Obituaries

Jun 1, 2018

William E. "Bill" Sumstine, 93, passed away June 1, 2018. He was born Dec. 13, 1924. He married Rose Marie Higgins in 1950. She died in 1951. He remarried Marie Milum in 1966 who passed away in 1996. Then married Betty Gonzales in 2002. He was a World War II (Normandy and Battle of the Bulge) and Korean War...

May 23, 2018

Charles Wayne Williamson went to be with his loving wife Shirley. He passed away on Wednesday May 23, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center, Minneapolis Kansas at the age of 80. He was born December 31, 1937 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Charles A. and Geraldine Williamson. Charles joined the US Navy in January 1955 at the age of 16. He...

May 8, 2018

Sue Francis Adams, 75, Beloit, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born December 6, 1942 in Concordia to Winfred and Mildred (Parks) Shivers. Sue was a Registered Nurse for 25 years. She was the Director of Nursing for almost 20 years at the Lincoln Nursing Home. She also worked in home health and hospice...

May 2, 2018

Robert "Bob" Dale Stenfors of Minneapolis passed away surrounded by his family on May 2, 2018 after a lengthy illness. He was born July 19, 1948 in Salina to Kenneth and Edith (Peterson) Stenfors. Bob grew up in Bennington and loved participating in Bulldog sports until his graduation in 1966. He married his high school sweetheart, Roberta Grace on November...

Apr 29, 2018

Emiliano "Emil" P. Lopez, 89, Salina, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 29, 2018, at home surrounded by family. Emiliano was born March 24, 1929, in Binmaley, Pangasinan, Philippines, to Hospicia and Hilario Lopez. Emiliano and his family moved to Salina from Quezon City in 1971. He was a Civil Engineer for Wilson and Company from 1965 to 1994, spending a...

Apr 26, 2018

Erma L. Johnson, 98, Delphos, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society – Minneapolis. She was born June 30, 1919 in Miltonvale to Rolla and Retta (Shepard) Maitlen. She married Durel A. Johnson in February 1935 and had three sons, Darrell D., Gary L. and Ronald. All their married life was spent in the Lamar and Delphos...

Apr 25, 2018

Jean L. "Beans" Nelson, 63, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Jean was born February 2, 1955 in Salina to Ben and Vada (Lott) Bronson. She was a 1973 graduate of Minneapolis High School. Jean and Fred Nelson were united in marriage on August 17, 1974 in Minneapolis. She worked as a registered...

Apr 24, 2018

Marvin B. Gehrke, 74, Delphos, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Andover. He was born March 11, 1944 in Concordia to Elmer and Vida (Stelter) Gehrke. Marvin was a 1963 graduate of Delphos High School. He then attended Beloit Vo-Tech and the Kansas City Technical College. Marvin and Kathy Fleshman were united in marriage in 1965 and to this union...

Apr 5, 2018

Ruth Abbago Lopez, 85, Salina, passed away peacefully April 5, 2018, at home surrounded by family. Ruth was born November 20, 1932, in Vigan Ilocos Sur, Philippines, to Esther and Francisco Abbago. Ruth and her large family moved to Salina from Manila in 1971. She was a dedicated Unit Secretary at SRHC for 31yrs. She loved telling stories to her...

Apr 3, 2018

Amaryllis Y. Hickman, 85, Minneapolis, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born August 26, 1932 to Lloyd and Mary (Pounds) Parson. Amaryllis and Donald Hickman were united in marriage on February 18, 1951. They were the owners and operators of Big Valley Meat Company in Barnard for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2012...

Apr 1, 2018

Cody Allen Thompson, 29, Culver, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Salina Regional Health Center. Cody was born January 3, 1989 in Mainz, Germany to Rodney and Terri Thompson. Cody was a 2007 graduate of Minneapolis High School. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Boy Scouts. He was preceded in death by his...

Mar 30, 2018

Harold L. Bergman, 90, Minneapolis, died Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Ottawa County Health Center. He was born January 3, 1928 in Beverly to Emil M. and Ruby (Kidwell) Bergman. Harold was a graduate of Beverly High School and he was united in marriage with Barbara J. Bronson on July 11, 1952 in Minneapolis. Before retiring, Harold was a...

Mar 29, 2018

Madonna M. McCall, 97, Bennington, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Salina Presbyterian Manor. Madonna was born November 25, 1920 on the family farm to Bert and Olive (Buttermore) Webb. Madonna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; brother, Gerald Webb; and sisters Opal Doyle and Norma Lois Biggs. Survivors are her sister, Wilma McGeary and...

Mar 17, 2018

Larry L. Knox, 83, Salina, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his home. He was born February 24, 1935 in Lincoln to Emory and Hattie M. (Clark) Knox.

Larry and Ethel Base were united in marriage on October 30, 1955. He was a barber for 18 years before becoming an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Group....

Mar 11, 2018

Leroy J. Bremerman, 83, Miltonvale, died Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. He was born February 9, 1935 in Ottawa County to James and Iva (Hartley) Bremerman.

Leroy was a graduate of Miltonvale High School. He and Madelon Ranney were united in marriage and to this union were born, Ron, Rachel, Martina,...

Mar 5, 2018

Blaine E. Cleveland, 71, of Salina, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born Dec. 13, 1946, in Junction City, to Shelby and Ruth (Breen) Cleveland. Blaine was a 1964 graduate of Bennington High School. He married Beverly Cleveland, July 4, 1983. Blaine worked as a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad for 42 years,...

Mar 1, 2018

Gerald Deane Sechrist, 91, Minneapolis, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Salina Regional Health Center while being surrounded by his family. He was born January 23, 1927 in Ottawa County to Otto and Mary Rosina (Stirn) Sechrist.

Gerald was a 1946 graduate of Ada High School. He and Jeanne Bradbury were united in marriage on May...

Feb 12, 2018

Mabel Jane Johnson, 82, Delphos, died Monday, February 12, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born August 25, 1935 near Miltonvale to Vernie and Vivian (Klein) Gawith. Mabel Jane was a 1953 graduate of Delphos High School. She and Gerald F. Johnson were united in marriage on September 19, 1954 in Delphos. She was a member of the...

Feb 8, 2018

Joann M. Bollier, 86, Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Salina. She was born Mary Joann Ewart on May 25, 1931 in Minneapolis to Frank J. and Yula Pauline (Hogarty) Ewart. Joann was a graduate of Minneapolis High School. She and Clifford R. Bollier were united in marriage on June 9, 1953. She worked as a bookkeeper for...

Feb 8, 2018

Maxine (Parks) McKain, 78, of Delphos, KS passed away on February 8, 2018 in Sacramento, CA while visiting family over the holidays. In March of 1992, she received a double lung transplant at University Presbyterian Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA making her one of the longest and eldest surviving recipients of a double lung transplant. She made the most of ...