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Joshua Dewayne Pearce
Oct 10, 2020
Joshua DeWayne Pearce Joshua DeWayne Pearce, 25, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Saturday, October 10th, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. Joshua was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 23, 1995, a son of Andrea and Alvin Pearce, of Duson, Louisiana. Survivors include his parents; fiancée, Hannah Sammons; son, Elijah Pearce; step daughter, Payton Sammons, all of Orlando, Florida; three sisters,...
Richard Main
Sep 24, 2020
Richard Main, 94, of Salina, passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2020. Richard was born in Salina, Kansas on July 19, 1926, a son of the late Sarah Louise (Lusk) and Arthur Washington Main. On February 16, 1968, Richard married Sharon Long in Salina. Survivors include five daughters, Jolyne Alexander, (Kevin), of Iola, Kansas, Linda Bledsoe, (Bob) of Salina, Erie...
Jon David "Shaker" Spratlen
Sep 13, 2020
Jon David "Shaker" Spratlen, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Jon was born in Beloit, Kansas on May 27, 1947, a son of the late Helen Nadine (Durham) and Earl Thomas Spratlen. Jon served in the United States Army. He owned and operated Cedarwood Shake Roofing and was a Lifetime member of the Veterans of...
Mary Ellen Endsley
Sep 13, 2020
Mary Ellen Endsley, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Mary was born in Beloit, Kansas on December 25, 1951, a daughter of the late Joyce (Layland) and Frank R. Endsley. Mary was a longtime waitress at Mars Restaurant, loved playing bingo and doing crafts. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Dean...
Valerie Joan Winkel
Sep 6, 2020
Valerie Joan Winkel, 74, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 6th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Valerie was born in Belleville, Kansas on February 3, 1946, a daughter of the late Daphne (Johnson) and Lloyd Trimble. She was an RN for over 30 years. Survivors include three daughters, Whitney Lingo, of Salina, Kansas, Paula DeGraff, of...
Philip E. Ascher
Sep 6, 2020
Philip Eugene Ascher, 71, of Salina, died Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. Philip was born in Junction City, Kansas, on April 9, 1949, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Philip graduated from Salina High School in 1967 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1974 with a BA degree...
Donald Lee Willson
Sep 2, 2020
Donald Lee Wilson, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully with family, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Donald was born in Carlton, Kansas on December 24, 1930, a son of the late Dora (Amann) and Andrew Wilson. On October 27, 1953, Donald married Barbara Greiner in Newkirk, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years and retired from...
Darrel "Gene" Brax
Aug 21, 2020
Darrel “Gene” Brax, 87, of Assaria, passed away August 21, 2020. Gene was born January 4, 1933 to his parents Peter Einar Brax and Clara Victoria Lindholm Brax, on his parent’s farm 2 miles northwest of Smolan, Kansas on the farm that was homesteaded by his great-grandfather, John Wahlstrom. Gene’s father, Peter, came from Ostergottland, Sweden at the age...
Cassandra Dominique Davis
Aug 18, 2020
Cassandra Dominique Davis, 32, of Gypsum, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 18th, 2020. Cassandra was born in Marshall, Minnesota on April 27, 1988, a daughter of Kimberly (Warnke) Luther, of Hendricks, Minnesota, and the late Mark Davis. Survivors include her son, Brighton; brothers, Jesse Davis, of Salina, Kansas, Dustin Warnke, of Hendricks, Minnesota, Cole Davis, of Norton, Kansas; sisters,...
Mary Anna Purcell
Aug 12, 2020
Mary Anna Purcell, 91, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born April 7, 1929 to Guy and Mary (Fairbairn) Crowe. She was the youngest of seven children, raised on the farm five miles north and 1 mile east of Coldwater, Kansas. She attended New Home Grade School, Coldwater High School, and Salt City...
Marilyn Sue Majors
Aug 11, 2020
Marilyn Sue Majors, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Marilyn was born in Stockton, Kansas on September 17, 1949, a daughter of Ruth (Hance) Jackson, of Salina, Kansas and the late Ivan Ray Jackson. Survivors include her son, Jeffery Majors, of Salina, Kansas; brothers, Terry Jackson, Richard Jackson, (Michelle), of Salina, Kansas. She is also...
Martha Katherine Bell
Aug 10, 2020
Martha Katherine Bell, 100, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 10th, 2020. Martha was born in Rural Blackwolf, Kansas on March 12, 1920, a daughter of the late Anna Laura (Zelenka) and Walter Sidney Belt. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Ethridge, Karen Hoffman, (Ronald), Koleene Zimmerman, all of Topeka, Kansas. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren. She...
Stephen E. Ascher
Aug 9, 2020
Stephen E. Ascher, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 9th, 2020. Steve was born in Austin, Texas, on June 3, 1943, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Steve graduated from Salina High School in 1961 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1965 with a BA in Chemistry. While at KWU, he met a...
Thelma Marie Rowden
Aug 7, 2020
Thelma Marie Rowden, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 7th, 2020. Thelma was born in Schoenchen, Kansas on November 18, 1931, a daughter of the late Ann (Jacobs) and Anastasies Werth. She was a seamstress for Sheffield's, a homemaker while the children were young, and worked at Tony's Pizza after the kids were grown. Survivors include three...
Michael F. Fears
Aug 4, 2020
Michael F. Fears, 72, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. Michael was born in Hastings, Nebraska on August 21, 1947, a son of the late Mary Frances (Cannon) and Alfonso Fears. Michael served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and also served in the Army Reserves. Survivors include his longtime companion, Mary Jennifer Smith-Fears,...
Rowena C. Montgomery
Aug 2, 2020
Rowena C. Montgomery Rowena C. Montgomery, 90, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 2nd, 2020. Rowena was born in Salina, Kansas on June 25, 1930, a daughter of the late Cleo (Elliott) Burg,and William F Burg. She was a Bus Driver for Southeast of Saline USD 306 for over 46 years. Survivors include daughter, Karla J Spiller (Tom),...
Sharron Lee Hansen
Jul 27, 2020
Sharron Lee Hansen, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 27th, 2020. Sharron was born in Ft. Worth, Texas on August 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Agnes "Aneda" (Worrall) and Ralph Clare. She was a teacher for over 35 years in Salina, specifically 2nd grade at Sunset Elementary. Survivors include her son, Wayne Hansen, of Salina...
William Allen Powell
Jul 23, 2020
William Allen Powell, 68, of Salina, passed away Thursday, July 23rd, 2020. William was born on January 29, 1952, a son of the late Jeanie (Curry) and Howard Powell. Survivors include his wife, Anna Powell; daughter, Daphne Powell, of Maple Hill, Arkansas; sister, Carrie Wilgers, of Ponca City, Oklahoma; and step-son, Jared Maginness of Salina, Kansas He is preceded...
Walter "Walt" B. Hangstefer
Jul 11, 2020
Walter "Walt" B. Hangstefer, 88, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 11th, 2020. Walter was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 13, 1932, a son of the late Myrtle (Pace) and John W. Hangstefer. Walt served in the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Charlene "Shelly" (Tarbox) Hangstefer; three daughters, Laura Moody, (Steve), of...
Merlin E. Middleton
Jul 2, 2020
Merlin E. Middleton, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 2nd, 2020. Merlin was born in Waukegan, Illinois on March 24, 1931, a son of the late Margaret Katherine (Duncan) and James Kent Middleton. On September 23, 1950, Merlin married Betty Clark in Kansas City, Kansas. Merlin served in the United States Army. Survivors include three daughters, Peggy...
Joshua Dewayne Pearce
Oct 10, 2020
Joshua DeWayne Pearce Joshua DeWayne Pearce, 25, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Saturday, October 10th, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. Joshua was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 23, 1995, a son of Andrea and Alvin Pearce, of Duson, Louisiana. Survivors include his parents; fiancée, Hannah Sammons; son, Elijah Pearce; step daughter, Payton Sammons, all of Orlando, Florida; three sisters,...
Richard Main
Sep 24, 2020
Richard Main, 94, of Salina, passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2020. Richard was born in Salina, Kansas on July 19, 1926, a son of the late Sarah Louise (Lusk) and Arthur Washington Main. On February 16, 1968, Richard married Sharon Long in Salina. Survivors include five daughters, Jolyne Alexander, (Kevin), of Iola, Kansas, Linda Bledsoe, (Bob) of Salina, Erie...
Jon David "Shaker" Spratlen
Sep 13, 2020
Jon David "Shaker" Spratlen, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Jon was born in Beloit, Kansas on May 27, 1947, a son of the late Helen Nadine (Durham) and Earl Thomas Spratlen. Jon served in the United States Army. He owned and operated Cedarwood Shake Roofing and was a Lifetime member of the Veterans of...
Mary Ellen Endsley
Sep 13, 2020
Mary Ellen Endsley, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Mary was born in Beloit, Kansas on December 25, 1951, a daughter of the late Joyce (Layland) and Frank R. Endsley. Mary was a longtime waitress at Mars Restaurant, loved playing bingo and doing crafts. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Dean...
Valerie Joan Winkel
Sep 6, 2020
Valerie Joan Winkel, 74, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 6th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Valerie was born in Belleville, Kansas on February 3, 1946, a daughter of the late Daphne (Johnson) and Lloyd Trimble. She was an RN for over 30 years. Survivors include three daughters, Whitney Lingo, of Salina, Kansas, Paula DeGraff, of...
Philip E. Ascher
Sep 6, 2020
Philip Eugene Ascher, 71, of Salina, died Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. Philip was born in Junction City, Kansas, on April 9, 1949, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Philip graduated from Salina High School in 1967 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1974 with a BA degree...
Donald Lee Willson
Sep 2, 2020
Donald Lee Wilson, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully with family, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Donald was born in Carlton, Kansas on December 24, 1930, a son of the late Dora (Amann) and Andrew Wilson. On October 27, 1953, Donald married Barbara Greiner in Newkirk, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years and retired from...
Darrel "Gene" Brax
Aug 21, 2020
Darrel “Gene” Brax, 87, of Assaria, passed away August 21, 2020. Gene was born January 4, 1933 to his parents Peter Einar Brax and Clara Victoria Lindholm Brax, on his parent’s farm 2 miles northwest of Smolan, Kansas on the farm that was homesteaded by his great-grandfather, John Wahlstrom. Gene’s father, Peter, came from Ostergottland, Sweden at the age...
Cassandra Dominique Davis
Aug 18, 2020
Cassandra Dominique Davis, 32, of Gypsum, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 18th, 2020. Cassandra was born in Marshall, Minnesota on April 27, 1988, a daughter of Kimberly (Warnke) Luther, of Hendricks, Minnesota, and the late Mark Davis. Survivors include her son, Brighton; brothers, Jesse Davis, of Salina, Kansas, Dustin Warnke, of Hendricks, Minnesota, Cole Davis, of Norton, Kansas; sisters,...
Mary Anna Purcell
Aug 12, 2020
Mary Anna Purcell, 91, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born April 7, 1929 to Guy and Mary (Fairbairn) Crowe. She was the youngest of seven children, raised on the farm five miles north and 1 mile east of Coldwater, Kansas. She attended New Home Grade School, Coldwater High School, and Salt City...
Marilyn Sue Majors
Aug 11, 2020
Marilyn Sue Majors, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Marilyn was born in Stockton, Kansas on September 17, 1949, a daughter of Ruth (Hance) Jackson, of Salina, Kansas and the late Ivan Ray Jackson. Survivors include her son, Jeffery Majors, of Salina, Kansas; brothers, Terry Jackson, Richard Jackson, (Michelle), of Salina, Kansas. She is also...
Martha Katherine Bell
Aug 10, 2020
Martha Katherine Bell, 100, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 10th, 2020. Martha was born in Rural Blackwolf, Kansas on March 12, 1920, a daughter of the late Anna Laura (Zelenka) and Walter Sidney Belt. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Ethridge, Karen Hoffman, (Ronald), Koleene Zimmerman, all of Topeka, Kansas. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren. She...
Stephen E. Ascher
Aug 9, 2020
Stephen E. Ascher, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 9th, 2020. Steve was born in Austin, Texas, on June 3, 1943, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Steve graduated from Salina High School in 1961 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1965 with a BA in Chemistry. While at KWU, he met a...
Thelma Marie Rowden
Aug 7, 2020
Thelma Marie Rowden, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 7th, 2020. Thelma was born in Schoenchen, Kansas on November 18, 1931, a daughter of the late Ann (Jacobs) and Anastasies Werth. She was a seamstress for Sheffield's, a homemaker while the children were young, and worked at Tony's Pizza after the kids were grown. Survivors include three...
Michael F. Fears
Aug 4, 2020
Michael F. Fears, 72, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. Michael was born in Hastings, Nebraska on August 21, 1947, a son of the late Mary Frances (Cannon) and Alfonso Fears. Michael served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and also served in the Army Reserves. Survivors include his longtime companion, Mary Jennifer Smith-Fears,...
Rowena C. Montgomery
Aug 2, 2020
Rowena C. Montgomery Rowena C. Montgomery, 90, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 2nd, 2020. Rowena was born in Salina, Kansas on June 25, 1930, a daughter of the late Cleo (Elliott) Burg,and William F Burg. She was a Bus Driver for Southeast of Saline USD 306 for over 46 years. Survivors include daughter, Karla J Spiller (Tom),...
Sharron Lee Hansen
Jul 27, 2020
Sharron Lee Hansen, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 27th, 2020. Sharron was born in Ft. Worth, Texas on August 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Agnes "Aneda" (Worrall) and Ralph Clare. She was a teacher for over 35 years in Salina, specifically 2nd grade at Sunset Elementary. Survivors include her son, Wayne Hansen, of Salina...
William Allen Powell
Jul 23, 2020
William Allen Powell, 68, of Salina, passed away Thursday, July 23rd, 2020. William was born on January 29, 1952, a son of the late Jeanie (Curry) and Howard Powell. Survivors include his wife, Anna Powell; daughter, Daphne Powell, of Maple Hill, Arkansas; sister, Carrie Wilgers, of Ponca City, Oklahoma; and step-son, Jared Maginness of Salina, Kansas He is preceded...
Walter "Walt" B. Hangstefer
Jul 11, 2020
Walter "Walt" B. Hangstefer, 88, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 11th, 2020. Walter was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 13, 1932, a son of the late Myrtle (Pace) and John W. Hangstefer. Walt served in the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Charlene "Shelly" (Tarbox) Hangstefer; three daughters, Laura Moody, (Steve), of...
Merlin E. Middleton
Jul 2, 2020
Merlin E. Middleton, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 2nd, 2020. Merlin was born in Waukegan, Illinois on March 24, 1931, a son of the late Margaret Katherine (Duncan) and James Kent Middleton. On September 23, 1950, Merlin married Betty Clark in Kansas City, Kansas. Merlin served in the United States Army. Survivors include three daughters, Peggy...
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