Obituaries

May 26, 2022

Glennace Mowry Kirn was born July 2, 1929, on a farm north of Gorham, KS, to Floyd Albert and Mary Josephine (Frank) Mowry.  She passed away May 26, 2022.  When she was three years old, the family moved to a farm southwest of Plainville, KS, where she grew up and attended Windy Ridge rural school.  She graduated as co-valedictorian from...

May 25, 2022

Alvin Dean "Al" Miles, 82, of Minneapolis, Kansas was born March 18, 1940, the fifth child of Earl Lee and Susan Edna (Burger) Miles at their farmstead between Halstead and Newton, Kansas. Al went home to Heaven on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 and was joyfully reunited with the first love of his life and the mother of their children, Sue...

May 10, 2022

Lola E. Ahlquist, 104, Tescott, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Lola was born November 19, 1917, in Okarche, OK to Frank and Mary (Spence) Shay - she was the youngest of seven children

After graduating from high school, she and Carl Eugene Ahlquist were united in...

May 2, 2022

Judy Chrisman, 78, Minneapolis, died Monday, May 2, 2022, in Minneapolis.

There will be no services and burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Tescott.

Apr 23, 2022

Larry L. Weis, 73, Minneapolis, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at his home. Larry was born December 23, 1948, in Salina to Howard and Mae (Eckels) Weis.

Larry was a graduate of Minneapolis High School and he served in the Army Reserves for seven years. He and Cecilia Doering were united in marriage...

Apr 19, 2022

Sharron Kay Thompson, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. She was born August 26, 1941, in Beloit to Garold A. and Evlynn J. (Horesky) Sanborn.

Sharron and Myron Arthur Thompson were united in marriage on October 21, 1962, in Hill City. Sharron was...

Apr 14, 2022

Judy J. Montague, 67, Salina, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. She was born February 23, 1955, in Concordia to Clifford and Roberta June (Somers) Stout.

Judy was a graduate of Minneapolis High School and she attended Brown Mackie College in Salina. She worked as a C.N.A....

Apr 11, 2022

Wayne A. Riedel, 59, Salina, died Monday, April 11, 2022, at his residence. He was born April 9, 1963, in Hays to Paul J. and Mary L. (Bradshaw) Riedel.

Survivors are his parents, Paul and Mary; siblings, Cindy, Harold, Gerald, Jeff, and Sherri; as well as many friends and other family.

Apr 7, 2022

Ruth Ellen Rugg was born October 12, 1932, in Lamar, Colorado to Lawrence and Myrtle (Coleman) Stickler.  She passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Minneapolis.

She grew up on a farm near Scottsville Kansas and graduated from high school in Scottsville. Ruth married her high school sweetheart Jerry Rugg on August 31,...

Apr 1, 2022

Evan G. Slick, 68, Bennington, died Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.  Evan was born October 4, 1953, in Salina to Ervin Errette and Opal Marie (Coffield) Slick.

Evan was a graduate of Bennington High School and he attended Cloud County Community College.  He worked for Western Auto/Advance...

Mar 26, 2022

Rosanne "Rosie" Trout, 88, died March 26, 2022 at Minneapolis Health and Rehabilitation.

Rosie was born February 10, 1934, to Elmer and Annabelle (Trent) Trout in Minneapolis, KS just two doors west of where she enjoyed the last years of her life.

Rosie was a 1952 graduate of Minneapolis...

Mar 19, 2022

Francis Harmen Tatro was born February 28, 1950, in Concordia, Kansas. He died March 19, 2022, in Glasco, Kansas. The second son of Victor and Harriett (Clark) Tatro, Francis married Sheryl Louise Schmidt on August 22, 1970. The union led to three sons: Clayton (wife Melissa) of Cimarron, Kansas; Beau (wife Stephanie) of Manhattan, Kansas; and Thayne...

Mar 11, 2022

Tammy Dee Hyman, 60, Salina, died Friday, March 11, 2022, at Kenwood View in Salina. She was born in Salina on December 12, 1961.

Tammy worked various customer service jobs throughout her lifetime.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia (Trow) Jackson and her sister, Tanya Watkins....

Mar 11, 2022

Dorothy JoAnn (Marchbank) Sechrist, 87, of Bonner Springs, Kansas, passed away on March 11, 2022, at 12:28 am, Hospice House in Kansas City. Dorothy was born August 20, 1934, at Delphos, Kansas, to Joseph Comley Marchbank and Neva Annetta (Rolph) Marchbank.

Her family lived in Delphos until 1943 when they moved to Wichita,...

Mar 9, 2022

Jack Krone – July 15, 1947 – March 9, 2022

This is Jack's story pretty much through the lens of my eyes and those who share their memories.

It just seemed that Jack would always be there----he'd been through what I'm sure were narrow escapes before---gotten through...

Mar 5, 2022

Kathy J. Palmer, 72, Beloit, formerly of Minneapolis, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at her home in Beloit with her family at her side. She was born Kathy Jolene Jones on November 19, 1949, the daughter of Eugene N. and Eunice E. (Lindgren) Jones.

Kathy was a graduate of Minneapolis High School and...

Mar 2, 2022

Richard E. "Dick" Todd. 86, Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at his home. Dick was born August 1, 1935, in Minneapolis to Wendell O. and Marjorie L. (Kay) Todd.

After graduating from Minneapolis High School, Dick attended the University of Kansas where he played football before enlisting in the United States...

Feb 26, 2022

Jo Newhouse, 76, Minneapolis, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, with her family by her side after two battles with cancer. JoCarol, the daughter of Cedric and Constance (Blake) Langley was born Thursday, October 11, 1945, in Sacramento, CA.

Jo, who was known as Mema to many, was best known as the owner...

Feb 23, 2022

Kimberly Kay Stanley 64, Beverly passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Kimberly was born June 15, 1957, to Kenneth Shirey Sr. and Deloris Scott.

Kim enjoyed semi rides with her husband, fishing, and camping, helping with the Big Kids car club, and hot rods....

Feb 15, 2022

Carolyn M. Horting, 81, Bennington, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022. She was born July 23, 1940, to William Russell and Dolores M. (Gawith) Nisbeth on her grandparent's farm west of Bennington.

She went to country school when she was in the first grade and then onto Bennington Public Schools where she graduated from...