Obituaries

Nov 29, 2025

Kay Yvonne Gibson, 89, died November 29, 2025, at The Cedars Retirement Community in McPherson, Kansas. She was born November 27, 1936, in Minneapolis, Kansas, the youngest of three daughters of Ernest and Ima (Merryfield) Pogue. After graduating from Minneapolis High School, Kay attended Kansas State Teachers College (now known as Emporia State University), Emporia, Kansas, where...

Nov 18, 2025

Holdan M. Hartman was born October 22, 1993, to Amy Brockelman and David Hartman. He took his life Tuesday, November 18, 2025, due to the failure of the justice system; a continued hindrance to his life instead of helping.

Holdan was a smart, funny, hard-working man who loved his family, his fur babies...

Nov 14, 2025

Earl Warren Lillard, 87, Delphos, died Friday, November 14, 2025, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born July 16, 1938, in Napier, MO, to Warren Milton and Eva Abigail (Stinnett) Lillard.

After high school, Warren served in the United States Navy from 1956-1961. He and Dora Jean Forshee were married...

Nov 11, 2025

Stephan Michael Konecheck, 82, Salina, formerly of Albuquerque, NM, died Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Brookdale in Salina.

Memorial services will be held in Albuquerque at a later date.

Nov 9, 2025

Justin Scott Smith, 45, of Minneapolis, Kansas, died Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the Salina Regional Health Center, surrounded by loved ones.

Born on December 2, 1979, in Guymon, Oklahoma, Justin was the beloved son of Morris and Debbie Hyman. He married Trisha (Shoemaker) Smith, on August 31, 2006. Together they raised four...

Nov 5, 2025

Helen M. Wallace, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Oakley Place in Topeka, KS. Helen was born on March 28, 1929, in Marysville, California, to Gunnar Knudsen and Margarethe Katharine (Madsen) Knudsen. The family moved to New York and then to Hurley, Mississippi, where Helen resided on...

Oct 31, 2025

Kala Ann Woodruff, 63, Minneapolis, died Friday, October 31, 2025, at her home. Kala was born May 25, 1962, in Kansas City, MO and was adopted by Robert G. and Beverly A. (Pogue) Woodruff.

Kala was a 1980 graduate of Minneapolis High School. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and...

Oct 22, 2025

Marilyn Joyce Correll Helmer, 84, of Tescott, KS died October 22, 2025, at St. Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS. Marilyn was born August 29, 1941, in Detroit, KS to Alice McCosh Correll and Frank Edison Correll. Marilyn's mother Alice was a homemaker and Marilyn's father Frank was the superintendent of Dickinson County schools and Secretary...

Sep 29, 2025

Caroline Marigu Njeru, 38, Minneapolis, died Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.

Carol is the beloved wife of Pastor Julius Mutembei, who pastors the Minneapolis First United Methodist Church and the United Church of Bennington.

Memorial services will be at 3:00 P.M., Friday, October...

Sep 28, 2025

Terry Gartner, of Minneapolis, KS, met the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 28, 2025. At age 85, he passed away at home with family by his side and peacefully entered God's Kingdom.

Terry was born December 1, 1939, in Cedar Rapids, IA to Donald and Viola Gartner. He graduated from Minneapolis High...

Sep 27, 2025

Betty Jean (Clark) Fyfe, 80, Minneapolis, died Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Salina. Betty was born October 7, 1944, Belleville, to William and Velma (Birrell) Clark.

Betty was a graduate of Belleville High School and was the longtime owner of Pinky's Bar and Grill in Courtland.

She was preceded...

Sep 27, 2025

Judith Raye Liby, 81, Cheney Ks, died Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born July 9, 1944, in Salina, to A.J. and Irma (Stuck) Shanahan.

Judi and Stanley K. Liby were married on October 6, 1962.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stanley K. Liby, Sr.;...

Sep 24, 2025

Kay Webster, 78, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in Minneapolis.  She was born Vola Kay Evert on February 27, 1947, in Concordia, to Clint and Emeline (Tatro) Evert.

Kay was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Roylee and Verl Dee.

Survivors are her husband, John...

Sep 24, 2025

Robert L. Doering, 75, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born November 10, 1949, in Salina to Harold L. and Evelyn C. (Clark) Doering.

After graduating from Minneapolis High School, he attended vo-tech where he earned a diesel mechanic degree. He also served in...

Sep 8, 2025

Janice A. Baccus, 78, Ada, died Monday, September 8, 2025, at Oakview at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Janice was born August 18, 1947, Concordia, to John A. and Shirley (Stelter) Van Dame.

Janice and Larry K. Baccus were united in marriage on August 21, 1966, and he preceded her in death...

Sep 4, 2025

Vicki Timson, age 71, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 4, 2025. She was born on September 23, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Maxine and James Thompson, and was lovingly raised by her stepfather, Fred Lawrence.

Though Vicki never attended college, she earned countless of her own...

Sep 3, 2025

Alma L. Christenson, 97, Tescott, died Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born Alma Louise Wilson on January 11, 1928, to Ben and Cora (Dupes) Wilson.

She lived her life in Tescott and graduated from Tescott High School in 1947. She married Clyde Christenson on January...

Aug 29, 2025

V erna May (Hiner) Davidson, 82, went home to heaven on August 29th after a brief battle with cancer.

Verna was born in Hutchinson, KS on Feb. 28, 1943, during wartime, to parents Laverne Hiner (WWII Navy Vet) and Delta May (Smith) Hiner. Growing up on their family farm near Glasco, KS, she...

Aug 23, 2025

Hal J Berkley was born April 17, 1933, the 6th of 8 children of Howard Jackson and Paulina "Polly" Berkley. He died Saturday, August 23, 2025. He lived almost all his life in Tescott, Kansas and graduated from Tescott High School in 1951. Hal married Eleanor Christenson on August 30, 1952, and they were married for 72...

Aug 19, 2025

Marjorie P. Reinhart, 85, Minneapolis, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in Minneapolis, surrounded by her family. She was born Marjorie Toon on March 28, 1940, in Fredonia, to Farris and Wilma (Craig) Toon.

Marge was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She was united in...