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Earl Copeland

Earl Copeland

Dec 28, 2010

Earl LeRoy Copeland Earl LeRoy Copeland, 82, Salina, KS died on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. Earl was born at the family farm at Sparks, Nebraska on April 13, 1928, the son of the late John Frederick and Clara Ethel (Ogle) Copeland. He worked as a Carpenter, Painter, Farmer and Handyman. In his later...

Rosa Belle Nelson

Rosa Belle Nelson

Dec 24, 2010

Rosa Belle Nelson, age 99, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS.Rosa Belle lived most of her life in the home near Culver where she was born on December 10, 1911 to Annie Belle and George Clinton Hinkle. From the time she was a little girl, Rosa Belle knew she...

Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller

Dec 24, 2010

Patricia J. Miller Patricia J. Miller, 69, of Beloit, passed away Friday, December 24th, 2010. Patricia was born in Boulder, Colorado on August 15, 1941, the daughter of the late E. V. Miller and Mary (Phillips) Widner. Survivors include daughter: Melissa Miller of Beloit, Kansas; brother: Robert Miller and wife Adella of Brookville, Kansas; Half Sister: Shirley Lewis of...

Harrison "Wally" Mcwhorter

Harrison "Wally" Mcwhorter

Dec 11, 2010

Mr. Harrison Waldo 'Wally' McWhorter, Sr., 65, of Bennington, passed away Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at Hospice of Salina. Mr. McWhorter was born in Syracuse, N.Y. on April 26, 1945, the son of the late Henry W. and Tessa G. (Gillespie) McWhorter. Wally graduated high school and attended some college. He married Ilene M. Cheever on November 8, 1965...

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Dec 11, 2010

Salina, KSRichard Merle Bennett On Saturday, December 11th, 2010, at the age of 86, Richard departed to his heavenly home. Richard was born in Deer Creek, IL on October 31, 1924, the son of the late Jesse and Mabel (Siddons) Bennett. Richard was a mechanic for Sid Bacon Clark, and a landlord for over 50 years. He was a...

Floyd E. Nelson

Floyd E. Nelson

Dec 10, 2010

Mr. Floyd E. Nelson, 61, of Salina passed away Friday, December 10th, 2010 at Hospice of Salina after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Nelson was born in Rydal, KS on June 15, 1949, the son of the late Howard and Zella M. (Walter) Miller. Floyd's father died when Floyd was a young boy and he was raised by...

Aldon "Al" Botts

Aldon "Al" Botts

Dec 3, 2010

Aldon L. 'Al' Botts Aldon passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the age of 90. He was born December 30, 1919 in Rising Star, Texas. He had been a resident of Salina for many years during which time he was employed with City Taxi as a driver. In his later years, he was a house painter. Al...

William "Bill" Weaver

William "Bill" Weaver

Nov 27, 2010

William A Weaver On Saturday, November 27th, William A. Weaver went to meet his maker. William was born in Junction City, Kansas on February 17, 1934, the son of the late Ardon and Hazel (Graham) Weaver. He attended Emmanuel Four Square Church in Salina, Kansas Bill work at the Junction City Daily Union for 13 years, retired from the...

Barbara Mick

Barbara Mick

Nov 27, 2010

Barbara Mick, 99, of Salina, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Barbara Katherine Mick was born in Woods Field, Ohio on November 2, 1911, the daughter of the late William and Matilda (Hine) Miller. On November 25, 1936, Barbara married Bernard (B.J.) Mick at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, KS She was a loving mother and grandmother and...

Margaret Ann Higgins

Margaret Ann Higgins

Nov 26, 2010

Margaret Ann Higgins, 64, of Salina, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born in Herington, Kansas on February 18, 1946, the daughter of the late Emmett Sheridan and Ella Marie (Williams) Allen. She was a high school graduate and graduate of the St. Francis School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse in...

Robert "Bob" Petty

Robert "Bob" Petty

Nov 26, 2010

Robert W. 'Bob' Petty Robert Wayne 'Bob' Petty, 80, of Salina died Friday, November 26th, 2010. He was retired from Rockwell International as Jet Propulsion Mechanic in Simi Valley, California for 22 years, and was also a real estate agent in California for many years. Robert Wayne Petty was born in Paragould, Arkansason July 30, 1930, the son of...

Miranda I. Gilliland

Miranda I. Gilliland

Nov 26, 2010

Miranda Ida Gilliland, 20, of Larned died Friday, November 26th, 2010 at Via Christi- St. Francis in Wichita. She was born in Hays, Kansas on March 22, 1990, the daughter of the late Nancy (Hilgers) and Randall Gilliland. Miranda worked as a waitress. She was preceded in death by her mother. Miranda is survived by her father Randall, sister,...

Michael D. Seitz

Michael D. Seitz

Nov 26, 2010

Mr. Michael D. 'Mike' Seitz, Sr., 47, of Salina passed away Friday, November 26th, 2010.Mr. Seitz was born in Springfield, Missouri on April 17, 1963, the son of Darrell Seitz and Sondra Buchanan. He was a was a high school graduate and worked as a satellite televison installation technician. Mike was a member of the U. S. Army Reserves...

Melina Garman

Melina Garman

Nov 18, 2010

Melina Keilani Garman, of Salina passed away Thursday, November 18th, 2010 at Geary Community Hospital, Junction City. She is the infant daughter of Tafaomaleuatogi and Sunni A. (Lobdell) Garman. She is survived by her parents, brother Tafao Garman, Jr.; sister, Halia Garman; and her maternal and paternal grandparents. Family will receive friends at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home from 9 am...

Edwin Brewer

Edwin Brewer

Nov 15, 2010

Edwin Brewer Edwin Brewer, 56, of Salina died Monday, November 15th, 2010. Mr. Brewer was born in Fort Coffee, OK on March 6, 1954, the son of the late Ella Mae (Blocker) and Eugene Marion Brewer. He was a former member of Loyd Memorial Church of God in Christ, he graduated from Salina High School in May of 1969,...

Colleen M. Reid

Colleen M. Reid

Nov 12, 2010

Colleen M. Reid, 83, of Salina passed away Friday, November 12th, 2010.Mrs. Reid was born in Lindsey, Kansas on October 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Howard A. and Jennie M. (McCollough) Delcamp. She was the widow of Robert W. Reid. They were married on April 26, 1952 at the First United Methodist Church in Salina, where she...

Berna "B.D." Wiley

Berna "B.D." Wiley

Nov 12, 2010

Berna Deane 'B.D.' Wiley, 79, of Salina, passed away Thursday, November 11th, 2010 at her residence. Miss Wiley was born in Rural Lincoln County, KS on January 25, 1931, the daughter of the late Richard and Norma (Tracy) Wiley. She was a school teacher for many years at numerous schools. She retired at Soderstrom School in Lindsborg. B.D. was...

Josephine "Jo" Thielen

Josephine "Jo" Thielen

Nov 12, 2010

Josephine Irene 'Jo' Thielen, 82, of Salina, passed away Friday, November 12th, 2010 at her home. She was born in Salina on March 8, 1928, the daughter of the late John H. and Seraphine (Borst) Budke. On July 16, 1953 Jo married Bernie Thielen in Salina. Mrs. Thielen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She is survived...

Dean L. Somers

Dean L. Somers

Oct 31, 2010

Mr. Dean L. Somers, 86, of Minneapolis, passed away Sunday, October 31st, 2010, at Ottawa County Health Center. Mr. Somers was born in Delphos, Kansas, on September 12, 1924, the son of the late Leon L. and Mary M. (Kleiner) Somers. He was a graduate of Delphos High School. Dean was a business owner, shipping coordinator for El Dorado...

Lydia Lipprand

Lydia Lipprand

Oct 30, 2010

Lydia Lipperand, 100, of Russell passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Main Street Manor in Russell. Lydia was born on March 17, 1910 to John Peter and Marie Katherine (Kern) Mai in Russell County. She was born on the Tittle farm just south of the Smokey Hill River. The stone posts and foundation of her birth home remain...

Earl Copeland

Earl Copeland

Dec 28, 2010

Earl LeRoy Copeland Earl LeRoy Copeland, 82, Salina, KS died on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. Earl was born at the family farm at Sparks, Nebraska on April 13, 1928, the son of the late John Frederick and Clara Ethel (Ogle) Copeland. He worked as a Carpenter, Painter, Farmer and Handyman. In his later...

Rosa Belle Nelson

Rosa Belle Nelson

Dec 24, 2010

Rosa Belle Nelson, age 99, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS.Rosa Belle lived most of her life in the home near Culver where she was born on December 10, 1911 to Annie Belle and George Clinton Hinkle. From the time she was a little girl, Rosa Belle knew she...

Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller

Dec 24, 2010

Patricia J. Miller Patricia J. Miller, 69, of Beloit, passed away Friday, December 24th, 2010. Patricia was born in Boulder, Colorado on August 15, 1941, the daughter of the late E. V. Miller and Mary (Phillips) Widner. Survivors include daughter: Melissa Miller of Beloit, Kansas; brother: Robert Miller and wife Adella of Brookville, Kansas; Half Sister: Shirley Lewis of...

Harrison "Wally" Mcwhorter

Harrison "Wally" Mcwhorter

Dec 11, 2010

Mr. Harrison Waldo 'Wally' McWhorter, Sr., 65, of Bennington, passed away Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at Hospice of Salina. Mr. McWhorter was born in Syracuse, N.Y. on April 26, 1945, the son of the late Henry W. and Tessa G. (Gillespie) McWhorter. Wally graduated high school and attended some college. He married Ilene M. Cheever on November 8, 1965...

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Dec 11, 2010

Salina, KSRichard Merle Bennett On Saturday, December 11th, 2010, at the age of 86, Richard departed to his heavenly home. Richard was born in Deer Creek, IL on October 31, 1924, the son of the late Jesse and Mabel (Siddons) Bennett. Richard was a mechanic for Sid Bacon Clark, and a landlord for over 50 years. He was a...

Floyd E. Nelson

Floyd E. Nelson

Dec 10, 2010

Mr. Floyd E. Nelson, 61, of Salina passed away Friday, December 10th, 2010 at Hospice of Salina after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Nelson was born in Rydal, KS on June 15, 1949, the son of the late Howard and Zella M. (Walter) Miller. Floyd's father died when Floyd was a young boy and he was raised by...

Aldon "Al" Botts

Aldon "Al" Botts

Dec 3, 2010

Aldon L. 'Al' Botts Aldon passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the age of 90. He was born December 30, 1919 in Rising Star, Texas. He had been a resident of Salina for many years during which time he was employed with City Taxi as a driver. In his later years, he was a house painter. Al...

William "Bill" Weaver

William "Bill" Weaver

Nov 27, 2010

William A Weaver On Saturday, November 27th, William A. Weaver went to meet his maker. William was born in Junction City, Kansas on February 17, 1934, the son of the late Ardon and Hazel (Graham) Weaver. He attended Emmanuel Four Square Church in Salina, Kansas Bill work at the Junction City Daily Union for 13 years, retired from the...

Barbara Mick

Barbara Mick

Nov 27, 2010

Barbara Mick, 99, of Salina, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Barbara Katherine Mick was born in Woods Field, Ohio on November 2, 1911, the daughter of the late William and Matilda (Hine) Miller. On November 25, 1936, Barbara married Bernard (B.J.) Mick at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, KS She was a loving mother and grandmother and...

Margaret Ann Higgins

Margaret Ann Higgins

Nov 26, 2010

Margaret Ann Higgins, 64, of Salina, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born in Herington, Kansas on February 18, 1946, the daughter of the late Emmett Sheridan and Ella Marie (Williams) Allen. She was a high school graduate and graduate of the St. Francis School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse in...

Robert "Bob" Petty

Robert "Bob" Petty

Nov 26, 2010

Robert W. 'Bob' Petty Robert Wayne 'Bob' Petty, 80, of Salina died Friday, November 26th, 2010. He was retired from Rockwell International as Jet Propulsion Mechanic in Simi Valley, California for 22 years, and was also a real estate agent in California for many years. Robert Wayne Petty was born in Paragould, Arkansason July 30, 1930, the son of...

Miranda I. Gilliland

Miranda I. Gilliland

Nov 26, 2010

Miranda Ida Gilliland, 20, of Larned died Friday, November 26th, 2010 at Via Christi- St. Francis in Wichita. She was born in Hays, Kansas on March 22, 1990, the daughter of the late Nancy (Hilgers) and Randall Gilliland. Miranda worked as a waitress. She was preceded in death by her mother. Miranda is survived by her father Randall, sister,...

Michael D. Seitz

Michael D. Seitz

Nov 26, 2010

Mr. Michael D. 'Mike' Seitz, Sr., 47, of Salina passed away Friday, November 26th, 2010.Mr. Seitz was born in Springfield, Missouri on April 17, 1963, the son of Darrell Seitz and Sondra Buchanan. He was a was a high school graduate and worked as a satellite televison installation technician. Mike was a member of the U. S. Army Reserves...

Melina Garman

Melina Garman

Nov 18, 2010

Melina Keilani Garman, of Salina passed away Thursday, November 18th, 2010 at Geary Community Hospital, Junction City. She is the infant daughter of Tafaomaleuatogi and Sunni A. (Lobdell) Garman. She is survived by her parents, brother Tafao Garman, Jr.; sister, Halia Garman; and her maternal and paternal grandparents. Family will receive friends at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home from 9 am...

Edwin Brewer

Edwin Brewer

Nov 15, 2010

Edwin Brewer Edwin Brewer, 56, of Salina died Monday, November 15th, 2010. Mr. Brewer was born in Fort Coffee, OK on March 6, 1954, the son of the late Ella Mae (Blocker) and Eugene Marion Brewer. He was a former member of Loyd Memorial Church of God in Christ, he graduated from Salina High School in May of 1969,...

Colleen M. Reid

Colleen M. Reid

Nov 12, 2010

Colleen M. Reid, 83, of Salina passed away Friday, November 12th, 2010.Mrs. Reid was born in Lindsey, Kansas on October 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Howard A. and Jennie M. (McCollough) Delcamp. She was the widow of Robert W. Reid. They were married on April 26, 1952 at the First United Methodist Church in Salina, where she...

Berna "B.D." Wiley

Berna "B.D." Wiley

Nov 12, 2010

Berna Deane 'B.D.' Wiley, 79, of Salina, passed away Thursday, November 11th, 2010 at her residence. Miss Wiley was born in Rural Lincoln County, KS on January 25, 1931, the daughter of the late Richard and Norma (Tracy) Wiley. She was a school teacher for many years at numerous schools. She retired at Soderstrom School in Lindsborg. B.D. was...

Josephine "Jo" Thielen

Josephine "Jo" Thielen

Nov 12, 2010

Josephine Irene 'Jo' Thielen, 82, of Salina, passed away Friday, November 12th, 2010 at her home. She was born in Salina on March 8, 1928, the daughter of the late John H. and Seraphine (Borst) Budke. On July 16, 1953 Jo married Bernie Thielen in Salina. Mrs. Thielen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She is survived...

Dean L. Somers

Dean L. Somers

Oct 31, 2010

Mr. Dean L. Somers, 86, of Minneapolis, passed away Sunday, October 31st, 2010, at Ottawa County Health Center. Mr. Somers was born in Delphos, Kansas, on September 12, 1924, the son of the late Leon L. and Mary M. (Kleiner) Somers. He was a graduate of Delphos High School. Dean was a business owner, shipping coordinator for El Dorado...

Lydia Lipprand

Lydia Lipprand

Oct 30, 2010

Lydia Lipperand, 100, of Russell passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Main Street Manor in Russell. Lydia was born on March 17, 1910 to John Peter and Marie Katherine (Kern) Mai in Russell County. She was born on the Tittle farm just south of the Smokey Hill River. The stone posts and foundation of her birth home remain...

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