Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Kelvin D. Geering
Apr 21, 2016
Salina, KS Kelvin D. Geering Kelvin D. Geering, 63, of Salina, went to his Eternal Home on April 21, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, surrounded by his family and those he loved. Kelvin was born in Abilene, Kansas on July 18, 1952. He was raised in Browns Park south of Abilene, by his parents, Paul and Alvena (Longhofer)...
Norma Jean Zoch
Apr 17, 2016
Norma Jean Zoch, 81, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 17th, at Hutchinson Health and Rehab, Kansas. Norma was born in Diller, Nebraska on December 21, 1934, a daughter of the late Leola V. (Williams) and Merle A. Rhoden. Her younger years were spent in Fairbury, Nebraska where she attended grade school and junior high school at Central...
Jimmy L. Gadson
Apr 16, 2016
Salina, Kansas Jimmy L. Gadson Jimmy L. Gadson, 50, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jimmy was born in Salina, Kansas on February 18, 1966, a son of the late Susie Mae (Gates) and William Gadson. He worked as a Medical Technician and was a member of St. John's Missionary Baptist Church...
Kenny Allen Connally
Apr 7, 2016
Kenny Allen Connally Salina, Kansas Kenny was granted his angel wings on April 7, 2016. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Kenny had touched in some small way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Kenny was born on May 24, 1998 to Julie L. (Lund) Hanson and Randall R. Connally. Kenny’s life would...
Huong Thi Lovelace
Apr 4, 2016
Huong Thi Lovelace, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 4th, 2016. Huong was born in Long An, Vietnam on July 2, 1941, daughter to the late Bong Tran and Nen Do Tran. Huong worked at the American Embassy in Vietnam during the war. She also worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant at Enterprise Estates Nursing Home, in...
Robert L. "Bob" Nelson
Mar 26, 2016
Salina, Kansas Robert LeRoy 'Bob' Nelson Robert LeRoy 'Bob' Nelson, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 26th, at St. Francis Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on February 19, 1943, son of the late Ethel (Snook) and Floyd Nelson. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1961 and was a member of...
Hariett D. "Deanne" Peat
Mar 11, 2016
Salina, Kansas Harriett Deanne Peat Harriett D. 'Deanne' Peat, 78, of Salina, passed away Friday, March 11th. Deanne was born in Garden City, Kansas on February 18, 1938, to the late Martha Joan (Turhune) and Harry W. Harms. She worked as the secretary at Garden City High School. Deanne did a lot of volunteer work at the Senior Center...
Frederick "Rick" W. Fink
Mar 5, 2016
Frederick 'Rick' W. Fink, 67, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 5th, at Lindsborg Community Hospital, Lindsborg, Kansas. Rick was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 13, 1948, a son of the late Muriel H. (Ehling) and Ernest J. Fink, Jr. He was the youngest of their two sons. His brother was Ernest J. Fink III....
Helen Josephine Gray
Mar 2, 2016
Helen Josephine Gray, 94, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Helen was born in Wells, Kansas on February 13, 1922, to the late Lillian (Jordan) and Harry Drake. Helen married Jack Gray on November 11, 1945, at Salina First United Methodist Church. He passed away in 2008. Survivors include her daughter, Debra Jones, and her husband Carl,...

Howard Jr. Parker
Mar 2, 2016
Smolan, Kansas Howard Parker, Jr. Howard Parker, Jr., 68, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 2nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 1947, to Refregee Parker and the late Inez (Peden) Parker. He grew up in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Tolleston High School in 1967. Howard was a career...
Paul Eugene Morgan
Mar 1, 2016
Paul Eugene Morgan, 53, of Salina, Kansas, passed away in his home on the morning of Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Paul was born in Cotton Valley, Louisiana on May 19, 1962, to the late Glenda M. (Edwards) Barber and Paul Morgan, Sr. Paul is the brother to Pamela L. Morgan of Shreveport, Louisiana, and to the late Dale Barber...
Margaret "Margie" Ellen Prater
Feb 29, 2016
Margaret 'Margie' Ellen Prater, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 29th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Margie was born in Salina, Kansas on May 7, 1942, to the late Lillian (Lewis) and Lester Ralph McCall. On September 12, 1959, Margie married Bob Prater at the First Church of the Nazarene. She worked at all the Salina Dillons...
Barbara Muriel Nelson
Feb 20, 2016
Barbara Muriel Nelson, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. She was born September 17, 1925, in Woodston, Kansas, to Harold and Inda (Merriman) Hoar. After World War II Barbara left Woodston for New York City, to work as a teletype operator for TWA at LaGuardia Airport. On November 27, 1947, Barbara married Alvin A. Nelson of Barnard,...
Carol Ann Emig
Feb 17, 2016
Carol Ann Emig, 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Carol was born in Ipsalanti, Michigan on February 12, 1941, a daughter of the late Clytie Opal (Blanchard) and Ralph Melvin Horner. Survivors include six daughters, Brenda K. Calsing, and husband Dennis, of Guymon, Oklahoma; Darlene May, and husband Robert, of...
Joseph "Joe" Lee Shively
Feb 16, 2016
Joseph Lee 'Joe' Shively, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center after an extended illness. Joe was born in Somerville, New Jersey on April 22, 1947, son of the late Alma Arnetta (Fidler) and Richard Franklin Shively. Joe worked as a Teacher at South Middle School. He was very engaged in...
Chester "Chet" Earl Shaw
Feb 14, 2016
Chester Shaw, 76, of Solomon, Kansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. Chester was born in Salem, Nebraska on January 11, 1940, a son of the late Erma (Chandler) and Roy B. Shaw, Sr. Chet was a truck driver at Love Box Co. for 20 years, and Graves Trucking, Adm Milling, Super Sweet Feeds, and the State Highway Commission...
Loren Ted Walter
Feb 14, 2016
Loren Ted Walter, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. Loren was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 12, 1928, a son of the late Agnes (Geir) and William Walter. He attended Kansas Wesleyan University and played football. Loren retired from Sears in Salina after 25 years and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Salina,...
Mildred M. Rittger
Feb 13, 2016
Salina, Kansas Mildred Marie Rittger Mildred Marie Rittger, 102, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. Mildred was born in Rural Saline County, KS on January 31, 1914, a daughter of the late Elizabeth (Diehl) and Adolph Lebert. She was a primarily a homemaker as well as a hairdresser and postal employee. Mildred was also an accomplished...
Lucille J. "Lukie" Williams Cannon Jarvis Neustrom
Feb 12, 2016
Lucille Josephine Williams Cannon Jarvis Neustrom Salina, Kansas Lucille “Lukie” was born to Mollie Stockenberg and Charles Williams in their house on S. Connecticut St. in Salina, Kansas, January 5, 1921. She was the last surviving sibling of eight children; Elmer, Thelma, Alice, Ethel, Francis, John and Betty Williams, all born and raised in Salina. Lucille was the widow...
Julie Dee Keeler
Feb 11, 2016
Salina, Kansas Julie Dee Keeler Julie Dee Keeler, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. Julie was born in Salina, Kansas on October 5, 1958, a daughter of Marjorie (Jeffery) and the late William Isaac. On September 8, 1982, Julie married Bryan Keeler in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her mother, Marjorie Isaac of Salina, Kansas; husband,...
Kelvin D. Geering
Apr 21, 2016
Salina, KS Kelvin D. Geering Kelvin D. Geering, 63, of Salina, went to his Eternal Home on April 21, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, surrounded by his family and those he loved. Kelvin was born in Abilene, Kansas on July 18, 1952. He was raised in Browns Park south of Abilene, by his parents, Paul and Alvena (Longhofer)...
Norma Jean Zoch
Apr 17, 2016
Norma Jean Zoch, 81, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 17th, at Hutchinson Health and Rehab, Kansas. Norma was born in Diller, Nebraska on December 21, 1934, a daughter of the late Leola V. (Williams) and Merle A. Rhoden. Her younger years were spent in Fairbury, Nebraska where she attended grade school and junior high school at Central...
Jimmy L. Gadson
Apr 16, 2016
Salina, Kansas Jimmy L. Gadson Jimmy L. Gadson, 50, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jimmy was born in Salina, Kansas on February 18, 1966, a son of the late Susie Mae (Gates) and William Gadson. He worked as a Medical Technician and was a member of St. John's Missionary Baptist Church...
Kenny Allen Connally
Apr 7, 2016
Kenny Allen Connally Salina, Kansas Kenny was granted his angel wings on April 7, 2016. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Kenny had touched in some small way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Kenny was born on May 24, 1998 to Julie L. (Lund) Hanson and Randall R. Connally. Kenny’s life would...
Huong Thi Lovelace
Apr 4, 2016
Huong Thi Lovelace, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 4th, 2016. Huong was born in Long An, Vietnam on July 2, 1941, daughter to the late Bong Tran and Nen Do Tran. Huong worked at the American Embassy in Vietnam during the war. She also worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant at Enterprise Estates Nursing Home, in...
Robert L. "Bob" Nelson
Mar 26, 2016
Salina, Kansas Robert LeRoy 'Bob' Nelson Robert LeRoy 'Bob' Nelson, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 26th, at St. Francis Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Bob was born in Salina, Kansas on February 19, 1943, son of the late Ethel (Snook) and Floyd Nelson. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1961 and was a member of...
Hariett D. "Deanne" Peat
Mar 11, 2016
Salina, Kansas Harriett Deanne Peat Harriett D. 'Deanne' Peat, 78, of Salina, passed away Friday, March 11th. Deanne was born in Garden City, Kansas on February 18, 1938, to the late Martha Joan (Turhune) and Harry W. Harms. She worked as the secretary at Garden City High School. Deanne did a lot of volunteer work at the Senior Center...
Frederick "Rick" W. Fink
Mar 5, 2016
Frederick 'Rick' W. Fink, 67, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 5th, at Lindsborg Community Hospital, Lindsborg, Kansas. Rick was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 13, 1948, a son of the late Muriel H. (Ehling) and Ernest J. Fink, Jr. He was the youngest of their two sons. His brother was Ernest J. Fink III....
Helen Josephine Gray
Mar 2, 2016
Helen Josephine Gray, 94, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Helen was born in Wells, Kansas on February 13, 1922, to the late Lillian (Jordan) and Harry Drake. Helen married Jack Gray on November 11, 1945, at Salina First United Methodist Church. He passed away in 2008. Survivors include her daughter, Debra Jones, and her husband Carl,...

Howard Jr. Parker
Mar 2, 2016
Smolan, Kansas Howard Parker, Jr. Howard Parker, Jr., 68, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 2nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 1947, to Refregee Parker and the late Inez (Peden) Parker. He grew up in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Tolleston High School in 1967. Howard was a career...
Paul Eugene Morgan
Mar 1, 2016
Paul Eugene Morgan, 53, of Salina, Kansas, passed away in his home on the morning of Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Paul was born in Cotton Valley, Louisiana on May 19, 1962, to the late Glenda M. (Edwards) Barber and Paul Morgan, Sr. Paul is the brother to Pamela L. Morgan of Shreveport, Louisiana, and to the late Dale Barber...
Margaret "Margie" Ellen Prater
Feb 29, 2016
Margaret 'Margie' Ellen Prater, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 29th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Margie was born in Salina, Kansas on May 7, 1942, to the late Lillian (Lewis) and Lester Ralph McCall. On September 12, 1959, Margie married Bob Prater at the First Church of the Nazarene. She worked at all the Salina Dillons...
Barbara Muriel Nelson
Feb 20, 2016
Barbara Muriel Nelson, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. She was born September 17, 1925, in Woodston, Kansas, to Harold and Inda (Merriman) Hoar. After World War II Barbara left Woodston for New York City, to work as a teletype operator for TWA at LaGuardia Airport. On November 27, 1947, Barbara married Alvin A. Nelson of Barnard,...
Carol Ann Emig
Feb 17, 2016
Carol Ann Emig, 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Carol was born in Ipsalanti, Michigan on February 12, 1941, a daughter of the late Clytie Opal (Blanchard) and Ralph Melvin Horner. Survivors include six daughters, Brenda K. Calsing, and husband Dennis, of Guymon, Oklahoma; Darlene May, and husband Robert, of...
Joseph "Joe" Lee Shively
Feb 16, 2016
Joseph Lee 'Joe' Shively, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center after an extended illness. Joe was born in Somerville, New Jersey on April 22, 1947, son of the late Alma Arnetta (Fidler) and Richard Franklin Shively. Joe worked as a Teacher at South Middle School. He was very engaged in...
Chester "Chet" Earl Shaw
Feb 14, 2016
Chester Shaw, 76, of Solomon, Kansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. Chester was born in Salem, Nebraska on January 11, 1940, a son of the late Erma (Chandler) and Roy B. Shaw, Sr. Chet was a truck driver at Love Box Co. for 20 years, and Graves Trucking, Adm Milling, Super Sweet Feeds, and the State Highway Commission...
Loren Ted Walter
Feb 14, 2016
Loren Ted Walter, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. Loren was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 12, 1928, a son of the late Agnes (Geir) and William Walter. He attended Kansas Wesleyan University and played football. Loren retired from Sears in Salina after 25 years and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Salina,...
Mildred M. Rittger
Feb 13, 2016
Salina, Kansas Mildred Marie Rittger Mildred Marie Rittger, 102, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. Mildred was born in Rural Saline County, KS on January 31, 1914, a daughter of the late Elizabeth (Diehl) and Adolph Lebert. She was a primarily a homemaker as well as a hairdresser and postal employee. Mildred was also an accomplished...
Lucille J. "Lukie" Williams Cannon Jarvis Neustrom
Feb 12, 2016
Lucille Josephine Williams Cannon Jarvis Neustrom Salina, Kansas Lucille “Lukie” was born to Mollie Stockenberg and Charles Williams in their house on S. Connecticut St. in Salina, Kansas, January 5, 1921. She was the last surviving sibling of eight children; Elmer, Thelma, Alice, Ethel, Francis, John and Betty Williams, all born and raised in Salina. Lucille was the widow...
Julie Dee Keeler
Feb 11, 2016
Salina, Kansas Julie Dee Keeler Julie Dee Keeler, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. Julie was born in Salina, Kansas on October 5, 1958, a daughter of Marjorie (Jeffery) and the late William Isaac. On September 8, 1982, Julie married Bryan Keeler in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include her mother, Marjorie Isaac of Salina, Kansas; husband,...