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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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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