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Paisley Lane Garrett
Jan 17, 2018
Paisley Lane Garrett, newborn, of Concordia, Kansas was born into heaven on January 17, 2018. She was the daughter of Sidney Garrett. Survivors include her mother; brother Huxley Garrett; grandparents Roger and Dawn Garrett, aunt Lynsey Garrett, aunt and uncle Chelsey and Jim Wilson, and cousin Eli Wilson. She is preceded in death by her Great Grandmother, Virgie Hasenbank;...
Athyna Belle Zelenka
Jan 16, 2018
Salina, Kansas Athyna Belle Zelenka Athyna Zelenka, daughter of Kaela Baier and Matthew Zelenka was born into angel arms on January 16, 2018. She was born weighing 8 pounds and 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She is survived by her parents, and two sisters, Alyce Baier-Ritchey and Krenleigh Zelenka. Athyna was very loved, and the world was...
Marilyn Lou Quested
Jan 7, 2018
Marilyn Lou Quested, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 7th, 2018. She was born July 11, 1938 in Salina, Kansas. She attended elementary school in New Cambria. Marilyn worked at special skills at OCCK for many years and later at Choices Network. Marilyn loved to visit with relatives and friends and always tried to keep up with...
Linda Joyce Geist
Jan 4, 2018
Linda Joyce Geist, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 4th. Linda was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on March 8, 1940, a daughter of the late Melvin and Bessie (McClellan) Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Geist; and the uncle and aunt who raised her (Albert and Vera Bramlet.) Also preceding her in...
Earl Conrad Swenson
Jan 3, 2018
Earl Conrad Swenson, 92, of Lindsborg, formerly of Salina, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg. Earl Swenson was born in Lindsborg, Kansas on January 22, 1925, the son of John Conrad Swenson and Lillie (Ornquist) Swenson. He worked as a farmer all his life. Earl and Margaret Theodora Swenson were married at the Assaria...
Paislee Marie Lynn Leonard
Jan 1, 2018
Paislee Marie Lynn Leonard, precious baby girl of Zach Leonard and Kaitlynn Roll was born into the arms of angels January 1, 2018 at Salina Regional Hospital. Born at 31 weeks she weighed 2 lbs 14 oz and was 15.5 inches long. Although Paislee never spent any time with us on earth she was very loved and touched many...
Betty Bennett
Dec 29, 2017
Betty Jean Bennett, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 29th. Betty was born in Spokane, Washington on September 17, 1927, a daughter of the late Grace (White) and Harold P. Hawkins. She worked as a desk clerk for Cops Northeast, and ran the Betty's Teddies Program, providing teddy bears for underprivileged children in Spokane, Washington. Survivors include...
Betty Manuel
Dec 27, 2017
Betty Jean Manuel, 92, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 27th. Betty was born in Ellis, Kansas on October 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Mary (Himmelwright) and Walter Johnson. She worked in the kitchen at Brookville Elementary school, and was a resident of Brookville for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Jean Bell (Orman), of Hill...
Alice Edna Benfer
Dec 23, 2017
Alice Edna Benfer, 87, of Marquette, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 23rd. Alice was born in Roxbury, Kansas on July 16, 1930, a daughter of the late Rachel and Clifford Anderson. She worked as a homemaker, and she was the widow of Carl Benfer. Survivors include by two sons, Jimmie and Richard Benfer, of Gypsum, Kansas, and several nieces...
Sherri Ann Hester Nelson
Dec 20, 2017
Sherri Ann Hester Nelson, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. Sherri was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on June 15, 1947, a daughter of the late Nona Mae (Johnson) McCormick and Eugene C. Gesell, Sr. She worked as a CNA. On March 1, 1995, Sheldon married Sherri in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Sheldon Nelson,...
Glenna May Shannon
Dec 20, 2017
Glenna May Shannon, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. Glenna was born in Wichita, Kansas on May 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Elida Bell (Cody) and Charlie Sam Anderson. On November 27, 1956, Glenna married David Shannon. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2015. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy Knox and...
Larry Doain Cunningham
Dec 14, 2017
Larry Doain Cunningham, 65, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 14th. Larry was born in Parsons, Kansas on October 23, 1952, a son of the late Verdna (Bowman) and Lyle Cunningham. He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a minor in Biology at Kansas Wesleyan University. He worked as a Manager renting out heavy equipment for...
Thomas Hunter Purcell
Dec 10, 2017
Thomas Hunter Purcell, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017. Thomas was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 21, 1960, son of the late Marilyn (Sewicki) and Dr. James Martin Purcell. He worked for Lowes and previously worked at Sears as a technician for 15 years. Tom can be remembered for his extreme love of music...
Mirenda Darlene Shaw
Dec 8, 2017
Mirenda Darlene Shaw, 53, of Salina, passed away Friday, December 8th, 2017. Mirenda was born in Salina, Kansas on October 6, 1964, daughter of the late Evelyn (Barker) and Alvin Henry. She worked as a CNA. On October 17, 1987 in Richmond, Virginia, Mirenda married Ernest Edward Shaw Jr. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Shaw of the home and...
Virginia "Ginny" Keller
Nov 29, 2017
Ginny Keller, 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 29th in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 25, 1942, a daughter of the late Lucille (Pendergrass) Roofe. She attended West High in Wichita and she worked as a Nurse in Wichita and Salina for over 40 years. She was a member of First Christian...
Violet Gordon-Webb
Nov 29, 2017
Violet I. Gordon-Webb, 91, of Salina, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 29th. Violet was born on the family farm southwest of Gypsum on March 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Rebecca (Henne) and Adam Bickel. She attended grade school in rural Gypsum and graduated from Salina High School in 1945. She worked as a receptionist at Southwestern Bell...
Stan R. Heitsman
Nov 27, 2017
Stan R. Heitsman, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017. Stan was born in Salina, Kansas on March 31, 1960, a son of the late Marilyn K. Hurt. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1980. After high school Stan attended Vo-Tech and worked for Cox Communications for over 25 years. Other jobs include Fed-Ex Groud,...
Kenneth Dale Sly
Nov 26, 2017
Kenneth Dale Sly, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 26th, 2017. Kenneth, son of the late Vena Alice (Cheek) and H. W. 'Bus” Sly, was born in Council Grove, Kansas on June 30, 1931. On August 13, 1955, in Marion, Kansas, Kenneth married the love of his life Anita Kay Collett. He always said he never could...
Althea Maxine Fredericks
Nov 26, 2017
Althea Maxine Fredericks, 81, of Salina, KS, passed away Sunday, November 26th. Althea was born in Concordia, Kansas on October 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Margaret (Huff) and DeEstle Deal. She worked as a Manager at Alco in Concordia for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Lawhorn, of Salina, KS; and Cheryl Dupes and husband Ralph,...
Oscar Aranda Sr.
Nov 21, 2017
Oscar Aranda, Sr., 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 21st, 2017. Oscar was born in Laredo, Texas on August 28, 1930, a son of the late Maria and Antonio Aranda. Survivors include wife, Minerva Aranda of the home; two daughters, Alma Jaquez, Marta Retana (Juan); son, Oscar Aranda Jr. (Jill); step son, Noe Ovalle (Linda) all of...
Paisley Lane Garrett
Jan 17, 2018
Paisley Lane Garrett, newborn, of Concordia, Kansas was born into heaven on January 17, 2018. She was the daughter of Sidney Garrett. Survivors include her mother; brother Huxley Garrett; grandparents Roger and Dawn Garrett, aunt Lynsey Garrett, aunt and uncle Chelsey and Jim Wilson, and cousin Eli Wilson. She is preceded in death by her Great Grandmother, Virgie Hasenbank;...
Athyna Belle Zelenka
Jan 16, 2018
Salina, Kansas Athyna Belle Zelenka Athyna Zelenka, daughter of Kaela Baier and Matthew Zelenka was born into angel arms on January 16, 2018. She was born weighing 8 pounds and 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She is survived by her parents, and two sisters, Alyce Baier-Ritchey and Krenleigh Zelenka. Athyna was very loved, and the world was...
Marilyn Lou Quested
Jan 7, 2018
Marilyn Lou Quested, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 7th, 2018. She was born July 11, 1938 in Salina, Kansas. She attended elementary school in New Cambria. Marilyn worked at special skills at OCCK for many years and later at Choices Network. Marilyn loved to visit with relatives and friends and always tried to keep up with...
Linda Joyce Geist
Jan 4, 2018
Linda Joyce Geist, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 4th. Linda was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on March 8, 1940, a daughter of the late Melvin and Bessie (McClellan) Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Geist; and the uncle and aunt who raised her (Albert and Vera Bramlet.) Also preceding her in...
Earl Conrad Swenson
Jan 3, 2018
Earl Conrad Swenson, 92, of Lindsborg, formerly of Salina, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg. Earl Swenson was born in Lindsborg, Kansas on January 22, 1925, the son of John Conrad Swenson and Lillie (Ornquist) Swenson. He worked as a farmer all his life. Earl and Margaret Theodora Swenson were married at the Assaria...
Paislee Marie Lynn Leonard
Jan 1, 2018
Paislee Marie Lynn Leonard, precious baby girl of Zach Leonard and Kaitlynn Roll was born into the arms of angels January 1, 2018 at Salina Regional Hospital. Born at 31 weeks she weighed 2 lbs 14 oz and was 15.5 inches long. Although Paislee never spent any time with us on earth she was very loved and touched many...
Betty Bennett
Dec 29, 2017
Betty Jean Bennett, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 29th. Betty was born in Spokane, Washington on September 17, 1927, a daughter of the late Grace (White) and Harold P. Hawkins. She worked as a desk clerk for Cops Northeast, and ran the Betty's Teddies Program, providing teddy bears for underprivileged children in Spokane, Washington. Survivors include...
Betty Manuel
Dec 27, 2017
Betty Jean Manuel, 92, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 27th. Betty was born in Ellis, Kansas on October 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Mary (Himmelwright) and Walter Johnson. She worked in the kitchen at Brookville Elementary school, and was a resident of Brookville for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Jean Bell (Orman), of Hill...
Alice Edna Benfer
Dec 23, 2017
Alice Edna Benfer, 87, of Marquette, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 23rd. Alice was born in Roxbury, Kansas on July 16, 1930, a daughter of the late Rachel and Clifford Anderson. She worked as a homemaker, and she was the widow of Carl Benfer. Survivors include by two sons, Jimmie and Richard Benfer, of Gypsum, Kansas, and several nieces...
Sherri Ann Hester Nelson
Dec 20, 2017
Sherri Ann Hester Nelson, 70, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. Sherri was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on June 15, 1947, a daughter of the late Nona Mae (Johnson) McCormick and Eugene C. Gesell, Sr. She worked as a CNA. On March 1, 1995, Sheldon married Sherri in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Sheldon Nelson,...
Glenna May Shannon
Dec 20, 2017
Glenna May Shannon, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. Glenna was born in Wichita, Kansas on May 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Elida Bell (Cody) and Charlie Sam Anderson. On November 27, 1956, Glenna married David Shannon. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2015. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy Knox and...
Larry Doain Cunningham
Dec 14, 2017
Larry Doain Cunningham, 65, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 14th. Larry was born in Parsons, Kansas on October 23, 1952, a son of the late Verdna (Bowman) and Lyle Cunningham. He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a minor in Biology at Kansas Wesleyan University. He worked as a Manager renting out heavy equipment for...
Thomas Hunter Purcell
Dec 10, 2017
Thomas Hunter Purcell, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017. Thomas was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 21, 1960, son of the late Marilyn (Sewicki) and Dr. James Martin Purcell. He worked for Lowes and previously worked at Sears as a technician for 15 years. Tom can be remembered for his extreme love of music...
Mirenda Darlene Shaw
Dec 8, 2017
Mirenda Darlene Shaw, 53, of Salina, passed away Friday, December 8th, 2017. Mirenda was born in Salina, Kansas on October 6, 1964, daughter of the late Evelyn (Barker) and Alvin Henry. She worked as a CNA. On October 17, 1987 in Richmond, Virginia, Mirenda married Ernest Edward Shaw Jr. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Shaw of the home and...
Virginia "Ginny" Keller
Nov 29, 2017
Ginny Keller, 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 29th in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 25, 1942, a daughter of the late Lucille (Pendergrass) Roofe. She attended West High in Wichita and she worked as a Nurse in Wichita and Salina for over 40 years. She was a member of First Christian...
Violet Gordon-Webb
Nov 29, 2017
Violet I. Gordon-Webb, 91, of Salina, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 29th. Violet was born on the family farm southwest of Gypsum on March 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Rebecca (Henne) and Adam Bickel. She attended grade school in rural Gypsum and graduated from Salina High School in 1945. She worked as a receptionist at Southwestern Bell...
Stan R. Heitsman
Nov 27, 2017
Stan R. Heitsman, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017. Stan was born in Salina, Kansas on March 31, 1960, a son of the late Marilyn K. Hurt. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1980. After high school Stan attended Vo-Tech and worked for Cox Communications for over 25 years. Other jobs include Fed-Ex Groud,...
Kenneth Dale Sly
Nov 26, 2017
Kenneth Dale Sly, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 26th, 2017. Kenneth, son of the late Vena Alice (Cheek) and H. W. 'Bus” Sly, was born in Council Grove, Kansas on June 30, 1931. On August 13, 1955, in Marion, Kansas, Kenneth married the love of his life Anita Kay Collett. He always said he never could...
Althea Maxine Fredericks
Nov 26, 2017
Althea Maxine Fredericks, 81, of Salina, KS, passed away Sunday, November 26th. Althea was born in Concordia, Kansas on October 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Margaret (Huff) and DeEstle Deal. She worked as a Manager at Alco in Concordia for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Lawhorn, of Salina, KS; and Cheryl Dupes and husband Ralph,...
Oscar Aranda Sr.
Nov 21, 2017
Oscar Aranda, Sr., 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 21st, 2017. Oscar was born in Laredo, Texas on August 28, 1930, a son of the late Maria and Antonio Aranda. Survivors include wife, Minerva Aranda of the home; two daughters, Alma Jaquez, Marta Retana (Juan); son, Oscar Aranda Jr. (Jill); step son, Noe Ovalle (Linda) all of...
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