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Derk Johan Altena
Jan 5, 2019
Derk Johan Altena, 76, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Derk (Dick) was born in Deventer, The Netherlands on June 12, 1942 to Derkje (Peters) and Jan Hendrik Altena. Raised in a blue collar family, Dick started working as an apprentice at a bakery in The Netherlands. He attained the training necessary to become a...
Robert Duane Riffel
Jan 4, 2019
Robert Duane Riffel, 85, of Buena Vista, Colorado, passed away Friday, January 4th, 2019 at Columbine Manor Care Center, Salida, Colorado. Robert was born in rural Hope, Kansas on December 1, 1933, son of the late Mabel (Buenning) and Manuel Riffel. Survivors include wife of eight and half years, Sandra; daughter, Beverly Jackson (Blane), of Nathrop, Colorado; son, Bradley...
Jerald D. Halford
Jan 2, 2019
Jerald D. Halford, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 2nd. Jerald was born in Salina, Kansas on January 18, 1948, a son of Orise (Nelson) Halford and the late Donald Halford. Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughters, Kristy Hernandez (Rafael) of Junction City, and Kathy Crumpton (Jay) of Salina; son, Scott Halford of Salina; brother, Wayne Halford...
Roy E. Wells
Dec 25, 2018
Roy Earl Wells, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25th. Roy was born in La Follette, Tennessee on April 22, 1937, a son of the late Birdie and Joe Wells. Roy met his wife, Mary, of 60 years, in La Follette. The couple moved to Salina in 1958 and Roy began work at the International Milling Company...
Gary Lee Gebhart
Dec 25, 2018
Gary Lee Gebhart, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25th. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 8, 1937, a son of the late Lois Mary (Jackson) and Fred Clinton Gebhart. Gary has been a jack of all trades from working on the railroad, to being a Coca-Cola man, to being a truck driver. Gary and...
Merriam Darlene Huelskamp
Dec 24, 2018
Merriam Darlene Huelskamp Merriam Darlene Huelskamp, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24th, 2018. Merriam was born in Rock Creek Township, Kansas on May 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Velma "Mildred" (Wheat) and Thomas Franklin Wilson. Survivors include three daughters, Luann Babcock (Jeff), of Crest Hill, Illinois, Monica Pharr, of De Soto, Kansas, Christie Britt,...
Eddie De Herrera Iii
Dec 17, 2018
It is with heartfelt sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved Ed De Herrera III, born in Saguache, Colorado on August 4, 1951. Eddie passed away peacefully Monday, December 17th, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center after an extended illness. He is preceded in death by his father, Eddie De Herrera II and brother, Jimmy De Herrera. For...
Dallas "Teena" Riedel
Dec 16, 2018
Dallas "Teena" Augustine Riedel, 64, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16th. Dallas was born in Atwood, Kansas on July 12, 1954, a daughter of Wilma June (Wade) Wohler and the late Clarence Clifford Donaldson. Survivors include her mother, Wilma Wohler of Salina; daughter, Deedra Davis (Robert), of Junction City; sons, Jerad Libhart, of San Antonio, Texas, and...
Melodee Ann Davis
Dec 16, 2018
Melodee Ann Davis, 62, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16th, 2018. Melodee was born in Salina, Kansas on July 29, 1956, a daughter of the late Beverly (Anderson) and Vernon Hicks. She was always the life of the party, loved to bowl, and hangout with her friends and family. Her passion for nursing made her caring and...
James A. Vaughan
Dec 6, 2018
James A. Vaughan III, 71, of Mankato, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 6th. James was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 4, 1947, a son of the late Betty Ruth (Brackeen) and James A. Vaughan Jr. Survivors include his wife, Debra; a daughter, Francis Wood (Steve) of Westchester, Pennsylvania; son, James A. Vaughan IV (Jana) of Mankato, Kansas; and...
William Richard Thompson
Dec 5, 2018
William Richard Thompson, 69, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 5th, 2018. William was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 23, 1949, a son of the late Lyda (Strickland) Bower and Lonnie Lee Thompson. He served in the United States Army for a number of years. Survivors include his daughter, Corrina Chard and husband Todd; son, Aaron Thompson,...
Christina Ann Deckert
Dec 3, 2018
Christina Ann Deckert, 57, of Tescott, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 3rd. Christina was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 18, 1960, a daughter of Elizabeth (Edgerton) Elbers and Donald Bahlman. Survivors include a daughter, Carly Sherman (Devin); son Neal Deckert; mother, Elizabeth Ebers; brothers, Douglas Bahlman, Don Bahlman, and Bill Steele; grandson, Aiden Deckert, and significant other, Kevin...
Catherine A. Ulman
Dec 2, 2018
Catherine “Cathy” Alfaretta Miller Ulman, 65, of Salina, passed away Dec. 2, 2018. She was born Nov. 10, 1953, in Tulsa. She was adopted in 1958 by the late Avis and Charley Miller, of Tulsa. She married James P. Ulman Jr. and later divorced. She lived in Dallas, moving to Salina in 1987. She worked for Hardees in Salina...
Dale Richard Johnson
Dec 1, 2018
Dale Richard Johnson, 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 1st, 2018. Dale was born in Salina, Kansas on December 21, 1959, a son of the late Shirley J. (Carpenter) and Donald L. Johnson. On December 15, 1984, Dale married Linda Ryan. He managed BRC for over 30 years where he excelled at his job and built the...
Justin Lee Willingham
Nov 30, 2018
Justin Lee Willingham, 30, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 30th. Justin was born in Manhattan, Kansas on August 23, 1988. Survivors include his mother, Kim Willingham; girlfriend, Sierra Haas; children, Ava, Adelynn, Jaxen, and Randi Willingham; brother, Dalton Willingham; and half sister, Alicia Willingham. He is also survived by his aunts, Linda Rohleder (David) and Pam Schick...
Sally June Haden
Nov 23, 2018
Sally June Haden, 85, of Salina, passed away Friday, November 23rd, at Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Kansas. Sally was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on February 18, 1933, a daughter of the late Winifred M. (Woodford) and Blois Bain. She worked as a cook at the American Legion for many years. Survivors include her niece, Helen Abe, of Honolulu, Hawaii....
William "Bill" Edward Roth
Nov 8, 2018
William "Bill" Edward Roth, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 8th. Bill was born in Holyrood, Kansas on November 7, 1934, a son of the late Hazel (Becker) and William Andrew Roth. He worked as a soil scientist for the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service for 40 years. Throughout that time he provided service in Dodge City,...
Hazel A. Prather
Oct 17, 2018
Hazel A. Prather, 92, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 17th. Hazel was born in Aurora, Kansas on July 1, 1926, a daughter of the late Delia (Breault) and Edward Joseph Boyer. She was the widow of James V. Prather. They were married on February 1, 1954 and were married for 46 years before he passed in 2000....
Marcella Marie Granger
Oct 16, 2018
Marcella Marie Granger, 61, of Tescott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 16th. Marcella was born in Orange, Texas on November 24, 1956, a daughter of the late Druly (Taylor) and Tresmond Granger. Marcella is survived by husband Joe Nelson of Tescott; a daughter, Tracie Blackwell, of Tescott; a son Tresray Blackwell (Kristy) of Orange, Texas; brother, Richard Granger (Sissy)...
Judy J. Stevenson
Oct 13, 2018
Judy J. Stevenson, 74, of Brookville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 13th. Judy was born in Salina, Kansas on February 23, 1944, a daughter of the late Edna Lucille (O'Neil) and Alexander Pickering. Judy is survived by her son, Paul Stevenson, of Seattle, Washington; and brothers, Jarold Pickering (Barbara) of Brookville, and Kent Pickering (Leone) of Colorado Springs, Colorado....
Derk Johan Altena
Jan 5, 2019
Derk Johan Altena, 76, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Derk (Dick) was born in Deventer, The Netherlands on June 12, 1942 to Derkje (Peters) and Jan Hendrik Altena. Raised in a blue collar family, Dick started working as an apprentice at a bakery in The Netherlands. He attained the training necessary to become a...
Robert Duane Riffel
Jan 4, 2019
Robert Duane Riffel, 85, of Buena Vista, Colorado, passed away Friday, January 4th, 2019 at Columbine Manor Care Center, Salida, Colorado. Robert was born in rural Hope, Kansas on December 1, 1933, son of the late Mabel (Buenning) and Manuel Riffel. Survivors include wife of eight and half years, Sandra; daughter, Beverly Jackson (Blane), of Nathrop, Colorado; son, Bradley...
Jerald D. Halford
Jan 2, 2019
Jerald D. Halford, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 2nd. Jerald was born in Salina, Kansas on January 18, 1948, a son of Orise (Nelson) Halford and the late Donald Halford. Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughters, Kristy Hernandez (Rafael) of Junction City, and Kathy Crumpton (Jay) of Salina; son, Scott Halford of Salina; brother, Wayne Halford...
Roy E. Wells
Dec 25, 2018
Roy Earl Wells, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25th. Roy was born in La Follette, Tennessee on April 22, 1937, a son of the late Birdie and Joe Wells. Roy met his wife, Mary, of 60 years, in La Follette. The couple moved to Salina in 1958 and Roy began work at the International Milling Company...
Gary Lee Gebhart
Dec 25, 2018
Gary Lee Gebhart, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25th. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 8, 1937, a son of the late Lois Mary (Jackson) and Fred Clinton Gebhart. Gary has been a jack of all trades from working on the railroad, to being a Coca-Cola man, to being a truck driver. Gary and...
Merriam Darlene Huelskamp
Dec 24, 2018
Merriam Darlene Huelskamp Merriam Darlene Huelskamp, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24th, 2018. Merriam was born in Rock Creek Township, Kansas on May 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Velma "Mildred" (Wheat) and Thomas Franklin Wilson. Survivors include three daughters, Luann Babcock (Jeff), of Crest Hill, Illinois, Monica Pharr, of De Soto, Kansas, Christie Britt,...
Eddie De Herrera Iii
Dec 17, 2018
It is with heartfelt sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved Ed De Herrera III, born in Saguache, Colorado on August 4, 1951. Eddie passed away peacefully Monday, December 17th, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center after an extended illness. He is preceded in death by his father, Eddie De Herrera II and brother, Jimmy De Herrera. For...
Dallas "Teena" Riedel
Dec 16, 2018
Dallas "Teena" Augustine Riedel, 64, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16th. Dallas was born in Atwood, Kansas on July 12, 1954, a daughter of Wilma June (Wade) Wohler and the late Clarence Clifford Donaldson. Survivors include her mother, Wilma Wohler of Salina; daughter, Deedra Davis (Robert), of Junction City; sons, Jerad Libhart, of San Antonio, Texas, and...
Melodee Ann Davis
Dec 16, 2018
Melodee Ann Davis, 62, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16th, 2018. Melodee was born in Salina, Kansas on July 29, 1956, a daughter of the late Beverly (Anderson) and Vernon Hicks. She was always the life of the party, loved to bowl, and hangout with her friends and family. Her passion for nursing made her caring and...
James A. Vaughan
Dec 6, 2018
James A. Vaughan III, 71, of Mankato, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 6th. James was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 4, 1947, a son of the late Betty Ruth (Brackeen) and James A. Vaughan Jr. Survivors include his wife, Debra; a daughter, Francis Wood (Steve) of Westchester, Pennsylvania; son, James A. Vaughan IV (Jana) of Mankato, Kansas; and...
William Richard Thompson
Dec 5, 2018
William Richard Thompson, 69, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 5th, 2018. William was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 23, 1949, a son of the late Lyda (Strickland) Bower and Lonnie Lee Thompson. He served in the United States Army for a number of years. Survivors include his daughter, Corrina Chard and husband Todd; son, Aaron Thompson,...
Christina Ann Deckert
Dec 3, 2018
Christina Ann Deckert, 57, of Tescott, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 3rd. Christina was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 18, 1960, a daughter of Elizabeth (Edgerton) Elbers and Donald Bahlman. Survivors include a daughter, Carly Sherman (Devin); son Neal Deckert; mother, Elizabeth Ebers; brothers, Douglas Bahlman, Don Bahlman, and Bill Steele; grandson, Aiden Deckert, and significant other, Kevin...
Catherine A. Ulman
Dec 2, 2018
Catherine “Cathy” Alfaretta Miller Ulman, 65, of Salina, passed away Dec. 2, 2018. She was born Nov. 10, 1953, in Tulsa. She was adopted in 1958 by the late Avis and Charley Miller, of Tulsa. She married James P. Ulman Jr. and later divorced. She lived in Dallas, moving to Salina in 1987. She worked for Hardees in Salina...
Dale Richard Johnson
Dec 1, 2018
Dale Richard Johnson, 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 1st, 2018. Dale was born in Salina, Kansas on December 21, 1959, a son of the late Shirley J. (Carpenter) and Donald L. Johnson. On December 15, 1984, Dale married Linda Ryan. He managed BRC for over 30 years where he excelled at his job and built the...
Justin Lee Willingham
Nov 30, 2018
Justin Lee Willingham, 30, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 30th. Justin was born in Manhattan, Kansas on August 23, 1988. Survivors include his mother, Kim Willingham; girlfriend, Sierra Haas; children, Ava, Adelynn, Jaxen, and Randi Willingham; brother, Dalton Willingham; and half sister, Alicia Willingham. He is also survived by his aunts, Linda Rohleder (David) and Pam Schick...
Sally June Haden
Nov 23, 2018
Sally June Haden, 85, of Salina, passed away Friday, November 23rd, at Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Kansas. Sally was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on February 18, 1933, a daughter of the late Winifred M. (Woodford) and Blois Bain. She worked as a cook at the American Legion for many years. Survivors include her niece, Helen Abe, of Honolulu, Hawaii....
William "Bill" Edward Roth
Nov 8, 2018
William "Bill" Edward Roth, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 8th. Bill was born in Holyrood, Kansas on November 7, 1934, a son of the late Hazel (Becker) and William Andrew Roth. He worked as a soil scientist for the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service for 40 years. Throughout that time he provided service in Dodge City,...
Hazel A. Prather
Oct 17, 2018
Hazel A. Prather, 92, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 17th. Hazel was born in Aurora, Kansas on July 1, 1926, a daughter of the late Delia (Breault) and Edward Joseph Boyer. She was the widow of James V. Prather. They were married on February 1, 1954 and were married for 46 years before he passed in 2000....
Marcella Marie Granger
Oct 16, 2018
Marcella Marie Granger, 61, of Tescott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 16th. Marcella was born in Orange, Texas on November 24, 1956, a daughter of the late Druly (Taylor) and Tresmond Granger. Marcella is survived by husband Joe Nelson of Tescott; a daughter, Tracie Blackwell, of Tescott; a son Tresray Blackwell (Kristy) of Orange, Texas; brother, Richard Granger (Sissy)...
Judy J. Stevenson
Oct 13, 2018
Judy J. Stevenson, 74, of Brookville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 13th. Judy was born in Salina, Kansas on February 23, 1944, a daughter of the late Edna Lucille (O'Neil) and Alexander Pickering. Judy is survived by her son, Paul Stevenson, of Seattle, Washington; and brothers, Jarold Pickering (Barbara) of Brookville, and Kent Pickering (Leone) of Colorado Springs, Colorado....
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