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David Alton North

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Peggy Coleen Carson

Peggy Coleen Carson

Nov 25, 2020

Peggy Coleen Carson Peggy Coleen Carson, 69, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. Peggy was born in New Cambria, Kansas on December 1, 1950, a daughter of the late Ella Marie (Sandborn) and Ray Merle Belden. Survivors include her daughter, Tamiko "Tami" Schroeder of Bison, Kansas; 2 grandchildren, Megan Schroeder, Trace Schroeder; three sisters, Pat Sprout,...

Marty Raymond Higle

Marty Raymond Higle

Nov 20, 2020

Marty Raymond Higle Marty Raymond Higle, 60, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 20th, 2020. Marty was born in Belleville, Kansas on October 5, 1960, son of Rose Marie (Williams) Blackwood, of Scandia, Kansas and the late Theodore Edward Higle. He owned and operated Fiddlesticks and worked at Tony's Pizza. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Cheryl...

Phyllis Ann Boos

Phyllis Ann Boos

Nov 3, 2020

Phyllis Ann Boos, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020. Phyllis was born in Salina, Kansas on April 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Beatrice (Freeman) Schollard and Cecil Jellison. On May 15, 1971, Phyllis married Dennis Boos at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Dennis of the home; daughter, Tammy...

Lola Ann Franek

Lola Ann Franek

Oct 30, 2020

Lola Ann Franek, 77, of Glasco, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 30th, 2020, in Beloit, Kansas. Lola was born March 13, 1943, in Greybull, Wyoming to Elsie (Plummer) Stryker and Wayne Kaufman. Lola dropped out of high school at the age of 16, only to return later and obtain her GED. Lola married the love of her life, the...

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist

Oct 19, 2020

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist, 83, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 19th, 2020. Marilyn was born in Delphos, Kansas on February 15, 1937, a daughter of the late Doris Lillian (Pounds) and Ronald "Rolla" Thomas Meredith. She worked at Safeway, Falley's, Eldons IGA, and Morris & Sons Clothing Store, all in McPherson. On June 22, 1956, Marilyn married Phillip Sechrist...

Joshua Dewayne Pearce

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

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

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

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

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...

David Alton North

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Peggy Coleen Carson

Peggy Coleen Carson

Nov 25, 2020

Peggy Coleen Carson Peggy Coleen Carson, 69, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. Peggy was born in New Cambria, Kansas on December 1, 1950, a daughter of the late Ella Marie (Sandborn) and Ray Merle Belden. Survivors include her daughter, Tamiko "Tami" Schroeder of Bison, Kansas; 2 grandchildren, Megan Schroeder, Trace Schroeder; three sisters, Pat Sprout,...

Marty Raymond Higle

Marty Raymond Higle

Nov 20, 2020

Marty Raymond Higle Marty Raymond Higle, 60, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 20th, 2020. Marty was born in Belleville, Kansas on October 5, 1960, son of Rose Marie (Williams) Blackwood, of Scandia, Kansas and the late Theodore Edward Higle. He owned and operated Fiddlesticks and worked at Tony's Pizza. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Cheryl...

Phyllis Ann Boos

Phyllis Ann Boos

Nov 3, 2020

Phyllis Ann Boos, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020. Phyllis was born in Salina, Kansas on April 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Beatrice (Freeman) Schollard and Cecil Jellison. On May 15, 1971, Phyllis married Dennis Boos at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Dennis of the home; daughter, Tammy...

Lola Ann Franek

Lola Ann Franek

Oct 30, 2020

Lola Ann Franek, 77, of Glasco, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 30th, 2020, in Beloit, Kansas. Lola was born March 13, 1943, in Greybull, Wyoming to Elsie (Plummer) Stryker and Wayne Kaufman. Lola dropped out of high school at the age of 16, only to return later and obtain her GED. Lola married the love of her life, the...

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist

Oct 19, 2020

Marilyn Maxine Sechrist, 83, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 19th, 2020. Marilyn was born in Delphos, Kansas on February 15, 1937, a daughter of the late Doris Lillian (Pounds) and Ronald "Rolla" Thomas Meredith. She worked at Safeway, Falley's, Eldons IGA, and Morris & Sons Clothing Store, all in McPherson. On June 22, 1956, Marilyn married Phillip Sechrist...

Joshua Dewayne Pearce

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

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

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

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

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...

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