Carol I. Williams, 84 years of age of Salina passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023, at home. She was born on May 20, 1939, in Marquette, Kansas, to Don and Ada Peterson. Carol was a 1958 graduate of Marquette High School. She was then a childcare provider, running a home daycare for 39 years. On June 23, 1961, Carol married Robert (Bob) Williams in Fairbury, Nebraska. Together they had four...

Sharon Ann Thelander, 78, of Salina, Kan., passed away Monday, October 23, 2023. She was born November 14, 1944, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Jack and Eula (Wiebke) Taylor. Sharon married John Everett Thelander on December 30, 1963, in Abilene, Kan. Over the years she was a homemaker, secretary at The Land Institute, clothing store manager, bookkeeper, and she assisted with farm life and harvest. She...

Mark Alan Beardslee, age 61, of Salina, KS, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mark grew up in Hays, KS, where he attended Hays High School & Fort Hays State University. He lived in Bremerton WA, Lawrence, KS - eventually settling in Salina. He enjoyed photography, painting, fishing, and billiards. Mark is survived by his sisters, Kelly Ludlow ...

Louis Anthony Marcozzi, 61, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 22nd, 2023. Louis was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania on November 27th, 1961, a son of Virginia (Masci) Marcozzi and Louis Marcozzi. He was an Engineer for 30 years at Phillips Lighting. Louis enjoyed golfing, was an avid Steelers and WVU football fan and sports car enthusiast. He is survived by son, Louis (Madison)...

Lawrence “Larry” D. Hammerschmidt, 70, passed away October 19, 2023. He was born August 23, 1953 to Elmer M. and Dorothy Ann (Freitag) Hammerschmidt. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving Larry’s passing is his wife Cathy, two children Brad and Crystal, his brother David Hammerschmidt and sister, Linda Kendrick. “Our Mom and Dad have been together for 50 years; they grew up ...

Janet Leigh Sauber, 59, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. Janet was born in Winchester, Kansas on February 18, 1964, a daughter of Etta Mae (Jacobs) Matthias, of Rural Horton, Kansas, and the late Larry Carl Matthias. She was the wife of Keith Edward Sauber. They met while going to school at K-State. After dating for 5 years, they married in June of 1989 and cele...

Jareta Lou Peck was surrounded by family when she passed away on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, in Salina, Ks, at the age of 90. Jareta was born in Amherst, Texas, on September 18th, 1933. She met the love of her life, Rex Peck, and they were married in Huntsville, AR on June 29th, 1953. Through their 70 years of wedded bliss, Jareta’s most treasured memories were made up of being a homema...

Judy Ann VanHorn, 79, of Salina, passed away Thursday, October 19th, 2023. Judy was born in Abilene, Kansas on November 24, 1943, a daughter of Waunetta C. (Parks) and Edward Hughes Wray. She was Crew Chief at Beech Aircraft/Raytheon and installed electronics in airplanes. On February 14, 2003, Judy married Ernie Leroy VanHorn in Salina. Survivors include her husband, Ernie, of the hom...

Daniel Mitchell Hass, 24, passed away on October 10, 2023 in Salina, KS. Daniel was born on March 7, 1999 in Albuquerque, NM to parents Frank Kensell and JoAnn Kathleen (Meek) Hass. Daniel was recently working as a Chef at Daimaru. Daniel had a great love and appreciation for the outdoors. He would frequently ride his bike, hike trails, fish, or go for long walks in the fresh air. He was ...

Carolyn Jane Goodwin was born September 4, 1941. She passed away peacefully the early morning of October 7, 2023. Carolyn was a mother of three, a grandmother of six, and a great grandmother of eight. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. Carolyn was loved by many and will be missed by all who’s life’s she touched. She stated that if you need to say good-bye to go to a place of yo...