Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Richard Alonzo Grawberg, Jr.
Apr 1, 2020
Richard Alonzo Grawberg, Jr., 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 1st, 2020. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 1, 1962, a son of the late Jaquelyn Pregler and Richard Grawberg, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Jackie Murphy, of Manhattan, Kansas, Kelly Leavitt, of Junction City, Kansas; two sons, Richard Grawberg III, of Salina, Kansas, Chris...
Juanita June Stevenson
Mar 27, 2020
Juanita (Nita) June Johnson Stevenson went home to be with her Lord, March 27, 2020. Juanita was born June 1, 1931, in rural Saline County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Johnson and Gladys Davis, and brothers, Clifford, Raymond, and John. She is survived by her children, Juanita (Craig) Stone, Joyce Buckland-Rohloff, Jill Buckland, Marty Buckland,...
William "Bill" Andrew Giannos
Mar 25, 2020
William “Bill” Andrew Giannos of Salina, Kansas passed away on March 25, 2020. Bill was born at Highland Park, Illinois on September 4, 1929. He graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1949 and Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin with a BA in Art in 1954. While at Beloit, Bill played in varsity football, was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon...
Gregory Dean Keeling
Mar 16, 2020
Gregory Dean Keeling, 52, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Gregory was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 10, 1967, a son of Edith (Edson) and Fred Keeling of Braman, Oklahoma. Gregory is also survived by brothers, Brian Keeling, of Belle Plaine, Kansas, Brad Keeling, of Mulvane, Kansas, and Christopher Keeling,...
Robert D. Ashbaugh
Mar 13, 2020
Robert D. Ashbaugh, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 13th, 2020. Robert was born in Webster, Kansas on May 27, 1945, a son of the late Ruth (Mendenhall) and Elda David Ashbaugh. On May 27th, 1972 he married Kathy J. Meitler. She survives of the home. He is also survived by his daughter, Tina Dolezal (Dave) of...
Roxane Russell
Mar 10, 2020
Roxane (Sullivan) Russell, 65, of Solomon passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Roxane was born in Salina on June 24, 1954. She was the first-born daughter of Joan Sullivan of Niles and the late Jim Sullivan. She graduated from Solomon High School with the class of 1972. Her education was continued at Marymount College and Kansas Wesleyan University, where...
Bobbie Leroy Dye
Mar 7, 2020
Bobbie LeRoy Dye, 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Holiday Resort Health and Rehabilitation, Salina. Bobbie was born in Kingman, Kansas on April 19, 1934, to the late Dean Carson Wright and Albert Dye. He attended grade school in Kingman, Kansas and in Solomon, Kansas. He attended middle school in Wichita, Kansas, Albuquerque, New Mexico,...
Dora Mae Graham
Mar 7, 2020
Dora Mae Graham, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 7th, 2020. Dora was born in rural Aurora, Kansas on March 17, 1925, a daughter of the late Mary Ann (Poulin) and Alfred Marcotte. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Burt (Gary) of Bennington, and Elizabeth "Roxann" Schooley (Bart) of Cambridge; son, Allan Hauck (Patty) of Yukon, Oklahoma; Step-daughters,...
Brian Keith Norris
Mar 3, 2020
Brian Keith Norris, 46, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020. He served in the United States Marines from 1992 to 1996. Brian was born in Salina, Kansas on September 27, 1973, a son of Jerry Paul Norris and the late Sharon Diane (Bender) Norris. Survivors include his daughter, Raigen Norris of Norton; brothers, Craig Norris (Meghan)...
Eva Marie Ragan
Feb 28, 2020
Eva Marie Ragan, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 28th, 2020. Eva was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas on January 21, 1954, a daughter of the late Elaine Eloise (Caldwell) Ragan and Joseph Byron Ragan, Sr. She worked as a Communications Operator with the Kansas Highway Patrol for over 30 years. Survivors include two brothers, Joseph Ragan...
Bessie Daphene Lee
Feb 26, 2020
Daphene Lee, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 She was born in Comanche, Oklahoma on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late Marie (Eubanks) and Berlin Buzbee. Survivors include her husband, Charles "Bud" Lee of the home; daughters, Vickie Dunafon (Doug) of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Valarie Strobel (Jim) of...
Dorcas Arlene Nelson
Feb 20, 2020
Dorcas Arlene Nelson, 88, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2020. She was born in Lucas, Kansas on December 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ethel Grace (Saunders) and Thayer D. Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Youngdahl of Salina; three sons, Larry Nelson (Claudia), Ronald Nelson (Deb), and Randy Nelson (Cindy), all of New...
Ulysses Marshall
Feb 13, 2020
Ulysses Marshall, 93, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 13th, 2020. Ulysses was born in Kenneth, Missouri on March 1, 1926, a son of the late Luella and Rev. John Marshall. On January 27, 1948, he married Lurline Gadson in Arkansas. He served in the United States Navy and retired after 20+ years from Beech Aircraft. He was...
Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins
Feb 11, 2020
Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 11th, 2020. Sudana was born in Salina, Kansas on July 21, 1953, a daughter of the late Jacquelyn Marie (Nelson) Wilkins and Clarence Howard Wilkins, of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her career shaping young minds as a teacher at Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School, St. John's Military School,...
Edward William Sherman
Feb 7, 2020
Edward William Sherman, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. He was born in Salina, Kansas on March 9, 1937, a son of the late Florence and Edward Sherman. Edward attended school in Gentry, Arkansas, Salina, Kansas, and received his GED from Garden City Community College. He retired from International Union of Operating Engineers, Kansas City,...
Lois Marie Gish
Feb 7, 2020
Lois M. Gish, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. She was born August 17, 1939 on a farm east of Glendale, Kansas to Antone "Tony" and Verna Layola (Weis) Brozek. Lois went to Glendale Grade School and Brookville High School where she met her husband, H. Neal Gish. Lois worked for School Specialty (Salina), Department...
Richard Wayne Hammon
Feb 5, 2020
Richard Wayne Hammon, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas. Richard was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on March 23, 1952, a son of the late Betty June (Martin) and Dick Thompson Hammon. Survivors include his wife, Judy (Lehman) Hammon; sons, Justin R. Hammon (Sara) and Christopher W. Hammon (Cheyenne); his brother, Robert...
John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv
Jan 31, 2020
John William (Jay) Strachan, IV, 68, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 31st, 2020. John was born in Massachusetts on August 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy Catherine (Bond) and John William Strachan III. He was the husband of Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan. John is survived by his wife, Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan; two daughters, Lori...
Angela Kaye Brady
Jan 21, 2020
Angela Kaye (Skibbe) Brady , 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. Angela was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 21, 1963, a daughter of Julia May (Reathaford) and the late Merlin Dell Skibbe. Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Ann Marshall (Dion) and Candice Aurelia Winborne (Christopher); son, Tyson Dell Brady (Nikki); brother, Gaylord D. Skibbe;...
Delmar Harvey Isaacson
Jan 19, 2020
Delmar Harvey Isaacson, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2020. Delmar was born in Mentor, Kansas on October 20, 1928, a son of the late Almeda Caroline (Walker) and Robert Edwin Isaacson. He married Velda Marie Reed on February 16, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Salina. He was an Air Force Veteran. He was a...
Richard Alonzo Grawberg, Jr.
Apr 1, 2020
Richard Alonzo Grawberg, Jr., 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 1st, 2020. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 1, 1962, a son of the late Jaquelyn Pregler and Richard Grawberg, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Jackie Murphy, of Manhattan, Kansas, Kelly Leavitt, of Junction City, Kansas; two sons, Richard Grawberg III, of Salina, Kansas, Chris...
Juanita June Stevenson
Mar 27, 2020
Juanita (Nita) June Johnson Stevenson went home to be with her Lord, March 27, 2020. Juanita was born June 1, 1931, in rural Saline County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Johnson and Gladys Davis, and brothers, Clifford, Raymond, and John. She is survived by her children, Juanita (Craig) Stone, Joyce Buckland-Rohloff, Jill Buckland, Marty Buckland,...
William "Bill" Andrew Giannos
Mar 25, 2020
William “Bill” Andrew Giannos of Salina, Kansas passed away on March 25, 2020. Bill was born at Highland Park, Illinois on September 4, 1929. He graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1949 and Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin with a BA in Art in 1954. While at Beloit, Bill played in varsity football, was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon...
Gregory Dean Keeling
Mar 16, 2020
Gregory Dean Keeling, 52, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Gregory was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 10, 1967, a son of Edith (Edson) and Fred Keeling of Braman, Oklahoma. Gregory is also survived by brothers, Brian Keeling, of Belle Plaine, Kansas, Brad Keeling, of Mulvane, Kansas, and Christopher Keeling,...
Robert D. Ashbaugh
Mar 13, 2020
Robert D. Ashbaugh, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 13th, 2020. Robert was born in Webster, Kansas on May 27, 1945, a son of the late Ruth (Mendenhall) and Elda David Ashbaugh. On May 27th, 1972 he married Kathy J. Meitler. She survives of the home. He is also survived by his daughter, Tina Dolezal (Dave) of...
Roxane Russell
Mar 10, 2020
Roxane (Sullivan) Russell, 65, of Solomon passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Roxane was born in Salina on June 24, 1954. She was the first-born daughter of Joan Sullivan of Niles and the late Jim Sullivan. She graduated from Solomon High School with the class of 1972. Her education was continued at Marymount College and Kansas Wesleyan University, where...
Bobbie Leroy Dye
Mar 7, 2020
Bobbie LeRoy Dye, 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Holiday Resort Health and Rehabilitation, Salina. Bobbie was born in Kingman, Kansas on April 19, 1934, to the late Dean Carson Wright and Albert Dye. He attended grade school in Kingman, Kansas and in Solomon, Kansas. He attended middle school in Wichita, Kansas, Albuquerque, New Mexico,...
Dora Mae Graham
Mar 7, 2020
Dora Mae Graham, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 7th, 2020. Dora was born in rural Aurora, Kansas on March 17, 1925, a daughter of the late Mary Ann (Poulin) and Alfred Marcotte. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Burt (Gary) of Bennington, and Elizabeth "Roxann" Schooley (Bart) of Cambridge; son, Allan Hauck (Patty) of Yukon, Oklahoma; Step-daughters,...
Brian Keith Norris
Mar 3, 2020
Brian Keith Norris, 46, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020. He served in the United States Marines from 1992 to 1996. Brian was born in Salina, Kansas on September 27, 1973, a son of Jerry Paul Norris and the late Sharon Diane (Bender) Norris. Survivors include his daughter, Raigen Norris of Norton; brothers, Craig Norris (Meghan)...
Eva Marie Ragan
Feb 28, 2020
Eva Marie Ragan, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 28th, 2020. Eva was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas on January 21, 1954, a daughter of the late Elaine Eloise (Caldwell) Ragan and Joseph Byron Ragan, Sr. She worked as a Communications Operator with the Kansas Highway Patrol for over 30 years. Survivors include two brothers, Joseph Ragan...
Bessie Daphene Lee
Feb 26, 2020
Daphene Lee, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 She was born in Comanche, Oklahoma on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late Marie (Eubanks) and Berlin Buzbee. Survivors include her husband, Charles "Bud" Lee of the home; daughters, Vickie Dunafon (Doug) of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Valarie Strobel (Jim) of...
Dorcas Arlene Nelson
Feb 20, 2020
Dorcas Arlene Nelson, 88, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2020. She was born in Lucas, Kansas on December 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ethel Grace (Saunders) and Thayer D. Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Youngdahl of Salina; three sons, Larry Nelson (Claudia), Ronald Nelson (Deb), and Randy Nelson (Cindy), all of New...
Ulysses Marshall
Feb 13, 2020
Ulysses Marshall, 93, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 13th, 2020. Ulysses was born in Kenneth, Missouri on March 1, 1926, a son of the late Luella and Rev. John Marshall. On January 27, 1948, he married Lurline Gadson in Arkansas. He served in the United States Navy and retired after 20+ years from Beech Aircraft. He was...
Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins
Feb 11, 2020
Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 11th, 2020. Sudana was born in Salina, Kansas on July 21, 1953, a daughter of the late Jacquelyn Marie (Nelson) Wilkins and Clarence Howard Wilkins, of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her career shaping young minds as a teacher at Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School, St. John's Military School,...
Edward William Sherman
Feb 7, 2020
Edward William Sherman, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. He was born in Salina, Kansas on March 9, 1937, a son of the late Florence and Edward Sherman. Edward attended school in Gentry, Arkansas, Salina, Kansas, and received his GED from Garden City Community College. He retired from International Union of Operating Engineers, Kansas City,...
Lois Marie Gish
Feb 7, 2020
Lois M. Gish, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. She was born August 17, 1939 on a farm east of Glendale, Kansas to Antone "Tony" and Verna Layola (Weis) Brozek. Lois went to Glendale Grade School and Brookville High School where she met her husband, H. Neal Gish. Lois worked for School Specialty (Salina), Department...
Richard Wayne Hammon
Feb 5, 2020
Richard Wayne Hammon, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas. Richard was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on March 23, 1952, a son of the late Betty June (Martin) and Dick Thompson Hammon. Survivors include his wife, Judy (Lehman) Hammon; sons, Justin R. Hammon (Sara) and Christopher W. Hammon (Cheyenne); his brother, Robert...
John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv
Jan 31, 2020
John William (Jay) Strachan, IV, 68, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 31st, 2020. John was born in Massachusetts on August 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy Catherine (Bond) and John William Strachan III. He was the husband of Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan. John is survived by his wife, Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan; two daughters, Lori...
Angela Kaye Brady
Jan 21, 2020
Angela Kaye (Skibbe) Brady , 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. Angela was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 21, 1963, a daughter of Julia May (Reathaford) and the late Merlin Dell Skibbe. Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Ann Marshall (Dion) and Candice Aurelia Winborne (Christopher); son, Tyson Dell Brady (Nikki); brother, Gaylord D. Skibbe;...
Delmar Harvey Isaacson
Jan 19, 2020
Delmar Harvey Isaacson, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2020. Delmar was born in Mentor, Kansas on October 20, 1928, a son of the late Almeda Caroline (Walker) and Robert Edwin Isaacson. He married Velda Marie Reed on February 16, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Salina. He was an Air Force Veteran. He was a...