Obituaries

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...

Aug 15, 2025

Shirley Heald, 90, Bethany Village, Lindsborg, KS passed away peacefully in her room at Bethany Village on August 15, 2025. Shirley Anne (Marrs) Heald was born to Clive and Lola (Moses) Marrs in Dickenson County, Kansas on January 5, 1935.

Shirley graduated from Longford High School in 1953 and later that year she married R. Bruce Heald,...

Aug 13, 2025

Charles Edward Atkinson passed away on August 13, 2025, at his home after a year of battling cancer. Charles was born to George and Esther (Salstrand) Atkinson in Spencer, Nebraska on October 28, 1934. He attended Central Christian College in McPherson, KS where he met his future wife, Phyllis Hess. They were married on August 24, 1955,...

Aug 11, 2025

Madelon (Ranney) Hardy, 83, Delphos, passed away Monday, August 11, 2025, in Concordia, with her daughters at her side. She was born September 24, 1941, in Concordia to Harry and Magdalena (Veverka) Ranney.

Madelon was a 1959 graduate of Delphos High School. She and Leroy Bremerman were married, and four children were born;...

Aug 4, 2025

Gale E Ethridge, 80, Glasco, passed away Monday, August 4, 2025, at the Salina Regional Health Center, with his family by his side. He was born September 22, 1944, in Salina, to Frank and Neomi (Beichley) Ethridge.

He attended grade school in Ada; eighth grade in Booneville, AR; and graduated from Glasco High...

Jul 29, 2025

Glenn E. Baugh, 78, Bennington, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home. He was born November 22, 1946, near Bennington, to Max D. and Avis K. (Constable) Baugh.

Glenn was a graduate of Bennington High School, and he served in the United States Navy for three years. After 19 years at Raytheon,...

Jul 20, 2025

After a long illness, James "Jim" E. McClain, 89, of Minneapolis, KS passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, at Cedarhurst Memory Care, Salina, KS. Jim was born on December 12, 1935, on the family farm near Gaylord, KS to Ernest and Fannie (Winters) McClain and graduated from Portis High School in 1953. After graduating Kansas Wesleyan...

Jul 14, 2025

Merlin Duane "Pete" Peterson, 94, Minneapolis, was born June 3, 1931, in Tescott, to Christian Oswald and Nora Rebecca (Werries) Peterson. He died July 14, 2025, in Salina surrounded by family.

Pete served in the Air Force from 1951-1953 during the Korean War. He and Eva Mae Bradbury were married on September 4,...

Jul 5, 2025

Diana K. Fraser, 80, Minneapolis, died Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Wichita. Di was born Diana K. Gaskill on July 23, 1944, in Beloit to Orville and Georgia (Wolf) Gaskill.

Di and Gerald S. Plush were married August 29, 1960, and he preceded her in death on February 9, 2013. Di worked many...

Jul 1, 2025

Larry Remmenga, 77, Minneapolis, died Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at his home with his wife and girls at his side. Larry was born July 29, 1947, at home in Green Lake, WI, to George and Anna Theresa (Lampman) Remmenga.

After high school graduation, Larry served in the United States Air Force during the...