Obituaries

Jan 16, 2023

Kenneth Greene of Tescott died January 16, 2023. He was born on February 21, 1924, the youngest child of Arthur and Alice Matilda (Stirn) Greene and lived nearly all his life on the farm that was homesteaded by his grandparents.

Ken attended Lone Star country school and Tescott High School. He married Muriel...

Jan 9, 2023

James Robert Rutz (Jim) was born October 24th, 1936, on his family's farm near Hope, KS. He passed away January 9, 2023. Jim was the sixth of ten children born to Jake and Valene (James) Rutz. As a child Jim was raised to be a hard-working, farm boy. He lived a simple life with his siblings and...

Jan 8, 2023

Carrie Sue Thompson, age 49, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at her home near Minneapolis, Kansas.

Carrie was born on October 21, 1973 in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Kendall Dean Hursey and Sherrie Sueanne (Vaughn) Hursey.

In Carrie's youth, she loved the time spent on her...

Jan 8, 2023

Linda Jeanne (Leeburg) Gans, Bennington, died Sunday, January 8, 2023.

Linda was a lifelong Bennington resident and the majority owner and managing member of Gans Family Farms LLC.

Survivors include daughters, Michele Gans and her husband, Cecil Wise of Coffeyville and Andrea Gans of Wichita; brother, Linn Leeburg and...

Jan 6, 2023

Leonard Vance Stirn, known as Vance, passed away Friday evening, January 6, 2023, in Tescott, KS, at the age of 72. He collapsed and died unexpectedly after hunting with his grandson.  He passed away doing what he loved.

He was born May 31, 1950, in Salina, KS to Leonard and Doris Stirn of...

Jan 4, 2023

Baxter Michael Green, son of Ian Green and Chris Mikesell-Green (Karl), passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the age of eight.

Baxter was born May 29, 2014- and his mama has long claimed because of his picturesque birth, this is the best day of her life.  He was blessed during his life...

Jan 2, 2023

Darlene Thomas, 85, Minneapolis, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.  She was born Alice Darlene Adams on May 25, 1937, in Beloit, to Hubert M. and Evelyn (Bussart) Adams.

Darlene was a 1955 graduate of Minneapolis High School and graduated on her 18 th birthday.  On...

Jan 2, 2023

Duane C. Nelson, 90, Minneapolis, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.

Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 1 at Sunset Bible Chapel, 760 Hancock St., Salina, KS

Jan 2, 2023

Ronald LeRoy McCosh, 77, Beverly, KS went home to be with his Lord & Savior January 2, 2023. He was born July 27, 1945, in Abilene, Kansas to LeRoy James and Phyllis Lucille (Kugler) McCosh.

He was their oldest living child. (Phyllis and LeRoy miscarried a baby before Ron's birth).

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Dec 29, 2022

Milford R. Mills, 83, Glasco, died Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was born October 27, 1939, in Kackley, KS to Leonard and Anna (Ireland) Mills. His father passed away at an early age. His mother then married Edward Collins, Sr., who happily raised her three children as his own.

He served in the...

Dec 27, 2022

Billye June (Clark) Yowell was born on July 22, 1935, in Penokee, KS and died on December 27, 2022, at her home in Delphos KS. Billye was the seventh child of ten to John and Margaret Clark. She attended school in Hill City graduating in 1953.

In 1955 Billye married Raymond Miles Yowell...

Dec 25, 2022

Savannah Marie Goff, 36, Minneapolis, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, in Salina.

She was born January 10, 1986, in Salina, to Michael V. and Alisa K. (Kennedy) Goff.  Savannah was a 2004 graduate of Minneapolis High School, and she worked as a waitress in Salina.

She is survived by...

Dec 22, 2022

Karen Diane Seyfert, 75, of Ada, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Hays Regional Medical Center.

Karen was born Karen Ziegler on April 18, 1947, on the family farm in Fountain Township, Ottawa County to Frank and Carol Ziegler.  On August 28, 1971, she was married to Ron Seyfert at...

Dec 20, 2022

Larry L. Webb, 90, Minneapolis, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Minneapolis.

It was Larry's wishes to be cremated and no services.

Dec 18, 2022

Jim Davis, 91, Delphos, father of David, Dalton, and Dondi, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, Minneapolis.

It was Jim's request to be cremated and no services.

Dec 12, 2022

Kingston Scott McCready, four-month-old son of Zachariah McCready and Lynzee Jost, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.

Kingston was born August 22, 2022, in Salina.

Survivors besides his parents, are his twin brother, Kashton Errett; sister, Oakli Ann; grandparents, Scott and Heidi...

Dec 5, 2022

Robert S. Griffin, 79, Minneapolis, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Salina Regional Health Center. Bob was born January 19, 1943, in Salina to Wilton Sylvester and Virginia (Mikesell) Griffin.

Bob was a graduate of Minneapolis High School, and he continued his education at Kansas State University where he received his bachelor's...

Dec 1, 2022

Karen D. McCall was born November 12, 1941, to Darrel and Lorena (Lindamood) Van Tine in Topeka, Kansas. She passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Community North Hospital, Indianapolis, IN.

She attended Topeka High School. Karen married Merrill McCall on June 12, 1960. They enjoyed 60 years of marriage. Karen was a...

Nov 27, 2022

Richard Devon Laws, 80, of Orem, Utah passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the home of his son Darin in Minneapolis, Kansas. Richard was born April 6, 1942 in Fillmore, Utah to Elroy and Eava Richardson Laws. He married Sharlet Marie Slade on June 9, 1967 in Salt Lake Temple of Church of Jesus...

Nov 21, 2022

Mabel Henrietta Warren Mase was born August 29, 1918, to Vivian and Etta Flentie Vautravers, in Centralia, KS.  She passed from this life into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 21, 2022.

Mabel grew up on a farm near Centralia, surrounded by five siblings and extended family.  As...