Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Freda Jean Nye
May 24, 2018
Freda Jean Nye, 92, of Salina, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 24th. Mrs. Nye was born in Clay Center, Kansas on November 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Earl Stanley and Frederika Amelia (Wofford) Craig. She was retired as a legal secretary. She worked for Kennedy, Berkley, Simpson & Yarnevich in Salina for 19 years. She also worked...
Elizabeth Irene Waymaster
May 23, 2018
Elizabeth Irene Waymaster, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. Elizabeth was born in Cedar Bayou, Texas on July 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Dorothy Mae (Cunningham) Maybin and Luther Estes Bennett Appelgate. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Toney of Salina; many nieces and nephews; and she was blessed with many friends. She was...
Rodger Allen Jolly
May 22, 2018
Rodger Allen Jolly, 74, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, May 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Rodger was born in Independence, Kansas on August 15, 1943, a son of the late Mary (Atteberry) and Varley A. Jolly. Survivors include his sister, Barbara Adams, of Salina; and many nieces and nephews. At the family's request there will be no...
Orville Edward Nye
May 19, 2018
Orville Edward Nye, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 19th. Orville was born in Clay Center, Kansas on August 11, 1923, a son of the late Edna May (Rundquist) and Arthur Roy Nye. He was retired as an auto mechanic. He worked at Warta Buick in Salina, for 21 years. Prior to that, he worked at various...
James Hladky
May 11, 2018
James Hladky, 79, of Herington, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 11th. James was born in St. Clare, Kansas on April 15, 1939, a son of the late Margaret Elizabeth (Wells) and Garnett Edward Hladky. He was the widower of Dixie Darlene (Chayer) Hladky. Survivors include daughter, Janice Wheeler, of Beverly, Kansas; sons, James (Patricia) Murk, of Aurora, Kansas, Ronald...
Doris E. Liles
May 9, 2018
Doris E. Liles, 92, of Mt. Hope, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 9th. She was born in Northbranch, Kansas on May 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Alta (Danielson) and Frank Calahan. Doris was a Nurse’s Aide at Salina Regional Health Center for many years, and she also worked as a teller at Solomon State Bank. On May...
Robert "Bob" Shank
Apr 28, 2018
Robert "Bob" Shank, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 28th, 2018. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on January 11, 1932, a son of the late Millie (Yockers) and Ralph Shank. Bob served in the United States Army 11th Airborne Division. Bob retired from the US Post Office after 32 years, was a farmer, owned and operated...
Dorothy Burkholder
Apr 19, 2018
Dorothy Mae Burkholder, 64, of Abilene, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 19th. Dorothy was born in Salina, Kansas on November 12, 1953, a daughter of the late Mildred (Layman) and Constant Goracke. Survivors include two sons, Arthur (Lisa) Burkholder and Donnie (Karen) Burkholder; three brothers, George (Janice), Donald (Elaine), and Bobby Goracke; two sisters, Barbara (Dick) Belden, and Mary...
Denise Jean Arnold
Apr 14, 2018
Denise Jean Arnold, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 14th, 2018. Denise was born in Wichita, Kansas on April 9, 1961, a daughter of Jerry Dochow, of Salina, Kansas and the late Barbara (Creely) Dochow. Survivors include daughter, Kyla Shoemake, and husband Corrie, of Chapman, Kansas; son, Shawn Petty, of Clarkville, Arkansas; and seven grandchildren. At the...
Charlotte K. Allen
Apr 14, 2018
Charlotte K. Allen, 76, of Salina, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 14th. Charlotte was born in Glasco, Kansas on March 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Florence (Matous) and Charles Vernon "Bun" Adkins. She worked at The Boeing Company in Wichita. After retiring, she and her husband moved near Council Grove, and she always kept busy with gardening,...
William Dean Adams
Apr 4, 2018
William Dean Adams, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 4th. William was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on January 22, 1934, a son of the late Katie M. (Hutchinson) and Christian H. Adams. Mr. Adams served in the army during the Korean War. He learned to cook during his time in the army, and later worked as...
Philo Earl Fahring
Apr 2, 2018
Philo Earl Fahring, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 2nd, 2018. Philo was born in Rural Salina, Kansas on September 23, 1923, a son of the late Nancy Elizabeth (Milleson) and Norman D. Fahring. On June 11, 1946, Philo married Lois M. Morrison. He owned and operated Central Supply Co. for 38 years. Philo enjoyed boating, fishing,...
Mary L. Russ
Apr 1, 2018
Mary L. Russ, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 1st. Mary was born in Cottondale, Florida on August 6, 1928, a daughter of the late Hattie (Speights) and Lloyd White. She worked as a production line attendant at Tony's Pizza Service 20 years in Salina, and she also worked at St. John's Hospital for 10 years. She...
Stuart "Stu" Glen Nelson
Mar 30, 2018
Stuart "Stu" Glen Nelson, 66, of Rural New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2018. Stuart was born in Salina, Kansas on June 17, 1951, son of the late Winifred "Winnie" Grace (Winans) and Glen M. Nelson. He worked as a Conductor for over 39 years for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a longtime farmer. On June...
Ramona Leah Guy
Mar 30, 2018
Ramona Leah Guy, 72, of Enterprise, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2018. Ramona was born in Chanute, Kansas on November 19, 1945, daughter of the late Lillian Alfreda (Morlong) and Benjamin James Guy. Survivors include friends and guardian, Forrest and Mary Horton of Salina. At the family's request there will be no visitation. Funeral service will be held...
Robert L. Mcgilvray
Mar 22, 2018
Robert L. McGilvray, 35, son of Pat and Donna McGilvray, passed in his home on March 21, 2018. Born on October 29, 1982, he was a lifelong resident of Salina. He graduated from Salina South in 2001. He worked for Mahaska in Salina. He had a passion for drawing and calligraphy. He was a collector of sorts. He saw...
Lyla Mae Arnold
Mar 18, 2018
Lyla Mae Anderson Arnold, 74, of Salina, passed away Sunday, March 18th, 2017. Lyla was born on December 23, 1943 in Concordia, Kansas. Her parents were Herman and Beulah Anderson. Lyla graduated from Concordia, Kansas high school in 1962. She lived and worked in Manhattan and Topeka before moving to Salina where she met Bill Arnold in 1964 while...
Betty Ann Turner
Mar 15, 2018
Betty Ann Turner, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 15th. She was born in North Branch, Kansas on October 24, 1944, a daughter of the late Ethel (Hoard) and Albert Sharp. Betty worked as a Scrub Tech. for the Obstetrics department at Salina Regional Health Center for 14 years. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene....
Marvin D. Wright
Mar 12, 2018
Marvin Daniel Wright, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 12th. Marvin was born in Macon, Georgia on April 22, 1936, a son of the late Daisy Mae (Underwood) and Marvin Wright. Survivors include four daughters, Sherri Price, Connie Thomson-Dupes, Theresa Johnson, and Rena Roberts; three sons, Marvin Wright Jr., Duane Henderson, and David Wright; and several grandchildren...
Jason Frederick Chesbro
Mar 5, 2018
Jason Frederick Chesbro, 40, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 5th. Jason was born in McCook, Nebraska on July 30, 1977, a son of Shirlon Ardell (Nelson) and the late Frederick Cleveland Chesbro. He worked as a Welding Forman at Great Plains of Salina. He enjoyed fishing, building car stereo units, and being close to his family and...
Freda Jean Nye
May 24, 2018
Freda Jean Nye, 92, of Salina, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 24th. Mrs. Nye was born in Clay Center, Kansas on November 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Earl Stanley and Frederika Amelia (Wofford) Craig. She was retired as a legal secretary. She worked for Kennedy, Berkley, Simpson & Yarnevich in Salina for 19 years. She also worked...
Elizabeth Irene Waymaster
May 23, 2018
Elizabeth Irene Waymaster, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. Elizabeth was born in Cedar Bayou, Texas on July 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Dorothy Mae (Cunningham) Maybin and Luther Estes Bennett Appelgate. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Toney of Salina; many nieces and nephews; and she was blessed with many friends. She was...
Rodger Allen Jolly
May 22, 2018
Rodger Allen Jolly, 74, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, May 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Rodger was born in Independence, Kansas on August 15, 1943, a son of the late Mary (Atteberry) and Varley A. Jolly. Survivors include his sister, Barbara Adams, of Salina; and many nieces and nephews. At the family's request there will be no...
Orville Edward Nye
May 19, 2018
Orville Edward Nye, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 19th. Orville was born in Clay Center, Kansas on August 11, 1923, a son of the late Edna May (Rundquist) and Arthur Roy Nye. He was retired as an auto mechanic. He worked at Warta Buick in Salina, for 21 years. Prior to that, he worked at various...
James Hladky
May 11, 2018
James Hladky, 79, of Herington, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 11th. James was born in St. Clare, Kansas on April 15, 1939, a son of the late Margaret Elizabeth (Wells) and Garnett Edward Hladky. He was the widower of Dixie Darlene (Chayer) Hladky. Survivors include daughter, Janice Wheeler, of Beverly, Kansas; sons, James (Patricia) Murk, of Aurora, Kansas, Ronald...
Doris E. Liles
May 9, 2018
Doris E. Liles, 92, of Mt. Hope, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 9th. She was born in Northbranch, Kansas on May 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Alta (Danielson) and Frank Calahan. Doris was a Nurse’s Aide at Salina Regional Health Center for many years, and she also worked as a teller at Solomon State Bank. On May...
Robert "Bob" Shank
Apr 28, 2018
Robert "Bob" Shank, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 28th, 2018. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on January 11, 1932, a son of the late Millie (Yockers) and Ralph Shank. Bob served in the United States Army 11th Airborne Division. Bob retired from the US Post Office after 32 years, was a farmer, owned and operated...
Dorothy Burkholder
Apr 19, 2018
Dorothy Mae Burkholder, 64, of Abilene, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 19th. Dorothy was born in Salina, Kansas on November 12, 1953, a daughter of the late Mildred (Layman) and Constant Goracke. Survivors include two sons, Arthur (Lisa) Burkholder and Donnie (Karen) Burkholder; three brothers, George (Janice), Donald (Elaine), and Bobby Goracke; two sisters, Barbara (Dick) Belden, and Mary...
Denise Jean Arnold
Apr 14, 2018
Denise Jean Arnold, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 14th, 2018. Denise was born in Wichita, Kansas on April 9, 1961, a daughter of Jerry Dochow, of Salina, Kansas and the late Barbara (Creely) Dochow. Survivors include daughter, Kyla Shoemake, and husband Corrie, of Chapman, Kansas; son, Shawn Petty, of Clarkville, Arkansas; and seven grandchildren. At the...
Charlotte K. Allen
Apr 14, 2018
Charlotte K. Allen, 76, of Salina, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 14th. Charlotte was born in Glasco, Kansas on March 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Florence (Matous) and Charles Vernon "Bun" Adkins. She worked at The Boeing Company in Wichita. After retiring, she and her husband moved near Council Grove, and she always kept busy with gardening,...
William Dean Adams
Apr 4, 2018
William Dean Adams, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 4th. William was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on January 22, 1934, a son of the late Katie M. (Hutchinson) and Christian H. Adams. Mr. Adams served in the army during the Korean War. He learned to cook during his time in the army, and later worked as...
Philo Earl Fahring
Apr 2, 2018
Philo Earl Fahring, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 2nd, 2018. Philo was born in Rural Salina, Kansas on September 23, 1923, a son of the late Nancy Elizabeth (Milleson) and Norman D. Fahring. On June 11, 1946, Philo married Lois M. Morrison. He owned and operated Central Supply Co. for 38 years. Philo enjoyed boating, fishing,...
Mary L. Russ
Apr 1, 2018
Mary L. Russ, 89, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 1st. Mary was born in Cottondale, Florida on August 6, 1928, a daughter of the late Hattie (Speights) and Lloyd White. She worked as a production line attendant at Tony's Pizza Service 20 years in Salina, and she also worked at St. John's Hospital for 10 years. She...
Stuart "Stu" Glen Nelson
Mar 30, 2018
Stuart "Stu" Glen Nelson, 66, of Rural New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2018. Stuart was born in Salina, Kansas on June 17, 1951, son of the late Winifred "Winnie" Grace (Winans) and Glen M. Nelson. He worked as a Conductor for over 39 years for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a longtime farmer. On June...
Ramona Leah Guy
Mar 30, 2018
Ramona Leah Guy, 72, of Enterprise, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2018. Ramona was born in Chanute, Kansas on November 19, 1945, daughter of the late Lillian Alfreda (Morlong) and Benjamin James Guy. Survivors include friends and guardian, Forrest and Mary Horton of Salina. At the family's request there will be no visitation. Funeral service will be held...
Robert L. Mcgilvray
Mar 22, 2018
Robert L. McGilvray, 35, son of Pat and Donna McGilvray, passed in his home on March 21, 2018. Born on October 29, 1982, he was a lifelong resident of Salina. He graduated from Salina South in 2001. He worked for Mahaska in Salina. He had a passion for drawing and calligraphy. He was a collector of sorts. He saw...
Lyla Mae Arnold
Mar 18, 2018
Lyla Mae Anderson Arnold, 74, of Salina, passed away Sunday, March 18th, 2017. Lyla was born on December 23, 1943 in Concordia, Kansas. Her parents were Herman and Beulah Anderson. Lyla graduated from Concordia, Kansas high school in 1962. She lived and worked in Manhattan and Topeka before moving to Salina where she met Bill Arnold in 1964 while...
Betty Ann Turner
Mar 15, 2018
Betty Ann Turner, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 15th. She was born in North Branch, Kansas on October 24, 1944, a daughter of the late Ethel (Hoard) and Albert Sharp. Betty worked as a Scrub Tech. for the Obstetrics department at Salina Regional Health Center for 14 years. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene....
Marvin D. Wright
Mar 12, 2018
Marvin Daniel Wright, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 12th. Marvin was born in Macon, Georgia on April 22, 1936, a son of the late Daisy Mae (Underwood) and Marvin Wright. Survivors include four daughters, Sherri Price, Connie Thomson-Dupes, Theresa Johnson, and Rena Roberts; three sons, Marvin Wright Jr., Duane Henderson, and David Wright; and several grandchildren...
Jason Frederick Chesbro
Mar 5, 2018
Jason Frederick Chesbro, 40, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 5th. Jason was born in McCook, Nebraska on July 30, 1977, a son of Shirlon Ardell (Nelson) and the late Frederick Cleveland Chesbro. He worked as a Welding Forman at Great Plains of Salina. He enjoyed fishing, building car stereo units, and being close to his family and...