Buz was born in Manhattan, Kansas on April 27, 1943, a son of the late Phyllis Edith (Cowen) and Norman Christopher Livengood. He owned and operated Livengood Transmission for 42 years and A&A Towing for...
Karen Frances Churchman
Dec 31, 2020
Karen Frances Churchman, 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 31st, 2020. Karen was born in Great Bend, Kansas on August 6, 1948, a daughter of the late Christine Marie (Mauler) and John Raymond Lichter. She graduated from Otis High School, Otis, Kansas in 1966 and graduated from Brown Mackie College in 1967. On October 21, 1967, Karen...
James "Jim" Ray Bennett
Feb 23, 2021
James Ray Bennett, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 23rd, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Jim was born in Salina, Kansas on October 27, 1950, a son of the late Lila Faye (Wann) and Richard M Bennett. He did many things over the years including home remodeling, was a driver for Salina Charter...
Steven L. Weis
Feb 11, 2021
Steven Lee Weis, 65, of Salina, passed away Thursday, February 11th, 2021. Steven was born in Abilene, Kansas on June 13, 1955, a son of Rosemary (Aitken) Weis-Conrad and the late Donald Eugene Weis. He retired from K-State Salina as a Security Guard. On May 3, 1986, Steven married Charlene Picking in Denver, Colorado. Survivors include his wife, Charlene...
Linda Lee Haney
Feb 10, 2021
Linda Lee Haney, 73, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, February 10th, after a lifelong battle with a rare genetic condition. Linda was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on November 3, 1947, a daughter of the late Doris G (Turgeon) and Francis L Vandiver. On December 30, 1967, Linda married David Haney in Norton, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, David Haney,...
Duane Morris Hernbloom
Feb 7, 2021
Duane Morris Hernbloom, 83, of Salina, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021. Duane was born in Chappell, Nebraska on June 6, 1937, a son of the late Helen (Bills) and Morris Hernbloom. He served two years in the United States Army and was a Postal Carrier for the United States Postal Service for 35 years, in Salina. Survivors include...
William "Bill" Allen Magdeburg
Feb 6, 2021
William "Bill" Allen Magdeburg, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021. Bill was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 27, 1937, a son of the late Amy Leona (Mitchell) and Allen Gust Magdeburg. Bill served in the United States Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Wilva Elaine (Leuszler)...
George O. Wagner
Feb 4, 2021
George Oliver Wagner, 87, of Brookville, Kansas, died Thursday, February 4th, 2021. George was born on January 31, 1934, on the family farm west of Brookville, to the late Clara Mildred (Warta) and George E. Wagner. He was a member of Brookville United Methodist Church. Had served on Carneiro township board and Bavaria COOP board. Born and died on...
James "Jim" H. Reed
Jan 29, 2021
James H. Reed, 76, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 29th, 2021, at home. Jim was born in Silsbee, Texas on October 5th, 1944, a son of the late Rosie Ellen (Sparks) and Levi H. Reed. He served in the United States Air Force and worked for UPS for 26 years. Survivors include his wife of 54...
Eva Maria Lankhorst
Jan 29, 2021
Eva Maria Lankhorst, 84, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 29th, 2021. Eva was born in Bandung, Indonesia (Formerly the Dutch East Indies), on September 9, 1936, a daughter of the late Christine Adele (Poth) and Henk Gortz. After World War II, her family moved to Holland, where she finished high school and then attended the Royal Academy of...
Arthur Louis Bradshaw
Jan 27, 2021
Arthur Louis Bradshaw Arthur Louis Bradshaw, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 27th, 2021. Arthur was born in Salina, Kansas on October 11, 1940, a son of the late Laura (Renard) and J. Vernon Bradshaw. He worked for Beech Aircraft for 28 years and 3 months. Survivors include a sister, Virginia Morse, of Salina, Kansas; several nieces...
Aaron "Wes" Turnquist
Jan 27, 2021
Aaron Wesley "Wes" Turnquist Aaron Wesley "Wes" Turnquist, 81, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 27th, at 2021. Aaron was born in Moline, Illinois on May 17, 1939, to John and Nelly Turnquist. Survivors include his wife, Helen Turnquist; daughters, Tammy Camden, and DeeDee Motiff; son, Michael Turnquist, all of Wisconsin; three step sons, Troy Long, (Michelle) of...
Charles William Pohlman
Jan 22, 2021
Charles William Pohlman, 85, of Salina, KS, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 22nd. Charles was born in Vining, Kansas on August 10, 1935, a son of the late Opal (Heitsman) and Ferdinand Pohlman. Charles retired from Kansas Power and Light as a Line Foreman at KPL after 32 years of service. Â After retirement, Joleen and...
Hope Marie Greenwood
Jan 21, 2021
Hope Marie Greenwood, 50, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 21st, 2021. Hope was born in Belding, Michigan on October 20, 1970, a daughter of Barbara Jean (Lance) Thayer, of Salina, and the late Clifford Thayer. Survivors include her daughter, Brittany Curtis, of Salina; son, Augustus Greenwood, of Salina; two sisters, Julie Sherwood, of Spokane, Washington, Kathy Hernandez,...
Rory Russell Wasson
Jan 16, 2021
New Cambria, Kansas Rory Russell "Russ" Wasson Rory Russell Wasson, 61, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 16th, 2021. Russ was born in Pine City, Minnesota on March 17, 1959, a son of Joanne (Fitzroy) Larson, of Danbury, Wisconsin and the late Russell Wasson. He worked for Waddells Oldsmobile, Conklin Cars, and was an instructor at Salina...
Stanley Wayne Webb
Jan 15, 2021
Stanley Wayne Webb, 73, of Minneapolis Kansas, passed away on January 15th peacefully at home. Stanley was born on January 9th, 1948 to the late Gerald and Helen Webb in Solomon KS. Stanley graduated from Solomon High School in 1966. After graduation he started his successful career as machinist at Federal-Mogul. Stan met Barbara Johnson in 1967 and they...
Gordon "Smitty" Allen Smith
Jan 14, 2021
Gordon "Smitty" Allen Smith, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2021. Smitty was born in Colby, Kansas on July 25, 1943, a son of the late Lela Leila (Davis) and Darrell James Smith. He was a Railroad Signal Maintainer for several companies including Rock Island and Union Pacific. He retired in 1998 after 30 years. On...
Sammie Lee Wilson
Jan 11, 2021
Sammie Lee Wilson, Sr., 67, of Salina, passed away Monday, January 11th, 2021. Sammie was born in Jonestown, Mississippi on May 15, 1953, a son of the late Reola (Collins) and Allen Wilson, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Dawn North, (Latron) of Evansville, Indiana, Haley Grant-Wilson, of Topeka; two sons, Sammie Wilson, Jr., of Aurora, Colorado, Joshua Wilson, (Miranda)...
Robert Edward Frain
Jan 7, 2021
Salina, Kansas Robert Edward "Bob" Frain Robert Edward "Bob" Frain, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2021. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on March 14, 1931, a son of the late Doris Johanna (Nelson) and Theodore Everett Frain. He worked for Learjet for 33 years. On March 26, 1955, Bob married Dixie Sams in Salina,...
Tyshawn Renee Loud Johnson
Jan 4, 2021
Tyshawn Renee Loud Johnson, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away Monday, January 4th, 2021. Tyshawn was born in Salina, Kansas on January 28, 1980, a daughter of Sonya Allen and Dolphus Loud, Jr. Survivors include her significant other, Carla; mother, Sonya Allen, of Salina; father and bonus mother, Dolphus Loud, Jr. (Delia) of Salina; three sons, Zion Smith,...
Paul "Buz" Norman Livengood
Jan 2, 2021
Paul Norman "Buz" Livengood, 77, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021, of Covid-19 and Pneumonia. Buz was born in Manhattan, Kansas on April 27, 1943, a son of the late Phyllis Edith (Cowen) and Norman Christopher Livengood. He owned and operated Livengood Transmission for 42 years and A&A Towing for...
Karen Frances Churchman
Dec 31, 2020
Karen Frances Churchman, 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 31st, 2020. Karen was born in Great Bend, Kansas on August 6, 1948, a daughter of the late Christine Marie (Mauler) and John Raymond Lichter. She graduated from Otis High School, Otis, Kansas in 1966 and graduated from Brown Mackie College in 1967. On October 21, 1967, Karen...
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