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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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