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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...
Allen Dee Brown
Jun 29, 2020
Allen Dee Brown, age 60, of Salina, Kansas passed away on June 29, 2020 at Salina Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on August 6, 1959 to the late Howard and Marlene (Panzer) Brown in Great Bend, Kansas. He grew up in Lincoln, Kansas and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1977. After high school he...
Nancy Elizabeth Perez
Jun 26, 2020
Nancy Elizabeth Perez, 71, of Niles, passed away Friday, June 26th, 2020. Nancy was born in Marysville, Missouri on April 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Margaret J. (Colvin) and John E. Pickering. Survivors include her husband, Michael Perez, of the home; daughter, April Huff, of Salina; and two grandchildren, Drew Parker and Evan Parker both of Kansas...
Rodney Lewis Smith
Jun 26, 2020
Rodney Lewis Smith, 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 26th, 2020. Rodney was born in San Jose, California on June 16, 1964, a son of the late Betty Raye (Wright) Nelson. He was the Co-owner and operator of Specialist Unlimited, a volunteer firefighter with SCFD#2, avid hunter and lover of all things outdoors. Survivors include his wife,...
Dorothy Pauline Milner
Jun 25, 2020
Dorothy Pauline Milner, 91, of Lincoln, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 25th, 2020. Pauline was born in King, North Carolina on October 8, 1928, a daughter of the late Mae Fae (Knight) and Tom Terry Jessup. She was a dietitian at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling, Kansas. Pauline loved to bake, and her specialty was banana bread. She also enjoyed...
Merlin Leonard Kirch
Jun 24, 2020
Merlin Leonard Kirch, of Salina, formerly of Attica, New York, passed away Wednesday, June 24th, 2020, at the age of 84 at his daughters’ home. He was predeceased by his parents Vincent and Ruth. Merlin worked for 34 years at Lapp Insulator and was Alexander Town Justice for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church 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...
Allen Dee Brown
Jun 29, 2020
Allen Dee Brown, age 60, of Salina, Kansas passed away on June 29, 2020 at Salina Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on August 6, 1959 to the late Howard and Marlene (Panzer) Brown in Great Bend, Kansas. He grew up in Lincoln, Kansas and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1977. After high school he...
Nancy Elizabeth Perez
Jun 26, 2020
Nancy Elizabeth Perez, 71, of Niles, passed away Friday, June 26th, 2020. Nancy was born in Marysville, Missouri on April 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Margaret J. (Colvin) and John E. Pickering. Survivors include her husband, Michael Perez, of the home; daughter, April Huff, of Salina; and two grandchildren, Drew Parker and Evan Parker both of Kansas...
Rodney Lewis Smith
Jun 26, 2020
Rodney Lewis Smith, 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 26th, 2020. Rodney was born in San Jose, California on June 16, 1964, a son of the late Betty Raye (Wright) Nelson. He was the Co-owner and operator of Specialist Unlimited, a volunteer firefighter with SCFD#2, avid hunter and lover of all things outdoors. Survivors include his wife,...
Dorothy Pauline Milner
Jun 25, 2020
Dorothy Pauline Milner, 91, of Lincoln, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 25th, 2020. Pauline was born in King, North Carolina on October 8, 1928, a daughter of the late Mae Fae (Knight) and Tom Terry Jessup. She was a dietitian at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling, Kansas. Pauline loved to bake, and her specialty was banana bread. She also enjoyed...
Merlin Leonard Kirch
Jun 24, 2020
Merlin Leonard Kirch, of Salina, formerly of Attica, New York, passed away Wednesday, June 24th, 2020, at the age of 84 at his daughters’ home. He was predeceased by his parents Vincent and Ruth. Merlin worked for 34 years at Lapp Insulator and was Alexander Town Justice for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of...
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