Vera Irene (Andres) Hooper, 99, passed away May 5, 2024 with her son and daughter by her side. She was born August 8, 1924 to Lawrence and Minnie (Syring) Andres on the family farm southeast of Alta Vista, Kansas. After graduating from the Alta Vista High School, where she took the Normal Training Course, she taught the District 62 (South Pole) country grade school in Wabaunsee County for the n...

Gene Edgar Schlesener  passed away on April 4, 2024 at Salina Regional Health Center after his second battle with cancer. Gene was born on his parents' farm just South of hope on September 17th 1943. After Gene graduated Hope High School in 1961. He went to work and continued to work on the farm. He was employed at CE later, known as ABB for 35 years. He then began a career at API in Carlto...

Patricia Mary Morrison, 91, Salina, KS, died May 2, 2024 at Salina Regional Health Center. Patricia Morrison was born Oct. 13, 1932 in Norwich, Norfolk, England to Thomas Frances and Caroline Lockwell (Moore) Amies. Her English childhood memories included holidays at the seaside and blackberry picking as well as the hardships of war: food rationing, carrying gas masks to school, and being pulle...

Patricia Kay (Sheets) Begnoche, 76, of Salina, passed away on January 20, 2024.  She was born on June 24, 1947 in Abilene, to Gerald and Rowene (Bowyer) Sheets. Patti spent her whole life in the Salina and Abilene area.  She worked in loan finance management for many years.  She loved to shop and buy for her family. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband of 42 years, Bob Beg...

Harlen Prater passed away on May 3rd. He was 87-years old. Harlen was born on August 28th, 1936. More information will appear as it becomes available....

With family and friends close by, D. Duane Scoville passed away May 3, 2024, after a long illness. He was 69. Duane was born Jan. 5, 1955, in Lindsborg, Kansas, to Donald and Pat Scoville, He was the third-born of four children. They grew up mainly in Smolan, Kansas. A U.S. Navy veteran from the Vietnam era, Duane’s passion was riding horses, training them and working as a cowboy. He enjoy...

Deirdre Ann Alden (nee Langan) passed away on April 30, 2024 in Salina, KS, with her daughter Aislinn at her bedside, after a hard-fought one-year struggle with cancer. Born to Sean and Una Langan on June 12, 1962 in San Francisco, CA, Deirdre attended St. Cecilia’s elementary and St. Rose Academy high schools in the City.  She received her nursing certificate after attending the University ...

Charles W. “Chuc” Koepplin, 80, of Salina, passed away April 30, 2024.  He was born on September 25, 1943 in Mankato, Minnesota to William Charles and Edna Ivy (Lamp) Koepplin. Chuc spent eight years in the United States Airforce. He married Joyce Peiffer on October 17, 1963, upon leaving the Airforce, he returned to Salina, where he spent the rest of his life.  He worked for Beech Air...

Don G. Holcomb, 84, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at his home in Salina, KS. Don was born on April 4, 1940 in Montgomery, West Virginia the son of Ernest Holcomb and Louise McKnight Holcomb. Don married Shirley Haraldson on August 14,1960 at the Army base in Fort Riley Kansas. Don was a roofer for 30 years with Jayhawk Roofing Company. He liked to fish and vacation in West Virginia. He ...

Nora Elaine Reaves, 78, passed away April 28, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on April 18, 1946 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Frank and Giovanna Koons. She received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources from Friends University and went on to pursue a career in aviation with Raytheon. Elaine is survived by Jaro...