Blanche Detten Koetting, passed from this life on May 3, 2023. She was born at home on the farm near Amarillo, Texas, the second of 11 children, on Oct. 5, 1925, to Leo and Clara Detten. She graduated from Panhandle High School in Panhandle, Texas, in 1942, and then graduated from St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing in Amarillo, Texas, in 1945. Blanche married Bernard John ("BJ") Koetting in a ...

Mike Koerner passed away on May 2nd. More information will appear as it becomes available....

76-year-old Eva Bunce passed away on May 1st. She was born December 7th, 1946. More information will appear as it becomes available....

Ciara Noel Duncan, 74, of Salina, passed away Saturday, April 29th, 2023. Ciara was born in California on March 27, 1949, a daughter of Barbara (Tucker) and Harvey Corey. Survivors include her daughter, Heidi Seltman, of Nekoma, Kansas; 4 grandchildren, Cody Husson, Caleb Husson, Caitlyn Murphy, and Lainey Seltman. She is preceded in death by her parents; 2 sisters, Nancy, and Sandy; husb...

Michael Andrew Wilson, 68, entered into his new life without pain, confusion, or decisions to make, when he passed away unexpectedly at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina on April 27, the day before his birthday. "Mike" as he was known, was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on April 28, 1954. His parents were Doyle J. Wilson and Eunice A. (Rose) Borthwick. When Mike was younger, he attended t...

Marvin Dale McCall, 87, of Hattieville, Arkansas, died peacefully in his home on April 27, 2023. Marvin was born May 6, 1935, in Saline County, Kansas. Being the son of a farmer, he grew up learning the value of hard work, resilience, and strong family values. After graduating high school, Marvin served in the United States Army for 2 years. Upon his return to Kansas, he decided to meet up with an...

Carol Ann (Percival) Fritz passed away on April 27, 2023. She was born on September 1, 1937, to Robert Clay and Opal Ann (Crooks) Percival in Salina, KS. She was the firstborn child in the family and grew up with sister, Suzy (Percival) Yeagley, and brother, Bob Percival. Carol graduated from Salina High School, Class of 1955, where she met her husband, Daniel George Fritz. She then went on to...

Shirley A. Lang, 87, passed away April 27, 2023, at the Salina Presbyterian Manor.  She was born March 18, 1936, in rural Republic County, Kansas, to Ernest and Amelia (Plucar) Chizek.  Shirley grew up on the family farm with her two sisters, Violet (Garwood) and Marjorie (Walthers), attended Cuba schools, graduating from Cuba High School in 1954.  Shirley attended Kansas State University. S...

Arno Erich Rinas, 98, of Salina passed away January 28, 2023 at Salina Presbyterian Manor.  Born March 9, 1924 in Arnsdorf, East Prussia, Germany, Arno immigrated to the United States as a child with his family settling in Egeland, North Dakota. He graduated with an engineering degree from North Dakota State University in Fargo where he met and married Marilyn Genevieve Moore. They later divorced...

Mary Wilson, 84, of Salina, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2023. She was born on July 13, 1938, to Veronica and John Ernst of Atchison, Kansas. She was married on September 28,1963, to Walt Wilson of Huron, Kansas, to whom she was married for 51 years. They had 2 children, Karen and Steve, and resided in Salina all of their married life. Mary worked as a registered nurse at St. ...