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Carolyn Sue Shank
May 18, 2020
Carolyn Sue Shank, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home with family, Monday, May 18th, 2020. Carolyn was born in Herington, Kansas on October 31, 1940, a daughter of the late Muriel Velerie (Nott) Oliver and Glen Crandall Stice. On July 16, 1977, Carolyn married Robert Shank Sr. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Salina, Kansas. She...
Gary Allen Veenendaal
May 18, 2020
Gary Allen Veenendaal, 63, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away Monday, May 18th, 2020. Gary was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on January 27, 1957, a son of Betty Jean (Porter) Veenendaal and the late Gerrit Veenendaal, Jr. He was a father, coach, educator, administrator, grandfather, brother, uncle, son, and friend. He never missed an event or game of his...
H. Neal Gish
May 10, 2020
H. Neal Gish, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 10th, 2020. He was born on March 28, 1937, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Hallie Homer and Irene Marie (Owen) Gish. He delivered papers and was a golf caddie in Colorado Springs when he was young and eventually moved to Brookville, Kansas where he met his wife Lois...
Howard Keith Roark
May 5, 2020
Howard Keith Roark, 89, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 5th, 2020. Keith was born in Gypsum, Kansas on May 2, 1931, the 7th child of the late Bessie Myrtle (Davidson) and Frank Nathaniel Roark. He proudly served in the United States Army in the Korean War. On March 6th, 1955, Howard married the love of his life,...
David Lynn Helvey
May 3, 2020
David Lynn Helvey, 62, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 3rd, 2020. David was born in Lincoln, Kansas on February 8, 1958, a son of Connie (Wagner) and Denny Helvey, of Salina, Kansas. He was a member of Crossroads Church, Salina, Kansas. Survivors include his parents, Connie and Denny Helvey, of Salina, Kansas; two sons, Dylan Helvey, (Brooke),...
Peggie Lou Crawford
Apr 27, 2020
Peggie Lou Crawford, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 27th, 2020. Peggie was born in Belleville, Kansas on June 25, 1938, a daughter of the late Besse (Arthur) and Earl Henderson. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Anderson, (Lowell), of Roosevelt, Minnesota, Jane Merritt, of Troy, Kansas, Pennie Kloos, (Rick), of Berryton, Kansas; son, Eddie Boyer, of Troy,...
Clifton Roy Morse
Apr 26, 2020
Clifton Roy Morse, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 26th, 2020. Clifton was born in Tenants Harbor, Maine on June 1, 1941, a son of the late Dorothy C. (Barter) and Virgil Clifton Morse. On February 24, 1962, Clifton married Virginia Bradshaw. He served 20 years in the United State AirForce and after retiring, owned and operated...
Martin E. Travis
Apr 19, 2020
Martin E. Travis, 66, died April 19, 2020. He was born December 30, 1953 in Trenton, Missouri to the late Roy and Martha (Martin) Travis. He was united in marriage to Doris Tharp on November 11, 1992 and to this union, two sons were born. Survivors include his wife, Doris, of the home; sons, Bill Travis (Katrina), Greg Travis...
Naomi Dean Nelson
Apr 16, 2020
Naomi Dean Nelson, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 16th, 2020. Naomi was born in Dearing, Kansas on September 9, 1941, the daughter of the late Vern and Vergie (Copeland) Walker. She worked at Philips Lighting for 16 years. Survivors include her husband, Floyd Nelson; three daughters, Francee Cox, (Doug Ochs), of Salina, Paula Tomlins, (Byron), of...
Margene Edna Goettel
Apr 9, 2020
Margene Edna Goettel, 97, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2020. Margene was born in Hooker, Oklahoma on April 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Lucy Mae (Goodenough) and Milton Emos Barton. Survivors include two daughters, Rae Jean Matney (Jerry), of Salina, Kansas, Lynn Rome (James), of Mentor, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Troy Matney, Melanie Booher, Travis...
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...
Carolyn Sue Shank
May 18, 2020
Carolyn Sue Shank, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home with family, Monday, May 18th, 2020. Carolyn was born in Herington, Kansas on October 31, 1940, a daughter of the late Muriel Velerie (Nott) Oliver and Glen Crandall Stice. On July 16, 1977, Carolyn married Robert Shank Sr. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Salina, Kansas. She...
Gary Allen Veenendaal
May 18, 2020
Gary Allen Veenendaal, 63, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away Monday, May 18th, 2020. Gary was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on January 27, 1957, a son of Betty Jean (Porter) Veenendaal and the late Gerrit Veenendaal, Jr. He was a father, coach, educator, administrator, grandfather, brother, uncle, son, and friend. He never missed an event or game of his...
H. Neal Gish
May 10, 2020
H. Neal Gish, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 10th, 2020. He was born on March 28, 1937, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Hallie Homer and Irene Marie (Owen) Gish. He delivered papers and was a golf caddie in Colorado Springs when he was young and eventually moved to Brookville, Kansas where he met his wife Lois...
Howard Keith Roark
May 5, 2020
Howard Keith Roark, 89, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 5th, 2020. Keith was born in Gypsum, Kansas on May 2, 1931, the 7th child of the late Bessie Myrtle (Davidson) and Frank Nathaniel Roark. He proudly served in the United States Army in the Korean War. On March 6th, 1955, Howard married the love of his life,...
David Lynn Helvey
May 3, 2020
David Lynn Helvey, 62, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 3rd, 2020. David was born in Lincoln, Kansas on February 8, 1958, a son of Connie (Wagner) and Denny Helvey, of Salina, Kansas. He was a member of Crossroads Church, Salina, Kansas. Survivors include his parents, Connie and Denny Helvey, of Salina, Kansas; two sons, Dylan Helvey, (Brooke),...
Peggie Lou Crawford
Apr 27, 2020
Peggie Lou Crawford, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 27th, 2020. Peggie was born in Belleville, Kansas on June 25, 1938, a daughter of the late Besse (Arthur) and Earl Henderson. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Anderson, (Lowell), of Roosevelt, Minnesota, Jane Merritt, of Troy, Kansas, Pennie Kloos, (Rick), of Berryton, Kansas; son, Eddie Boyer, of Troy,...
Clifton Roy Morse
Apr 26, 2020
Clifton Roy Morse, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 26th, 2020. Clifton was born in Tenants Harbor, Maine on June 1, 1941, a son of the late Dorothy C. (Barter) and Virgil Clifton Morse. On February 24, 1962, Clifton married Virginia Bradshaw. He served 20 years in the United State AirForce and after retiring, owned and operated...
Martin E. Travis
Apr 19, 2020
Martin E. Travis, 66, died April 19, 2020. He was born December 30, 1953 in Trenton, Missouri to the late Roy and Martha (Martin) Travis. He was united in marriage to Doris Tharp on November 11, 1992 and to this union, two sons were born. Survivors include his wife, Doris, of the home; sons, Bill Travis (Katrina), Greg Travis...
Naomi Dean Nelson
Apr 16, 2020
Naomi Dean Nelson, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 16th, 2020. Naomi was born in Dearing, Kansas on September 9, 1941, the daughter of the late Vern and Vergie (Copeland) Walker. She worked at Philips Lighting for 16 years. Survivors include her husband, Floyd Nelson; three daughters, Francee Cox, (Doug Ochs), of Salina, Paula Tomlins, (Byron), of...
Margene Edna Goettel
Apr 9, 2020
Margene Edna Goettel, 97, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2020. Margene was born in Hooker, Oklahoma on April 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Lucy Mae (Goodenough) and Milton Emos Barton. Survivors include two daughters, Rae Jean Matney (Jerry), of Salina, Kansas, Lynn Rome (James), of Mentor, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Troy Matney, Melanie Booher, Travis...
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...
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