Dorothea “Aline” Luecke, 95, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at Sunset Home, Concordia, KS. She was born March 3, 1928, to Arthur and Sylvia (Ball) Lewis, and was a proud life-long Concordia resident. After graduating from Concordia High School in 1946, she married Edwin “Ed” Luecke after meeting him on a blind date in 1947. She wanted to know, “is he tall?,” like her. They ...

Joseph “Phil” Aumick, 68, of Bennington, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 after complications from his recent diagnosis of lymphoma. He was born in Little Rock, AR, on April 1, 1955, to Frederick G. and Julia Elizabeth (Roche) Aumick.  He met his wife, Patti L. Bowman, of 46 years at the University of Kansas, where he majored in journalism. Phil and Patti married on May 28, 1977, in C...

Patricia Camarena-Bishop was born February 24, 1959, in Salina, Kansas to Rudolph Camarena and Mary Camarena. She passed away on October 13th surrounded by her loved ones. Patti was very well known for being a hard-working, independent, generous, and loving woman, mother and grandmother. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield for over 20 years and made lots of friends during her time there. Aft...

Jareta Peck passed away on October 18th. More information will appear as it becomes available....

Margarita Arias, 89, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023.  She was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, on January 26, 1934, to Nicolas Gurrola and Rita Castanon-Sierra. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Arias; son, Nicholas; brother, Pedro Gurrola; sister, Clarita Gurrola. She is survived by her children, Manuel Arias, Pedro Arias, and Aniceto Arias, Luz Olguin, Tania Arias...

Michael Wayne Larson, 58, of Salina, KS, died on October 12, 2023. He was born on August 20, 1965, in Salina to Harold and Royanne (Young) Larson. Michael loved traveling with his wife, Amy, taking trips on his motorcycle, and sharing his love of cars, motorcycles, and boats with his family. Michael is survived by his wife, Amy Larson; daughter, Emma Larson-Bradley; mother, Royanne Larson; f...

Dallas L. White passed away October 10, 2023, at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at age 86. He was born on October 29, 1936, in Salina, Kansas to John and Rosa (Muchow) White. He graduated from Culver High School with the Class of 1955. He started his working career with John Deere on May 16, 1955. His job lasted 28.5 years. Dallas learned a lot of his mechanic knowledge from his dad, John. As...

Marlan Carroll Comfort, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 11th, 2023. Marlan was born in Miltonvale, Kansas on October 15, 1940, a son of Florence Elizabeth (Simpson) and Carroll Dale Comfort. He retired from the City of Miltonvale as the City Superintendent where he worked to support his farming habit. Farming and driving John Deere Tractors was the joy of his life. O...

Daniel Hass passed away on October 10th. More information will appear as it becomes available....

Donna Kilcoyne-Isaacson, age 79, passed away on October 4, 2023. She was born on January 19, 1944, in Lincoln, Kansas, to the late John Thomas (Jack) Kilcoyne and Grace Mae Cromwell. Donna's life was characterized by devotion to her family, her love for animals, and her dedication to her work. Her biggest priority and love in life was her family. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Lincol...