Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
James Ernst
May 17, 2012
James Leroy Ernst James Leroy Ernst, 66, of Falun, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 17th, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. James was born in Winner, South Dakota on November 12, 1945, a son of the late Dorothy (Kriege) and Wesley Ernst. Survivors include two sons, Rick Ernst and Chad Ernst; a brother; two sisters; and four grandchildren....
Pauline Johnson
May 16, 2012
Salina, KS Pauline Evon Johnson Pauline Evon Johnson, 68, of Minneapolis passed away Wednesday, May 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Pauline was born in Wagon Mound, NM on July 6, 1943,to Delphina (Salazar) and Frank Eloy Lucero. She was the wife of John W. Johnson, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Minneapolis. Pauline is...
Kathryn "Kay" Bachofer
May 15, 2012
Kathryn Ann 'Kay' Bachofer, 72, of Salina, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 15th, at Hospice of Salina. Kay was born in Salina on December 29, 1939, to Mildred (Wallerius) and Charles T. Swedenburg. She was a high school graduate of Sacred Heart High School class of 1958 and earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology, Cum Laude from Marymount College...
Fred Lindell Shelby
May 10, 2012
Fred Lindell Shelby Fred Lindell Shelby, 69, of Salina, passed away Thursday, May 10th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Fred was born in Salina on July 17, 1942, to the late Bessie (Birch) and Fred C. Shelby. He was the husband of Tina (Honea) Shelby, she survives. Fred is also survived by his two daughters, Crystal (Bob) Montague, of...
James Pickering
May 7, 2012
James Pickering James 'Jim' Pickering, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 7th, at his residence. James was born in Rural Saline County, Kansas on April 16, 1930, son of the late Nora (Borst) and Benjamin Pickering. He worked as a Telephone Technician at SW Bell and AT&T. James was a member of the VFW Salina Post #1432...
Mark Earl Tyler
May 6, 2012
Mark Earl Tyler, 49, of Sylvan Grove, lost his battle with cancer Sunday, May 6, 2012. He passed away at home with loved ones by his side. Mark was born January 25, 1963 in Spencerport, New York, the son of Earl Tyler and Margaret (Stone)Doane. He resided in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, moving there in August of 2011. He lived...
James Baker
May 6, 2012
Salina, KS James Caswell Baker James Caswell Baker, 87, of Salina, passed away on Sunday May 6 2012 at Dignity Care Home of Salina. He was born in Kinsley, Ks on October 24, 1924, a son of the late Lydia Mae (Gutherie) and Robert Beacher Baker. He married Joyce Elaine McCune on January 16, 1945 in Helena, Oklahoma and...
Norman Morrow
May 1, 2012
Dr. Norman Ross Morrow, 78, of Salina, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Hospice of Salina. He was born July 13, 1933, in Larned, the son of Ross and Agda (Pearson) Morrow. Norman graduated from Garfield High School, attended Fort Hays Kansas State College and graduated from Kansas State University in 1959 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree....
Peggy J. North
Apr 27, 2012
Peggy Joan North, of Salina, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012. Ms. North was born in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of William Miller and Lillian Lemman. She resided there until attending college at Colby Community College and Fort Hays State College, earning her bachelor's degree in English in 1971. Work experience started early for Ms. North, as she joined...
Gonzalez Manuel
Apr 26, 2012
Manuel Gonzalez, 53, of Fort Riley, passed away Thursday, April 26th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Manuel was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico on June 30, 1958. He was the husband of Persida Gonzalez. Manuel is survived by his wife, Persida; seven children; and numerous grandchildren. Private family graveside services are scheduled.
Myrna Eisele
Apr 24, 2012
Salina, KS Myrna Jean Eisele Myrna Jean Eisele, 65, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 24th. Myrna was born in Baxter, KY on March 9, 1947. Cremation has been chosen, and private family services will be held at at later date.
Erina Ryan
Apr 21, 2012
Salina, Kansas Erina Ryan Erina Ryan, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 21st, at her residence. Erina was born in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 1921. Erina was a member of the Salina Sr. Center RSVP Sewing Group. In 1945, she married Howard Ryan. They lived in Brownell, Kansas where they farmed for 35 years before...
Joyce Ann Teasley
Apr 15, 2012
Joyce Ann Teasley Joyce Ann Teasley, 73, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, April 15th, at Village Manor in Abilene. Joyce was born in Salina, Kansas on March 30, 1939, daughter of the late Lora G. (Crook) and Virgil 'Doc' Jackson. She worked as an Inventory Control Clerk at Alco in Abilene and retired after 22 years. Joyce was a...
Margaret "Sissy" Swenson
Apr 12, 2012
Margaret T. 'Sissy' Swenson Margaret Theodora 'Sissy' Swenson, 87, of Lindsborg, formerly of Salina, passed away Thursday, April 12th, at Bethany Home, in Lindsborg. Margaret Ostberg was born in Bridgeport, Kansas on August 14, 1924, the daughter of the late Sarah C. (Miller) Ostberg and Amos T. Ostberg. She worked as the Director of Medical Records at the Lindsborg...
Bre'Elle "Bree Bree" Jefferson
Apr 10, 2012
Bre'Elle Ciara 'Bree Bree' Jefferson Bre'Elle Ciara 'Bree Bree' Jefferson, 18 months, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita. Bre'Elle was born in Glendale, Arizona on September 22, 2010, to Robin Harrington and Brion Cornell Jefferson, II. She was a member of St. John's Missionary Baptist Church of Salina. Bre'Elle is survived...
Janice Pankratz
Apr 7, 2012
Salina, Kansas Janice Pankratz Janice Pankratz, 54, of Salina, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Hospice of Salina. Janice was born to Verlon and Ruby (Koegeboehn) Mueller in Herington, Kansas on May 20, 1957. She graduated from Herington High School in 1975 and went on to graduate from Kansas State University in 1979, Recreation Therapy BS and was...
Donald Alfred Engelhardt
Apr 6, 2012
Donald Alfred Engelhardt Donald Alfred Engelhardt, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 6th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Donald was born in Saronville, Nebraska on November 8, 1921, son of the late Sarah (Ross) and Alfred Engelhardt. He graduated from the National School of Electronics and the Naval Research Lab. Served with the USNR from 1942 -...
Minor Lee Harris
Apr 4, 2012
Minor L. Harris, Jr., 74, of Salina passed away Wednesday, April 4th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Minor was born in Byhalia, Mississippi on May 31, 1937, to Catherine King and the late Minor Lee Harris, Sr. Minor served in the U.S. Air Force, and he was stationed at Schilling Air Force Base. Following his time in the air...
Donald "Don" Newingham
Apr 3, 2012
Donald 'Don' Newingham, 73, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 3rd, at the Kaye Pogue Hospice Center. Don was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 29, 1939, to the late Sylvia Gladys (Beal) and Jackson Wescott Newingham. He worked as a salesman for Salina Auto Parts, after retiring from 23 years at Sears. He was the husband of Mary...
Ruby A. Purcell
Apr 1, 2012
Ruby A. Purcell Ruby Adelade Purcell, 93, of Salina, passed away Sunday, April 1st, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Salina. Ruby Adelade Lindsey was born in Two Dot, Montana on December 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Harvey and Florence (Smith) Lindsey. She was a retired secretary for the Canada Life Insurance Company in Spokane,...
James Ernst
May 17, 2012
James Leroy Ernst James Leroy Ernst, 66, of Falun, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 17th, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. James was born in Winner, South Dakota on November 12, 1945, a son of the late Dorothy (Kriege) and Wesley Ernst. Survivors include two sons, Rick Ernst and Chad Ernst; a brother; two sisters; and four grandchildren....
Pauline Johnson
May 16, 2012
Salina, KS Pauline Evon Johnson Pauline Evon Johnson, 68, of Minneapolis passed away Wednesday, May 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Pauline was born in Wagon Mound, NM on July 6, 1943,to Delphina (Salazar) and Frank Eloy Lucero. She was the wife of John W. Johnson, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Minneapolis. Pauline is...
Kathryn "Kay" Bachofer
May 15, 2012
Kathryn Ann 'Kay' Bachofer, 72, of Salina, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 15th, at Hospice of Salina. Kay was born in Salina on December 29, 1939, to Mildred (Wallerius) and Charles T. Swedenburg. She was a high school graduate of Sacred Heart High School class of 1958 and earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology, Cum Laude from Marymount College...
Fred Lindell Shelby
May 10, 2012
Fred Lindell Shelby Fred Lindell Shelby, 69, of Salina, passed away Thursday, May 10th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Fred was born in Salina on July 17, 1942, to the late Bessie (Birch) and Fred C. Shelby. He was the husband of Tina (Honea) Shelby, she survives. Fred is also survived by his two daughters, Crystal (Bob) Montague, of...
James Pickering
May 7, 2012
James Pickering James 'Jim' Pickering, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 7th, at his residence. James was born in Rural Saline County, Kansas on April 16, 1930, son of the late Nora (Borst) and Benjamin Pickering. He worked as a Telephone Technician at SW Bell and AT&T. James was a member of the VFW Salina Post #1432...
Mark Earl Tyler
May 6, 2012
Mark Earl Tyler, 49, of Sylvan Grove, lost his battle with cancer Sunday, May 6, 2012. He passed away at home with loved ones by his side. Mark was born January 25, 1963 in Spencerport, New York, the son of Earl Tyler and Margaret (Stone)Doane. He resided in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, moving there in August of 2011. He lived...
James Baker
May 6, 2012
Salina, KS James Caswell Baker James Caswell Baker, 87, of Salina, passed away on Sunday May 6 2012 at Dignity Care Home of Salina. He was born in Kinsley, Ks on October 24, 1924, a son of the late Lydia Mae (Gutherie) and Robert Beacher Baker. He married Joyce Elaine McCune on January 16, 1945 in Helena, Oklahoma and...
Norman Morrow
May 1, 2012
Dr. Norman Ross Morrow, 78, of Salina, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Hospice of Salina. He was born July 13, 1933, in Larned, the son of Ross and Agda (Pearson) Morrow. Norman graduated from Garfield High School, attended Fort Hays Kansas State College and graduated from Kansas State University in 1959 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree....
Peggy J. North
Apr 27, 2012
Peggy Joan North, of Salina, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012. Ms. North was born in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of William Miller and Lillian Lemman. She resided there until attending college at Colby Community College and Fort Hays State College, earning her bachelor's degree in English in 1971. Work experience started early for Ms. North, as she joined...
Gonzalez Manuel
Apr 26, 2012
Manuel Gonzalez, 53, of Fort Riley, passed away Thursday, April 26th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Manuel was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico on June 30, 1958. He was the husband of Persida Gonzalez. Manuel is survived by his wife, Persida; seven children; and numerous grandchildren. Private family graveside services are scheduled.
Myrna Eisele
Apr 24, 2012
Salina, KS Myrna Jean Eisele Myrna Jean Eisele, 65, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 24th. Myrna was born in Baxter, KY on March 9, 1947. Cremation has been chosen, and private family services will be held at at later date.
Erina Ryan
Apr 21, 2012
Salina, Kansas Erina Ryan Erina Ryan, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 21st, at her residence. Erina was born in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 1921. Erina was a member of the Salina Sr. Center RSVP Sewing Group. In 1945, she married Howard Ryan. They lived in Brownell, Kansas where they farmed for 35 years before...
Joyce Ann Teasley
Apr 15, 2012
Joyce Ann Teasley Joyce Ann Teasley, 73, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, April 15th, at Village Manor in Abilene. Joyce was born in Salina, Kansas on March 30, 1939, daughter of the late Lora G. (Crook) and Virgil 'Doc' Jackson. She worked as an Inventory Control Clerk at Alco in Abilene and retired after 22 years. Joyce was a...
Margaret "Sissy" Swenson
Apr 12, 2012
Margaret T. 'Sissy' Swenson Margaret Theodora 'Sissy' Swenson, 87, of Lindsborg, formerly of Salina, passed away Thursday, April 12th, at Bethany Home, in Lindsborg. Margaret Ostberg was born in Bridgeport, Kansas on August 14, 1924, the daughter of the late Sarah C. (Miller) Ostberg and Amos T. Ostberg. She worked as the Director of Medical Records at the Lindsborg...
Bre'Elle "Bree Bree" Jefferson
Apr 10, 2012
Bre'Elle Ciara 'Bree Bree' Jefferson Bre'Elle Ciara 'Bree Bree' Jefferson, 18 months, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita. Bre'Elle was born in Glendale, Arizona on September 22, 2010, to Robin Harrington and Brion Cornell Jefferson, II. She was a member of St. John's Missionary Baptist Church of Salina. Bre'Elle is survived...
Janice Pankratz
Apr 7, 2012
Salina, Kansas Janice Pankratz Janice Pankratz, 54, of Salina, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Hospice of Salina. Janice was born to Verlon and Ruby (Koegeboehn) Mueller in Herington, Kansas on May 20, 1957. She graduated from Herington High School in 1975 and went on to graduate from Kansas State University in 1979, Recreation Therapy BS and was...
Donald Alfred Engelhardt
Apr 6, 2012
Donald Alfred Engelhardt Donald Alfred Engelhardt, 90, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 6th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Donald was born in Saronville, Nebraska on November 8, 1921, son of the late Sarah (Ross) and Alfred Engelhardt. He graduated from the National School of Electronics and the Naval Research Lab. Served with the USNR from 1942 -...
Minor Lee Harris
Apr 4, 2012
Minor L. Harris, Jr., 74, of Salina passed away Wednesday, April 4th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Minor was born in Byhalia, Mississippi on May 31, 1937, to Catherine King and the late Minor Lee Harris, Sr. Minor served in the U.S. Air Force, and he was stationed at Schilling Air Force Base. Following his time in the air...
Donald "Don" Newingham
Apr 3, 2012
Donald 'Don' Newingham, 73, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, April 3rd, at the Kaye Pogue Hospice Center. Don was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 29, 1939, to the late Sylvia Gladys (Beal) and Jackson Wescott Newingham. He worked as a salesman for Salina Auto Parts, after retiring from 23 years at Sears. He was the husband of Mary...
Ruby A. Purcell
Apr 1, 2012
Ruby A. Purcell Ruby Adelade Purcell, 93, of Salina, passed away Sunday, April 1st, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Salina. Ruby Adelade Lindsey was born in Two Dot, Montana on December 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Harvey and Florence (Smith) Lindsey. She was a retired secretary for the Canada Life Insurance Company in Spokane,...