Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
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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. 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...
David Alton North
Dec 30, 2020
David Alton North, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 30th, 2020. David was born in Yates City, Illinois on November 15, 1938, a son of the late Mattie Elizabeth (Lee) and Charles Alton North. He was a member of the Faith Bible Church, Salina. He was the husband of Joyce May (Green) North. They were married at...
Robert Troyer
Dec 26, 2020
Robert Dale Troyer, 82, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 26th, 2020. Robert was born in Bel Aire, Kansas on February 19, 1938, a son of the late Beulah May (Carnegie) and Bezzie Othel Troyer. He retired as a Truck Driver from John E. Jones Oil Co. in Stockton, Kansas. He had also worked at various other companies...
William Lee Long
Dec 26, 2020
William Lee Long, 87, of Salina, KS, passed away Saturday, December 26th, 2020. Cremation has been chosen and services will be announced at a later date.
William "Bill" Lee Long
Dec 26, 2020
William “Bill” Lee Long passed away on December 26th, 2020 at Pinnacle Park Nursing Facility. Bill was born on May 3, 1933 in Portis, KS to Ralph and LaWave Long. He grew up in Hunter, KS with his maternal grandparents and graduated from Hunter High School in 1951. After high school he worked until joining the Navy in 1953....
Jose Rubio Rodelo
Dec 19, 2020
Jose Rubio Rodelo, 62, of Salina, passed away Saturday, December 19th. Jose was born in Juarez, Mexico, on March 19, 1958, the son of the late Maria E. R. Rodelo and Urbano Calderon. Jose had worked for Advanced Auto in the shipping and receiving for many years. He married Carolyn Crisp on December 16, 1995, in Commerce City, Colorado....
Mary "Margo" Watts
Dec 13, 2020
Mary "Margo" Watts, 95, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 13th, 2020. Margo was born in Auckland, New Zealand on June 29, 1925, a daughter of the late Doris (Mitchell-Dargie) and Leonard L. Cadness. Survivors include her three daughters, Phyllis Watts-Burge, (Tom) of Leawood, Kansas, Val Johnson, (Bruce) of Abilene, Kansas, and Julie Watts-Raines, (Steve) of Cotter, Arkansas....
Sheila Marie Widener
Dec 8, 2020
Sheila Marie Widener, 60, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. Sheila was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on December 14, 1959, a daughter of Johnny Smith, of Phillipsburg, KS and the late Wanda (Wise) Smith. Survivors include her husband, Harold Widener; son, Chad Widener, of Hesston, Kansas; 2 grandchildren, Cash Widener, Laine Widener; two sisters, Teresa Lewis,...
Edith "Lulu" F. Rodriguez
Dec 7, 2020
Edith Filena "Lulu" Rodriguez Edith Filena "Lulu" Rodriguez, 55, of Salina, passed away Monday, December 7th, 2020. Lulu was born in Olanchito Yoro, Honduras on September 8, 1965, a daughter of Enma Macias and the late Mariano Turcios. Survivors include her mother, Enma Macias, of Honduras; 4 brothers; and 3 sisters. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00...
Martin Leroy Amos
Dec 7, 2020
Martin LeRoy Amos, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 7th, 2020. Martin was born in Marion, Ohio on March 16, 1940, a son of the late Mildred Marie (Miller) and Harold Pearle Amos. He worked for the Ottawa County Highway Department. On September 3, 1963, Martin married Mary Simmons at the Grace Baptist Temple in Salina. Survivors...
Cindy Noeller
Dec 4, 2020
Cindy Noeller, 52, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away peacefully, after a 3 year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, surrounded by family, Friday, December 4th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Cindy was born in Wichita, Kansas on May 26, 1968, a daughter of Kricket Anderson, of Smolan and the late Charles Anderson. Cindy married her childhood sweetheart, John Noeller,...
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. 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...
David Alton North
Dec 30, 2020
David Alton North, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 30th, 2020. David was born in Yates City, Illinois on November 15, 1938, a son of the late Mattie Elizabeth (Lee) and Charles Alton North. He was a member of the Faith Bible Church, Salina. He was the husband of Joyce May (Green) North. They were married at...
Robert Troyer
Dec 26, 2020
Robert Dale Troyer, 82, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 26th, 2020. Robert was born in Bel Aire, Kansas on February 19, 1938, a son of the late Beulah May (Carnegie) and Bezzie Othel Troyer. He retired as a Truck Driver from John E. Jones Oil Co. in Stockton, Kansas. He had also worked at various other companies...
William Lee Long
Dec 26, 2020
William Lee Long, 87, of Salina, KS, passed away Saturday, December 26th, 2020. Cremation has been chosen and services will be announced at a later date.
William "Bill" Lee Long
Dec 26, 2020
William “Bill” Lee Long passed away on December 26th, 2020 at Pinnacle Park Nursing Facility. Bill was born on May 3, 1933 in Portis, KS to Ralph and LaWave Long. He grew up in Hunter, KS with his maternal grandparents and graduated from Hunter High School in 1951. After high school he worked until joining the Navy in 1953....
Jose Rubio Rodelo
Dec 19, 2020
Jose Rubio Rodelo, 62, of Salina, passed away Saturday, December 19th. Jose was born in Juarez, Mexico, on March 19, 1958, the son of the late Maria E. R. Rodelo and Urbano Calderon. Jose had worked for Advanced Auto in the shipping and receiving for many years. He married Carolyn Crisp on December 16, 1995, in Commerce City, Colorado....
Mary "Margo" Watts
Dec 13, 2020
Mary "Margo" Watts, 95, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 13th, 2020. Margo was born in Auckland, New Zealand on June 29, 1925, a daughter of the late Doris (Mitchell-Dargie) and Leonard L. Cadness. Survivors include her three daughters, Phyllis Watts-Burge, (Tom) of Leawood, Kansas, Val Johnson, (Bruce) of Abilene, Kansas, and Julie Watts-Raines, (Steve) of Cotter, Arkansas....
Sheila Marie Widener
Dec 8, 2020
Sheila Marie Widener, 60, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. Sheila was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on December 14, 1959, a daughter of Johnny Smith, of Phillipsburg, KS and the late Wanda (Wise) Smith. Survivors include her husband, Harold Widener; son, Chad Widener, of Hesston, Kansas; 2 grandchildren, Cash Widener, Laine Widener; two sisters, Teresa Lewis,...
Edith "Lulu" F. Rodriguez
Dec 7, 2020
Edith Filena "Lulu" Rodriguez Edith Filena "Lulu" Rodriguez, 55, of Salina, passed away Monday, December 7th, 2020. Lulu was born in Olanchito Yoro, Honduras on September 8, 1965, a daughter of Enma Macias and the late Mariano Turcios. Survivors include her mother, Enma Macias, of Honduras; 4 brothers; and 3 sisters. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00...
Martin Leroy Amos
Dec 7, 2020
Martin LeRoy Amos, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 7th, 2020. Martin was born in Marion, Ohio on March 16, 1940, a son of the late Mildred Marie (Miller) and Harold Pearle Amos. He worked for the Ottawa County Highway Department. On September 3, 1963, Martin married Mary Simmons at the Grace Baptist Temple in Salina. Survivors...
Cindy Noeller
Dec 4, 2020
Cindy Noeller, 52, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away peacefully, after a 3 year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, surrounded by family, Friday, December 4th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Cindy was born in Wichita, Kansas on May 26, 1968, a daughter of Kricket Anderson, of Smolan and the late Charles Anderson. Cindy married her childhood sweetheart, John Noeller,...


