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Robert L. "Bob" Nelson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Roger E. Fountain

Roger E. Fountain

Feb 9, 2016

Roger E. Fountain, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, peacefully, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Roger was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 16, 1961, a son of the late Frances and Leroy Fountain. Roger worked for McDonald's restaurants around Salina for 17 years. Roger was a man who always had a smile and a...

Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill

Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill

Feb 7, 2016

Kenneth Byron 'Ken' Hemphill, 66, of Smolan, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 7th, 2016. Kenneth was born in Clay Center, Kansas on October 28, 1949, a son of the late Pearl Mary (Hammond) and Howard Hemphill. Ken worked for Schwan's Pizza Service for 27 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

James R. Hoover Sr.

James R. Hoover Sr.

Jan 22, 2016

Salina, Kansas James Robert Hoover, Sr. James Robert 'Jim' Hoover, Sr., 68, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jim was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 20, 1947, to the late Kathleen M. (Hauber) and Robert L. Hoover. Jim was a twenty year veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his...

Edward "Ed" Pates

Edward "Ed" Pates

Jan 18, 2016

Edward E. “Ed” Pates Edward E. “Ed” Pates, 68, of Hedville, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 18th, at his home. Ed was born in Wichita, Kansas, on December 31, 1947, to the late Betty (Lansdowne) and Leo H. Pates. Ed was the husband of Leigh Anne (Falwell) Pates. He worked as an over the road truck driver. Survivors include...

Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta

Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta

Jan 17, 2016

Louis Sherman 'Lou' Pacsuta, 72, of Salina, passed away Sunday, January 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Lou was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1943, to the late Ethel (Wheeler) and Louis Pacsuta. Lou was the husband of Donna Pacsuta. He served in the United States Army for 23 years in active duty and 22 years...

Robert L. "Bob" Nelson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Roger E. Fountain

Roger E. Fountain

Feb 9, 2016

Roger E. Fountain, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, peacefully, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Roger was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 16, 1961, a son of the late Frances and Leroy Fountain. Roger worked for McDonald's restaurants around Salina for 17 years. Roger was a man who always had a smile and a...

Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill

Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill

Feb 7, 2016

Kenneth Byron 'Ken' Hemphill, 66, of Smolan, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 7th, 2016. Kenneth was born in Clay Center, Kansas on October 28, 1949, a son of the late Pearl Mary (Hammond) and Howard Hemphill. Ken worked for Schwan's Pizza Service for 27 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

James R. Hoover Sr.

James R. Hoover Sr.

Jan 22, 2016

Salina, Kansas James Robert Hoover, Sr. James Robert 'Jim' Hoover, Sr., 68, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jim was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 20, 1947, to the late Kathleen M. (Hauber) and Robert L. Hoover. Jim was a twenty year veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his...

Edward "Ed" Pates

Edward "Ed" Pates

Jan 18, 2016

Edward E. “Ed” Pates Edward E. “Ed” Pates, 68, of Hedville, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 18th, at his home. Ed was born in Wichita, Kansas, on December 31, 1947, to the late Betty (Lansdowne) and Leo H. Pates. Ed was the husband of Leigh Anne (Falwell) Pates. He worked as an over the road truck driver. Survivors include...

Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta

Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta

Jan 17, 2016

Louis Sherman 'Lou' Pacsuta, 72, of Salina, passed away Sunday, January 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Lou was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1943, to the late Ethel (Wheeler) and Louis Pacsuta. Lou was the husband of Donna Pacsuta. He served in the United States Army for 23 years in active duty and 22 years...

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