Obituaries

Sep 23, 2020

Eula Lee (Grace) Clark, 90, Dallas, TX, passed away peacefully September 23, 2020.  She was born in Ada, Kansas on July 20 1930 to Lee and Velma Grace.  The family later moved to Minneapolis, Kansas, where at the age of 11 she met the love of her life.

She is preceded in death...

Sep 19, 2020

Bertrand "Bert" Wayne Voth, 82, of Minneapolis, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2020. He was born to Peter J and Suzanna (Schmidt) Voth in Goessel, Kansas on March 26, 1938. He was the youngest of 11 children, 5 daughters and 6 sons, Amanda, Myrtle, Orlando, Melvin, Ruby, Lillian, Maxine, Bud,...

Sep 16, 2020

David D. Atkinson, 67, Minneapolis, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.  He was born August 19, 1953 in Salina to Noble and Ruby (Miller) Atkinson.

David and Deborah Bos were united in marriage on November 1, 1975.  He was lifelong self-employed carpenter.

He...

Sep 8, 2020

Max E. Boss passed from this life into God's kingdom on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Salina Regional Health Center.  He was born September 14, 1928 in Bennington to Glen and Ruth (Haywood) Boss.

Max was a lifelong Bennington resident and  a 1949 graduate of Bennington High School.  He went on to...

Sep 4, 2020

Jon Paul Nelson, 56, died September 4, 2020. He was born January 29, 1964 to G.G. and Helen (Soukup) Nelson. He married Karla Bronson on August 4, 2015.

Survivors include his wife, Karla; daughter, Jessica Roy (Josh); son, Brian Nelson; sisters, Mary Wheeler (Phil), Nancy Thomas (Joe), Jo Nelson; brothers, Alan Nelson(Jeanne), Mark...

Aug 28, 2020

Matt Picolet, a man who loved his family and friends and valued hard work, went to be with the Lord Friday night, surrounded by people he loved. Matt was born in Council Grove to Jon and Cheryl (Wright) Picolet on January 10, 1982. He grew up on the family farm near Kelso, KS caring for livestock and...

Aug 27, 2020

Gwendolyn B. Schoshke, 94, Brookville, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020.  She was born October 6, 1925 near Beverly to Charles and Minnie (Gehrke) Pistora.

Gwen and Kenneth Schoshke were united in marriage on December 19, 1945 in Lincoln.  She was a faithful farm wife and member of the St. Paul's Lutheran...

Aug 25, 2020

Bonnie Christenson, 98, Tescott, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020 in Minneapolis.  She was born in Tescott on June 20, 1922 to Jay and Neva (Perry) Chambers.

Bonnie and Clay Christenson were united in marriage on April 18, 1942 at the Ottawa County Courthouse. At the time of Clay's passing, they had been married...

Aug 23, 2020

Carolyn M. Kasper, 73, Minneapolis, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, MO.  Carolyn was born January 13, 1947 in Salina to A.J. and Irma (Stuck) Shanahan.

Carolyn and Michael Kasper were united in marriage on July 3, 1997 and he preceded her in death on June...

Aug 19, 2020

Milly May Mullen, Minneapolis, was born Sunday, August 9, 2020 in Salina and she passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.

Survivors are her parents, Joshua and MoLee (Owens) Mullen; brothers, Brighton and Tristan Mullen; grandparents, Joe and Ilene Mullen, SanDee and Skylar Hiebsch, and Mark and Kara Owens; and...

Aug 17, 2020

Merrill E. McCall, 80, of Camdenton, MO, passed away August 17, 2020 at Lake Regional Hospital following a short illness.

He was born in Minneapolis, KS, on September 23, 1939, son of the late Ronald and Mildred Edmands McCall. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Karen Van Tine McCall...

Aug 16, 2020

Betty Mae Gawith, 87, Minneapolis, was born July 17, 1933 in Concordia, to Louie and Rama (Slater) Collins.  Betty passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 16, 2020.

Betty graduated in 1951 from Aurora High School.  On August 4, 1951, in Aurora KS, Betty married the love of her life, LeRoy Maynard...

Aug 14, 2020

Clifford R. Bollier, 90, Minneapolis, died Friday, August 14, 2020 at his home.  He was born April 11, 1930 in Vesper to Clifford O. and Rosella (Redman) Bollier.

Upon graduating from high school, Clifford served in the United States Navy.  On June 9, 1953, he and Joann M. Ewart were united in marriage. ...

Aug 5, 2020

Nancy J. Lott, 85, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020.  She was born February 15, 1935 in Beloit to Francis "Stub" and Alcena (Wheeler) Van Meter.

Nancy and Thomas Lott were united in marriage on February 15, 1955 in Ada.  She worked as a bookkeeper at their business, Lott Implement, for many years....

Jul 22, 2020

Lorinda Anne Colantuono 77, died peacefully on July 22, 2020 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, KS after a courageous struggle with ALS. She was born on December 1, 1942, in Teaneck, New Jersey to Judge Leland Ferry and Lois Curtis.

Lorinda was a 1962 graduate of Teaneck High School, Teaneck New...

Jul 13, 2020

Naomi B. Benson, 80, Bennington, died Monday, July 13, 2020 in Abilene.  She was born September 30, 1939 in Cortez, CO to Ralph and Gertrude (Gowing) Tracy.

Naomi worked for Jim's Formal Wear for many years and she was a member of the Bennington Bible Church.

She was preceded...

Jul 10, 2020

Thresa J. Lee, 83, Tescott, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center.  Thresa was born Tuesday, June 8, 1937 in Culver to Raymond and Alice (Hilleary) Smith.

Thresa and Luther Von Lee were united in marriage on March 15, 1959 and to this union, four children were born, Melvin,...

Jul 5, 2020

Wilma Jean "Jeannie" Nelson Wagner, 92, Salina, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Legacy at Salina Nursing Home, Salina, KS from congestive heart failure

She was born on the family farm in rural Jamestown, KS to Ed and Dorothy Street Nelson on June 7, 1928.  She attended school in rural Cloud County and...

Jul 4, 2020

George W. Tatro, 72, Glasco, KS, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Nicol Home in Glasco.  He was born August 18, 1947 in Concordia, KS to Victor H. Tatro, Jr. and Harriet Clark Tatro.

George served in the United States Army during Vietnam and worked for many years at the Natural...

Jun 25, 2020

Billy Allen "Bill" Clark, 84, Barnard, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at his home.  He was born on March 17, 1936 at his home in Milo, KS to Allen and Margaret Clark.  He attended grade school at Milo, KS and graduated from Barnard Rural High School in 1954 and from Kansas State University in 1958.