Obituaries
Obituaries for Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Jo Lyn Bartz
Sep 20, 2011
Mrs. Jo Lyn Bartz, 51, of Salina passed away Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at Via Christi- St. Francis in Wichita. She was born at Holloman Air Force Base, NM on August 24, 1960. She was the daughter of Charles T. Woodard and Jo Ann (Woolsey) Tally, and the wife of Randy Bartz. Jo Lyn earned an assocites degree from...
Helen Ann Willey
Sep 20, 2011
Helen Willey, 63, was released from her earthly body on September 20, 2011 to reunite with waiting loved ones in heaven after a courageous battle with ALS. She passed away at her home in Bennington, where she lived with her son and his family. Helen was born June 15, 1948 to Tom and Ruth Powell in Newton, Kansas. Helen...
Rodney Paul Grabner
Sep 18, 2011
Rodney Paul Grabner Rodney Paul Grabner, 62, of Salina passed away Sunday, September 18th, 2011 in Ft. Meyers, Flordia. Rodney was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 24, 1949, the son of the late Francis and Hazel (Snyder) Grabner. Rodney was in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was a 20 year member of the...
Richard "Rick" Bunce
Sep 18, 2011
Mr. Richard James 'Rick' Bunce, 69, of Salina, passed away Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at his residence. Rick was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 1942, the son of the late Walter and Jeanne (Alexander) Bunce. Rick was a career veteran of the United States Navy. He retired in 1996 at the rank of Storekeeper First Class. He...
William H. Burrows
Sep 6, 2011
William Howard Burrows Jr., 49, of Salina, passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, William was born Feb. 23, 1962, in Salina, KS. He is survived by his parents William and Patsy Burrows; daughter, Lindsey Padilla and her husband Travis, of Salina; son, Ryan Burrows of Salina; sister, Debbie Porter, of Salina; sister, Pam White of Lincoln NE; granddaughter, Kailee...
Warren K. Smith
Aug 31, 2011
Warren K. Smith, 67, of Abilene, died Wednesday, August 31st, at Salina Regional Health Center, he was born at Camp Rucker, Alabama on October 18, 1943, the son of Vernon Smith and Mildred (Brown) Smith. He was a retired Over the road truck driver. Warren graduated from high school at Agra High School in Agra, Oklahoma. throughout his life,...
Edward Achille Coulombe
Aug 28, 2011
Salina, KS Edward Achille Coulombe Edward Achille Coulombe, 84, of Salina passed away Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at his residence. Ed was born in Lewiston , Maine on July 20, 1927, the son of the late John Coulombe and Cecile (Dumont) Cloutier. He served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Missouri. After he served in...
Virginia Witt
Aug 22, 2011
Virginia Pauline Witt Virginia Pauline Witt, 79, of Salina, passed away Monday, August 22nd, 2011. Virginia was born in Briartown, Oklahoma on May 8, 1932, the daughter of the late Emmitt and Pearl (Wilson) Bridges. Survivors include her daughter: Linda Williams and husband David of Salina, granddaughter: Amanda Price and husband Dan of Salina; sister Oleta Baxter of Midwest...
Dale Fitch
Aug 20, 2011
Mr. Dale Fitch, 83, of Salina passed away Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born on July 25, 1928, the son of the late D. K. and Ruth Fay (Howard) Fitch. Dale was preceded in death by his parents; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday,...
William "Will" Bickerstaff
Aug 18, 2011
William Brock 'Will' Bickerstaff, 41, of Salina, passed away, Thursday, August 18th, 2011 at Via Christi- St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Will was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 12, 1969,the son of Chuck Bickerstaff. He was a Shipping Supervisor and team leader for shipping at Jim's formal wear in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include wife: Veronica L. Wolf;...
Marianne K. Mitchell
Aug 18, 2011
Salina, KS Marianne K. Mitchell Marianne K. Mitchell, 91, of Salina, passed away Thursday, August 18th, 2011. Marianne was born in Germany on July 4, 1920. She worked as a Librarian at Marymount College Salina, Kansas, for 30 years. Her son: Jurgen Meyer of Nordenstadt, Germany survives. Marianne is preceded in death by her son: Klaus Dieter Meyer. A...
Clara Marie Sack
Aug 6, 2011
Clara Marie Sack, 94, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at St. John's Healthcare Center in Hays. She was born June 15, 1917 in Hyacinth, to Frank and Maria (Weigel) Brungardt. She is preceded in death by her parents, 11 brothers and sisters, and 1 grandson. Clara is survived by her children; Norman (Joy) Sack of Green Valley, AZ, Sharon...
Earlyne "Lou" Garton
Aug 5, 2011
Mrs. Earlyne L. 'Lou' Garton, 92, of Salina passed away Friday, August 5th, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born May 23, 1919 in Columbus, KS to the late Orlie and Ida (Brewer) Kitch. Lou was a high school graduate and complete training to become an LPN. She worked at Asbury Hospital in Salina. Lou is survived...
Rodney "Red" Yost
Aug 2, 2011
Mr. Rodney D. 'Red' Yost, 57, of Salina passed away Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 at Hospice of Salina. Mr. Yost was born in Henrietta, TX on August 6, 1953, the son of the late Paul and Opal Marie (Raburn) Yost. He worked as a Custodian at USD 393 in Solomon. He was the husband of Rhonda (Legere) Yost. They...
Patricia A. Ransom
Jul 26, 2011
Patricia A. Ransom, 62, of Salina passed away, Tuesday at her home. She was born May 16, 1949 in Chattanooga, TN to Ezra Robinson and Laura L. (Davis) McDuffie. Patricia earned a bachelor's degree from Emporia State University in 1971. She then went on to earn her master's degree from Nebraska University. She worked as a school teacher and...
Nevaeh Menzie
Jul 24, 2011
Nevaeh Elise Menzie went home to the lord on July 24th, 2011 at Coral Springs Hospital in Coral Springs, Florida at the young age of 7. Nevaeh was granted her angel wings May 7, 2004 at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas. Nevaeh's life would seem too short to many, but for those who were touched by...
Janice M. Smith
Jul 22, 2011
Mrs. Janice M. 'Jan' Smith, 72, of Salina, passed away Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born in Salina, Kansas on November 9, 1938, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lois (Lindquist) Dauer. She was a high school graduate and attended two years of college. Jan worked as an office manager, and she...
Bernice M. Ramsey
Jul 20, 2011
Mrs. Bernice M. Ramsey, 78, of Salina, passed away, Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Carlton, Kansas on September 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Edward and Olga M. (Mitchell) Machulda. Bernice graduated high school at Chapman, KS and worked as a bookkeeper. She married John W. Ramsey on December 1, 1950 in...
Anthony "Tony" Bieker
Jul 18, 2011
Mr. Anthony W. 'Tony' Bieker, 65, of Rexford, KS passed away, Monday, July 18th, 2011 at Hays Medical Center. Tony was born in Hoxie, Kansas on April 8, 1946, the son of the late Louis and Ludwina (Munch) Bieker. He owned and operated a well service company with his family. Tony was a member of Sacred Heart Church in...
Verna Mae Freeman
Jul 9, 2011
Verna Ida Mae Freeman was born July 31, 1914 in Toronto, Canada, the daughter of Percival and Ann David. She died July 9, 2011 at the Salina Presbyterian Manor. Verna was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, and a brother. She was married to Wilbert L. Freeman June 23, 1938, and they went to the New York...
Jo Lyn Bartz
Sep 20, 2011
Mrs. Jo Lyn Bartz, 51, of Salina passed away Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at Via Christi- St. Francis in Wichita. She was born at Holloman Air Force Base, NM on August 24, 1960. She was the daughter of Charles T. Woodard and Jo Ann (Woolsey) Tally, and the wife of Randy Bartz. Jo Lyn earned an assocites degree from...
Helen Ann Willey
Sep 20, 2011
Helen Willey, 63, was released from her earthly body on September 20, 2011 to reunite with waiting loved ones in heaven after a courageous battle with ALS. She passed away at her home in Bennington, where she lived with her son and his family. Helen was born June 15, 1948 to Tom and Ruth Powell in Newton, Kansas. Helen...
Rodney Paul Grabner
Sep 18, 2011
Rodney Paul Grabner Rodney Paul Grabner, 62, of Salina passed away Sunday, September 18th, 2011 in Ft. Meyers, Flordia. Rodney was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 24, 1949, the son of the late Francis and Hazel (Snyder) Grabner. Rodney was in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was a 20 year member of the...
Richard "Rick" Bunce
Sep 18, 2011
Mr. Richard James 'Rick' Bunce, 69, of Salina, passed away Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at his residence. Rick was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 1942, the son of the late Walter and Jeanne (Alexander) Bunce. Rick was a career veteran of the United States Navy. He retired in 1996 at the rank of Storekeeper First Class. He...
William H. Burrows
Sep 6, 2011
William Howard Burrows Jr., 49, of Salina, passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, William was born Feb. 23, 1962, in Salina, KS. He is survived by his parents William and Patsy Burrows; daughter, Lindsey Padilla and her husband Travis, of Salina; son, Ryan Burrows of Salina; sister, Debbie Porter, of Salina; sister, Pam White of Lincoln NE; granddaughter, Kailee...
Warren K. Smith
Aug 31, 2011
Warren K. Smith, 67, of Abilene, died Wednesday, August 31st, at Salina Regional Health Center, he was born at Camp Rucker, Alabama on October 18, 1943, the son of Vernon Smith and Mildred (Brown) Smith. He was a retired Over the road truck driver. Warren graduated from high school at Agra High School in Agra, Oklahoma. throughout his life,...
Edward Achille Coulombe
Aug 28, 2011
Salina, KS Edward Achille Coulombe Edward Achille Coulombe, 84, of Salina passed away Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at his residence. Ed was born in Lewiston , Maine on July 20, 1927, the son of the late John Coulombe and Cecile (Dumont) Cloutier. He served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Missouri. After he served in...
Virginia Witt
Aug 22, 2011
Virginia Pauline Witt Virginia Pauline Witt, 79, of Salina, passed away Monday, August 22nd, 2011. Virginia was born in Briartown, Oklahoma on May 8, 1932, the daughter of the late Emmitt and Pearl (Wilson) Bridges. Survivors include her daughter: Linda Williams and husband David of Salina, granddaughter: Amanda Price and husband Dan of Salina; sister Oleta Baxter of Midwest...
Dale Fitch
Aug 20, 2011
Mr. Dale Fitch, 83, of Salina passed away Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born on July 25, 1928, the son of the late D. K. and Ruth Fay (Howard) Fitch. Dale was preceded in death by his parents; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday,...
William "Will" Bickerstaff
Aug 18, 2011
William Brock 'Will' Bickerstaff, 41, of Salina, passed away, Thursday, August 18th, 2011 at Via Christi- St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Will was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 12, 1969,the son of Chuck Bickerstaff. He was a Shipping Supervisor and team leader for shipping at Jim's formal wear in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include wife: Veronica L. Wolf;...
Marianne K. Mitchell
Aug 18, 2011
Salina, KS Marianne K. Mitchell Marianne K. Mitchell, 91, of Salina, passed away Thursday, August 18th, 2011. Marianne was born in Germany on July 4, 1920. She worked as a Librarian at Marymount College Salina, Kansas, for 30 years. Her son: Jurgen Meyer of Nordenstadt, Germany survives. Marianne is preceded in death by her son: Klaus Dieter Meyer. A...
Clara Marie Sack
Aug 6, 2011
Clara Marie Sack, 94, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at St. John's Healthcare Center in Hays. She was born June 15, 1917 in Hyacinth, to Frank and Maria (Weigel) Brungardt. She is preceded in death by her parents, 11 brothers and sisters, and 1 grandson. Clara is survived by her children; Norman (Joy) Sack of Green Valley, AZ, Sharon...
Earlyne "Lou" Garton
Aug 5, 2011
Mrs. Earlyne L. 'Lou' Garton, 92, of Salina passed away Friday, August 5th, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born May 23, 1919 in Columbus, KS to the late Orlie and Ida (Brewer) Kitch. Lou was a high school graduate and complete training to become an LPN. She worked at Asbury Hospital in Salina. Lou is survived...
Rodney "Red" Yost
Aug 2, 2011
Mr. Rodney D. 'Red' Yost, 57, of Salina passed away Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 at Hospice of Salina. Mr. Yost was born in Henrietta, TX on August 6, 1953, the son of the late Paul and Opal Marie (Raburn) Yost. He worked as a Custodian at USD 393 in Solomon. He was the husband of Rhonda (Legere) Yost. They...
Patricia A. Ransom
Jul 26, 2011
Patricia A. Ransom, 62, of Salina passed away, Tuesday at her home. She was born May 16, 1949 in Chattanooga, TN to Ezra Robinson and Laura L. (Davis) McDuffie. Patricia earned a bachelor's degree from Emporia State University in 1971. She then went on to earn her master's degree from Nebraska University. She worked as a school teacher and...
Nevaeh Menzie
Jul 24, 2011
Nevaeh Elise Menzie went home to the lord on July 24th, 2011 at Coral Springs Hospital in Coral Springs, Florida at the young age of 7. Nevaeh was granted her angel wings May 7, 2004 at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas. Nevaeh's life would seem too short to many, but for those who were touched by...
Janice M. Smith
Jul 22, 2011
Mrs. Janice M. 'Jan' Smith, 72, of Salina, passed away Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born in Salina, Kansas on November 9, 1938, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lois (Lindquist) Dauer. She was a high school graduate and attended two years of college. Jan worked as an office manager, and she...
Bernice M. Ramsey
Jul 20, 2011
Mrs. Bernice M. Ramsey, 78, of Salina, passed away, Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Carlton, Kansas on September 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Edward and Olga M. (Mitchell) Machulda. Bernice graduated high school at Chapman, KS and worked as a bookkeeper. She married John W. Ramsey on December 1, 1950 in...
Anthony "Tony" Bieker
Jul 18, 2011
Mr. Anthony W. 'Tony' Bieker, 65, of Rexford, KS passed away, Monday, July 18th, 2011 at Hays Medical Center. Tony was born in Hoxie, Kansas on April 8, 1946, the son of the late Louis and Ludwina (Munch) Bieker. He owned and operated a well service company with his family. Tony was a member of Sacred Heart Church in...
Verna Mae Freeman
Jul 9, 2011
Verna Ida Mae Freeman was born July 31, 1914 in Toronto, Canada, the daughter of Percival and Ann David. She died July 9, 2011 at the Salina Presbyterian Manor. Verna was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, and a brother. She was married to Wilbert L. Freeman June 23, 1938, and they went to the New York...