Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Emma Mae Hall
Dec 10, 2014
Salina, Kansas Emma Mae Hall Emma Mae Hall, 95, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, December 10th, at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Emma was born in Fargo, Oklahoma on January 11, 1919, to the late Ada (Hoag) and Thaddeus Carpenter. Her last employment was for 20 years at Leisure Years, and she worked for 5 years at Sam's Club. Emma was...
William J. "Bill" Selders
Dec 6, 2014
Salina, KS William J. 'Bill' Selders William 'Bill' Selders, 72, of Salina, died from heart failure, December 6, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. Bill was born Jan. 5, 1942 in Denver, Colorado to the late Wilbert and Marvel Selders. He graduated from Salina High School. Bill owned and operated Lamar Automotive Parts for 35 years. He retired from...
Susan Marie Unruh
Dec 6, 2014
Susan Marie Unruh Susan Marie Unruh, 56, of Gypsum passed away at home on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Susan was born in Salina on June 21, 1958, to the late Leo A. and Sarah (Bastron) Curnutt. On May 5, 1984, she married Gene Ray Unruh at First Baptist Church in Salina. Susan worked for Kennedy, Berkley, Yarnevich, and Williamson...
Jane Mayo Ferguson
Nov 17, 2014
Salina, Kansas Jane Mayo Ferguson Jane Mayo Ferguson, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 17th. Jane was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 10, 1926, daughter of the late Ethel (Morris) and Sterling Mayo. She was a professor of early childhood education at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a past member of P.E.O....
Ramon M. Rodriguez
Nov 11, 2014
Ramon M. Rodriguez, 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Ramon was born in Abrego, Zacatecas, Mexico on August 25, 1956, a son of Catalina (Magallanes) Rodriguez, of Salina, Kansas and the late Ascension Rodriguez. He worked as a Line operator at Exide Technologies. He was the husband of Maria Rodriguez. Survivors include his mother, Catalina...
Margaret Yolanda Moya
Nov 6, 2014
Salina, Kansas Margaret 'Maggie' Moya Margaret Yolanda Moya, 68, of Salina, KS, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014. Maggie was born in Maywood, California on August 22, 1946, a daughter of the late Flora (Avalos) and Gilbert N. Moya. Maggie is survived by two daughters; Celeste Williams and husband, Noel and Lesley Lantz Stewart and husband, Archie, five grandchildren;...
Gary Wayne Brockway
Nov 3, 2014
Salina, KS Gary Wayne Brockway Gary Wayne Brockway, 73, of Salina, KS, passed away Monday, November 3rd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Gary was born in Barnard, Kansas on May 10, 1941, a son of the late Zelma (Bellows) and Archie Brockway. He worked as an inspector at Raytheon for 35 years. He was the husband of Marcia (Chartier)...
Gwendolyn L. Dalton
Oct 29, 2014
Salina, Kansas Gwendolyn L. Dalton Gwendolyn L. Dalton, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. Gwendolyn was born in Salina, Kansas on December 6, 1947, to the late Joycelyn G. (Richardson) Granger and Sam Sparks. She worked as a cosmetologist and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in...
Melva Ilene Cronk
Oct 24, 2014
Melva Ilene Cronk, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 24th, 2014. Melva was born in Smith County, Kansas on February 5, 1936, to the late Melvin and Susie Eller. On February 5, 1952, Melva married Vernon LeRoy Cronk. Survivors include two daughters, Debra Walters, of Salina, Kansas; and Sandy Bollinger, of Salina, Kansas; son, Doug Cronk, of...
Vernon Leroy Cronk
Oct 13, 2014
Vernon Leroy Cronk, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 13th, 2014. Vernon was born in Covert, Kansas on August 4, 1932, son of the late Abby (Goad) and Vern Cronk. Leroy was a brick mason for most of his life and ended his career in Quality Control at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. On February 5,...
Larry Wayne Coen
Oct 13, 2014
Larry Wayne Coen passed away, October 13, 2014. He was born the 8th day of June, 1937 in Mont Ida, Anderson County, Kansas. He moved to Iola, Allen County, Kansas in 1942, with his parents and siblings. He attended school in Iola, graduating in 1956. Upon graduating he served 4 years in the United State Air Force. Larry moved...
Mary Joan Benjamin
Oct 12, 2014
Mary Joan Benjamin, 63, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 12th, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Mary was born in Caldwell, Kansas on May 15, 1951, daughter of the late Carolyn (Dempsey) and Jack Eschbaugh. She worked as a photographer for many years. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Jean Pashia
Oct 9, 2014
Jean Marie Pashia, 78, of Esbon, KS, passed away Thursday, October 9th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Jean was born in Marathon, Iowa on August 19, 1936, a daughter of the late Jessie (Harris) and Clarence Anderson. She was the wife of Joseph I.Pashia. Jean is survived by seven daughters; Dianna, wife of Dr. Christopher Wilson, of...
William Eric Lorenson Sr.
Oct 8, 2014
William Eric Lorenson Sr., 60, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 8th. Bill was born in Salina, Kansas on July 13, 1954, son of the late Lea (Ehrets) and James Lorenson, Sr. He worked as an Owner/Operator at Lorenson Welding Machine Company in Salina, Kansas. The company has been in the family for 4 generations. Survivors include two...
Jerry Gene Davis
Oct 8, 2014
Salina, KS Jerry Gene Davis Jerry Gene Davis, 72, of Culver, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 8th, at his residence. Jerry was born in Enterprise, Kansas on August 19, 1942, to the late Edith (Bidwell) and LeRoy Davis. He was employed as an iron worker and a member of the Ironworkers Union Local #481 in Dallas, Texas. He was...
Kenneth "Gene" Becker
Oct 1, 2014
Kenneth Eugene Becker, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Gene was born in Russell, Kansas on May 8, 1929. He served in the U. S. Army from 1951 until 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion Post #62 and VFW Post #1432. He was a very proud American and...
Kevin Ray Carter
Sep 30, 2014
Kevin Ray Carter, 54, of Salina, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Kevin was born in Pratt, Kansas on September 17, 1960, son of Kathryn Sue Snell and the late Eldon Russell Carter. He worked as a painter. He painted many Catholic Cathedrals around the state and the most noteworthy was the Victoria Catholic Cathedral in Victoria, Kansas;...
Helen E. Falta
Sep 22, 2014
Helen E. Falta, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 22nd, at Holiday Resort. Helen was born in Anthony, Kansas on December 28, 1923, a daughter of the late Dora Ada (Neuhauser) and Linley C. Heck. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Asbury She attended nursing school until her marriage to Robert Falta on November 11, 1943....
Robert Mark Meagher
Sep 17, 2014
Robert Mark Meagher, 55, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 17th, at his residence. Robert was born in Salina, Kansas on December 19, 1958, son of the late Billie Jean (Henderson) and Robert Leo Meagher. He had worked in maintaince at Phillips Lighting (OCCK) in Salina. Survivors include two sisters; Freda Meagher, of Salina and Martha Marcotte and...
Ricky L. "Rick" Shelton
Sep 16, 2014
Salina, KS Ricky Lynn 'Rick' Shelton Ricky Lynn Shelton, 54, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, September 16th, surrounded by his loving family, at his residence. Rick was born in Great Bend, Kansas on February 3, 1960 to Joyce Phyllis (Beall) Shelton and the late Raymond Dean Shelton. He was the husband of Michelle (Jacobs) Shelton. They were married in...
Emma Mae Hall
Dec 10, 2014
Salina, Kansas Emma Mae Hall Emma Mae Hall, 95, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, December 10th, at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Emma was born in Fargo, Oklahoma on January 11, 1919, to the late Ada (Hoag) and Thaddeus Carpenter. Her last employment was for 20 years at Leisure Years, and she worked for 5 years at Sam's Club. Emma was...
William J. "Bill" Selders
Dec 6, 2014
Salina, KS William J. 'Bill' Selders William 'Bill' Selders, 72, of Salina, died from heart failure, December 6, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. Bill was born Jan. 5, 1942 in Denver, Colorado to the late Wilbert and Marvel Selders. He graduated from Salina High School. Bill owned and operated Lamar Automotive Parts for 35 years. He retired from...
Susan Marie Unruh
Dec 6, 2014
Susan Marie Unruh Susan Marie Unruh, 56, of Gypsum passed away at home on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Susan was born in Salina on June 21, 1958, to the late Leo A. and Sarah (Bastron) Curnutt. On May 5, 1984, she married Gene Ray Unruh at First Baptist Church in Salina. Susan worked for Kennedy, Berkley, Yarnevich, and Williamson...
Jane Mayo Ferguson
Nov 17, 2014
Salina, Kansas Jane Mayo Ferguson Jane Mayo Ferguson, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 17th. Jane was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 10, 1926, daughter of the late Ethel (Morris) and Sterling Mayo. She was a professor of early childhood education at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a past member of P.E.O....
Ramon M. Rodriguez
Nov 11, 2014
Ramon M. Rodriguez, 58, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Ramon was born in Abrego, Zacatecas, Mexico on August 25, 1956, a son of Catalina (Magallanes) Rodriguez, of Salina, Kansas and the late Ascension Rodriguez. He worked as a Line operator at Exide Technologies. He was the husband of Maria Rodriguez. Survivors include his mother, Catalina...
Margaret Yolanda Moya
Nov 6, 2014
Salina, Kansas Margaret 'Maggie' Moya Margaret Yolanda Moya, 68, of Salina, KS, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014. Maggie was born in Maywood, California on August 22, 1946, a daughter of the late Flora (Avalos) and Gilbert N. Moya. Maggie is survived by two daughters; Celeste Williams and husband, Noel and Lesley Lantz Stewart and husband, Archie, five grandchildren;...
Gary Wayne Brockway
Nov 3, 2014
Salina, KS Gary Wayne Brockway Gary Wayne Brockway, 73, of Salina, KS, passed away Monday, November 3rd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Gary was born in Barnard, Kansas on May 10, 1941, a son of the late Zelma (Bellows) and Archie Brockway. He worked as an inspector at Raytheon for 35 years. He was the husband of Marcia (Chartier)...
Gwendolyn L. Dalton
Oct 29, 2014
Salina, Kansas Gwendolyn L. Dalton Gwendolyn L. Dalton, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. Gwendolyn was born in Salina, Kansas on December 6, 1947, to the late Joycelyn G. (Richardson) Granger and Sam Sparks. She worked as a cosmetologist and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in...
Melva Ilene Cronk
Oct 24, 2014
Melva Ilene Cronk, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 24th, 2014. Melva was born in Smith County, Kansas on February 5, 1936, to the late Melvin and Susie Eller. On February 5, 1952, Melva married Vernon LeRoy Cronk. Survivors include two daughters, Debra Walters, of Salina, Kansas; and Sandy Bollinger, of Salina, Kansas; son, Doug Cronk, of...
Vernon Leroy Cronk
Oct 13, 2014
Vernon Leroy Cronk, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 13th, 2014. Vernon was born in Covert, Kansas on August 4, 1932, son of the late Abby (Goad) and Vern Cronk. Leroy was a brick mason for most of his life and ended his career in Quality Control at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. On February 5,...
Larry Wayne Coen
Oct 13, 2014
Larry Wayne Coen passed away, October 13, 2014. He was born the 8th day of June, 1937 in Mont Ida, Anderson County, Kansas. He moved to Iola, Allen County, Kansas in 1942, with his parents and siblings. He attended school in Iola, graduating in 1956. Upon graduating he served 4 years in the United State Air Force. Larry moved...
Mary Joan Benjamin
Oct 12, 2014
Mary Joan Benjamin, 63, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 12th, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Mary was born in Caldwell, Kansas on May 15, 1951, daughter of the late Carolyn (Dempsey) and Jack Eschbaugh. She worked as a photographer for many years. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Jean Pashia
Oct 9, 2014
Jean Marie Pashia, 78, of Esbon, KS, passed away Thursday, October 9th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Jean was born in Marathon, Iowa on August 19, 1936, a daughter of the late Jessie (Harris) and Clarence Anderson. She was the wife of Joseph I.Pashia. Jean is survived by seven daughters; Dianna, wife of Dr. Christopher Wilson, of...
William Eric Lorenson Sr.
Oct 8, 2014
William Eric Lorenson Sr., 60, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 8th. Bill was born in Salina, Kansas on July 13, 1954, son of the late Lea (Ehrets) and James Lorenson, Sr. He worked as an Owner/Operator at Lorenson Welding Machine Company in Salina, Kansas. The company has been in the family for 4 generations. Survivors include two...
Jerry Gene Davis
Oct 8, 2014
Salina, KS Jerry Gene Davis Jerry Gene Davis, 72, of Culver, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 8th, at his residence. Jerry was born in Enterprise, Kansas on August 19, 1942, to the late Edith (Bidwell) and LeRoy Davis. He was employed as an iron worker and a member of the Ironworkers Union Local #481 in Dallas, Texas. He was...
Kenneth "Gene" Becker
Oct 1, 2014
Kenneth Eugene Becker, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Gene was born in Russell, Kansas on May 8, 1929. He served in the U. S. Army from 1951 until 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion Post #62 and VFW Post #1432. He was a very proud American and...
Kevin Ray Carter
Sep 30, 2014
Kevin Ray Carter, 54, of Salina, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Kevin was born in Pratt, Kansas on September 17, 1960, son of Kathryn Sue Snell and the late Eldon Russell Carter. He worked as a painter. He painted many Catholic Cathedrals around the state and the most noteworthy was the Victoria Catholic Cathedral in Victoria, Kansas;...
Helen E. Falta
Sep 22, 2014
Helen E. Falta, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 22nd, at Holiday Resort. Helen was born in Anthony, Kansas on December 28, 1923, a daughter of the late Dora Ada (Neuhauser) and Linley C. Heck. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Asbury She attended nursing school until her marriage to Robert Falta on November 11, 1943....
Robert Mark Meagher
Sep 17, 2014
Robert Mark Meagher, 55, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 17th, at his residence. Robert was born in Salina, Kansas on December 19, 1958, son of the late Billie Jean (Henderson) and Robert Leo Meagher. He had worked in maintaince at Phillips Lighting (OCCK) in Salina. Survivors include two sisters; Freda Meagher, of Salina and Martha Marcotte and...
Ricky L. "Rick" Shelton
Sep 16, 2014
Salina, KS Ricky Lynn 'Rick' Shelton Ricky Lynn Shelton, 54, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, September 16th, surrounded by his loving family, at his residence. Rick was born in Great Bend, Kansas on February 3, 1960 to Joyce Phyllis (Beall) Shelton and the late Raymond Dean Shelton. He was the husband of Michelle (Jacobs) Shelton. They were married in...