Mary Lou Wilcoxson was born November 17, 1946 in Sheridan, Wyoming. She grew up and attended school in Downs, Kansas. In 1962 Mary Lou met Jerome Wilcoxson and they married on April 6, 1963, they started out married life in Osborne, Kansas where they had their first child, a daughter Lisa. After Lisa’s birth Jerome and Mary Lou moved to Salina for better work opportunities. In 1968 they had t...

Elizabeth “Betty” Bachofer, 98, passed away surrounded by family on June 30th, 2024. Betty was born on May 29th, 1926, in Salina, Kansas to Frank and Agnes Hoeffner and was the oldest of 5 children. After graduating from Sacred Heart High School, she attended Marymount College, then started working for the Lee Hardware Company as a bookkeeper. On February 7th, 1948, she was united in mar...

Gary Melvin “Coach” Harding, 82, of Salina, Kan., passed away Monday, July 1, 2024. He was born on February 15, 1942, in Goodland, Kan., to Virgil “Pete” and Josephine “Jo” (Jensen) Harding. Gary wrestled for Fort Hays State for 1 year before enlisting in the Air Force. After five years in the Air Force, Gary and his family settled in Salina in 1967. Gary attended Salina Area VoTec ...

Merle Gene Walker, 79, of Marquette, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. Merle was born in Salina, Kansas on January 29, 1945, a son of Charleen Anna (Mohler) Miller and Donald LeRoy Walker. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1965 - 1969 on the USS Repose in Vietnam as a Helmsman. He held many jobs during his lifetime but spent the majority of his career at Westingh...

Thomas W. Gott, born February 2, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on June 29, 2024, in Salina, Kansas. He was the beloved son of Wilbur "Bill" Gott and Elsie (Kelly) Gott. Thomas was preceded in death by his father and mother; sister, Judith A. Gott, and brother-in-law, Keith Tannehill. Thomas is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn "Evey" Gott, with whom he shared 61 wonderful years...

Joyce E. Koepplin, 80, of Salina, passed away peacefully at her home on June 28, 2024.  She was born on September 27, 1943 in Salina, Kansas to Leo P. and Almetta D. (Nolind) Peiffer. Joyce graduated from Salina High School and Brown Mackie Business College.  She married Charles W. Koepplin on October 17, 1963.  Joyce was a homemaker while Charles was finishing his service with the Airforce....

Dennis Willard Scoville, 78, of Salina, Kan., passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He was born on June 22, 1946, in Salina, to Charles and Patricia (Nelson) Scoville. Dennis was raised in Smolan, Kan., and graduated from Lindsborg High School in 1964. He married Pamela Albert on August 1, 1970, in Salina, and that same year started his career with the Salina Fire Department, retiring in 2001 a...

Darlene M. (Oetting) Fischer died Thursday, June 27, 2024. She was born February 2, 1931 at Lincoln County, Kansas to Henry E. & Gertrude M. (Wilbeck) Oetting. Darlene was married to Edgar H. Fischer on April 23, 1950 at Sylvan Grove, Kansas. This union was blessed with a daughter, Miriam Ann & a son, Paul Henry Fischer. Darlene was a wife, mother, & a homemaker wherever the family...

Michelle Yvonne Strutt, age 64, of Oakley, Kansas, passed away June 26, 2024, at her home. She was born to the late Joe and Dorothy Shoemaker, on March 19, 1960, in Wichita, Kansas.  Michelle graduated from Greeley County High School, Tribune, Kansas. Michelle married John Strutt on January 10, 1991 in Oakley after a "whirlwind courtship" as Michelle wrote in her children's baby books. S...

James (Jim) R. LoVullo, 71, formerly of Salina, passed away on June 26, 2024 surrounded by family. Coach LoVullo was born on October 26, 1952 in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from Bishop Turner High School in 1970, LoVullo made the cross-country move to Salina to attend Kansas Wesleyan University. He was a three-year letterman in football, playing offensive guard on scholarship for Coach G...