Obituaries

Jul 5, 2023

Dorothy Wildfong, 81, Culver, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Minneapolis. Dorothy was born January 23, 1942, in Salina, to Emil and Lavergn (Smith) Marty.

Dorothy graduated from high school in 1960 and on August 18 of the same year, she and Richard Wildfong were united in marriage in Culver.  Dorothy drove a...

Jul 2, 2023

Shirley J. Van Dame, 94, Minneapolis, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born March 5, 1929, in Beloit to Otis and Cleo (Giles) Stelter.

Shirley was a graduate of Delphos High School and was a daycare provider for many years.

She...

Jun 27, 2023

Thomas G. Clever, 64, Ada, died Tuesday, June 27. 2023, at the Salina Regional Health Center.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 8 at Antioch Baptist Church, Ada.

Jun 22, 2023

Lila F. Adams, 73, Tescott, died Thursday, June 22, 2023, at her home.  Lila was born December 11, 1949, in Salina, to Keith and Loretta (Hook) Constable.

Lila and Donald D. Adams were united in marriage on July 8, 1967, in Salina.  She and Don owned and operated D&L Repair in Tescott for...

Jun 18, 2023

George A. Dresie, 66, Salina, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 18, 2023, at his home, after a short but fierce battle with cancer.  He was born March 31, 1957, in Dodge City to Charles and Ethel (Boyce) Dresie.

He grew up on a farm south of Jetmore and was a 1975 graduate of...

Jun 16, 2023

Sharon Kay (Fisher) Tasker, 79, Bennington, passed away early Friday morning, June 16, 2023, at Brookdale Kirwin in Salina.  Sharon was born October 31, 1943, to William and Geraldine (Hills) Fisher.

Sharon left this earth in peace while surrounded by the love of her children, who for this time with her will always...

Jun 12, 2023

Lyle Aaron Stenfors of Palm Desert, CA, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2023, at Vista Cove Long Term Care Facility in Rancho Mirage, CA. Lyle was born June 4, 1938, in Salina, KS. He is the son of the late Kenneth A and Edith I (Peterson) Stenfors.

Lyle is survived by...

Jun 11, 2023

Dennis E. Koster, 76, Minneapolis, died Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the Salina Regional Health Center.  Dennis was born May 10, 1947, in Salina to Nicholas P. and Filicitia (Gerstner) Koster.

Dennis was a 1965 graduate of Tescott High School. After serving in the United States Air Force, he attended Kansas State University...

Jun 5, 2023

Linda Sue Wright, 74, Minneapolis, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at her home.  She was born January 18, 1949, in Colby to Harold and Mildred (Franke) Neidermeyer.

On December 28, 1969, Linda and Edward Wright were united in marriage. She worked at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis for 50 years.  She...

Jun 3, 2023

Ruth Jane Mull, 93, rural Ada, went to heaven on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Ruth was born east of Tescott on the farm to Ray and Florence (Ricord) Nelson.

On September 5, 1948, she married Hubert Mull of rural Ada where they farmed and ranched.  They were married for 67 years at the...

May 29, 2023

Melissa Browder, 62, Olive Branch, MS, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 29, 2023, while visiting her family in Kansas. She was born July 22, 1960, in West Memphis, AR, to Jim and Dorothy (Adams) Gay.

She was blessed with a sister, Melonie and brother, Jimmy.

Melissa had three sons,...

May 22, 2023

Sandra Lavonne (Garrison) Nordyke, of Minneapolis, passed away peacefully at the Minneapolis Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis on May 22, 2023.

Sandra was born in Delphos, Kansas to Thaddia Waylan Garrison and Gale Garrison on January 23, 1937.  She was the oldest of three children (sister, Deanna Garrison McCullick, and brother, Gale Dean Garrison, followed). Sandra...

May 12, 2023

Tracey Sin, 52, died May 12, 2023, in Andover, KS. Tracey was born in Cambodia on October 30, 1970. He was brought to America as a boy through an agency of the Catholic church, for which he was forever grateful.  Tracey became an American citizen and he found the political system very intriguing, even entering the race...

May 11, 2023

Kip Curtis Huffman, of Delphos, KS, passed away on May 11, 2023, at the age of 67.

Kip was an only child born in Wichita, KS, to Ivan Huffman and Delma Dean (Pounds) Huffman.

After attending school in Delphos and Vo-Tech in Beloit, Kip worked at El Dorado in...

May 5, 2023

John W. Rush, 76, Minneapolis, died Friday, May 5, 2023, in Minneapolis. John was born February 22, 1947, in Bozeman, MT to Albert and Josephine Rush.

When John was in grade school, he moved to Kansas to live with his aunt and uncle,...

May 5, 2023

Larry Arnold Braaten, 71, Minneapolis, KS , passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, in Edina, MN. He was born to Klinton T. and Ruth M. (Versdahl) Braaten on February 29, 1952, and was the first Leap Year baby born at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, MN that year.

Larry attended and graduated from...

Apr 30, 2023

Melissa Jean (Kriegbaum) Fuller, 38, passed away on April 30, 2023. She was born on August 22, 1984, in Salina, KS to John and Debra (Engstrom) Kriegbaum. She attended Abilene, KS public schools and then Hutchinson Community College and Kansas State University, where she studied Music Education and Organ Performance and was a member of the KSU...

Apr 24, 2023

Romona D. Kibler Ballard, age 84, passed on to Eternal Life on April 24, 2023, in Austin, Texas. She was born in Minneapolis, Kansas, to Walter and Ethel Kibler on February 22, 1939.

After graduating from Minneapolis High School, Romona attended Asbury School of Nursing in Salina, Kansas, where she became a Registered Nurse on August 28,...

Apr 23, 2023

Dean Burton Stelter passed away on April 23, 2023, in Salina, KS. He was 84. Dean was born on June 28, 1938, in Delphos, Kansas to Otis and Cleo (Giles) Stelter.

Dean was raised in Delphos and soon after high school he went...

Apr 14, 2023

Leo M. Baker, 89, Minneapolis, passed away Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.  He was born January 7, 1934, in Ottawa County to Guy and Ina (Smith) Baker.

Leo was a 1951 graduate of Minneapolis High School, and he served in the United States Army from 1955-56.  He...