James “Jim” Paul Bethe was born to Paul & Cleda (Swisher) Bethe in Salina, Kansas on Friday the 13th in March of 1953. He was raised on the family farm in Gypsum with his three older sisters; Connie, Mary, & Sally. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his sister, Sally. He married Vicki Mattison on July 1, 1977 and together they raised three daughters; Christy & Matt...

Dennis Nicholas Streit, known to all as Denny, Dad, or Grandpa died on December 12, 2021 in Salina, KS at the age of 83. Born August 14, 1938 in Cawker City, Kansas to Henry Nicholas and Eva Anna (Gengler) Streit, the oldest of 10 children. Denny graduated from Cawker City high school in 1956, joined the Navy and then married Patricia Malsbury in 1957. They had children Teresa Nelsen, Kathy Perez ...

Patty Jo Dennis, 79, of Salina, passed away Friday, December 10. 2021 in the comforts of her home. She was born October 10, 1942, in Burlington, Colorado. In her early years, Patty was a lead electrician with Wilderness. Patty was an apartment manager alongside her husband in Englewood, Colorado, Dallas, Texas, and Nicholasville, Kentucky. They managed apartments for over 20 years. Patty als...

Glen LeRoy Reddig, 85, of Salina, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021.   Glen was born June 2, 1936, in Russell, KS. He married Laura Lee (Meyers) Reddig on September 7, 1958, in Russell, KS. She preceded him in death on May 20, 2006.   Glen was in the Army National Guard for 36 years, during his service he served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He also worked for the R...

Margaret "Peggy" Burgardt, 93, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family, on December 12, 2021, in Salina, Kansas. She was born on a farm in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, on May 10, 1928, and graduated from Wamego High School at age seventeen. She graduated from Brown Mackie Business School and worked as a private secretary until becoming a homemaker. Peggy was an only child, but found sisters i...

MANHATTAN - Theda Mae Loehr, 90, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. She was born in Sedan, KS to Roy and Ada (Boeken) Comstock. Theda graduated from the University of Kansas in 1953. She worked for Bendix in KC and Smoot Grain Company in Salina. Later she earned her teaching certificate from Marymount College and taught kindergarten at Whittier Elementary for 22 years. In retirement she enj...

Darrell Ward, 72, of Salina, passed away December 10, 2021 at home peacefully in his sleep. He was born March 1, 1949 in Russell, Kansas to Dean and Helen (Strecker) Ward. He married Ileta Hoffman June 16, 1979 in Navarrre, Kansas. Darrell attended school at Russell and Plainville. He served in the United States Army for 4 years. Darrell worked 22 years at Exide in Salina before retiring ...

Martha J. Fox Watkins, 84, of Solomon, Kan., went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was born in Salina, Kan., on November 29, 1937, to parents Clarence and Martha Pohlman. Marty was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She is survived by her brother, Randy Pohlman; children, Rick Crawford (Robin), Jim Crawford...

Marcy Marie Putman, 40, of Salina, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021. She was born May 25, 1981, in Loveland CO, to Darlene Slate and Tim Putman. Marcy worked at Tony’s Pizza for 25 years. She was a devoted mother to her son and never missed a practice or game. She was a family orientated and independent woman. Left to mourn her passing is her son, Tayvion; parents, Darlene Slate and Tim...

Dominga Nava, Salina, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. She was born on January 27, 1947 in Salado, TX to Eleno Lopez and Eufemia Zamarripa-Ortega. Dominga worked for IBP in Holcomb for 27 years. She spent most of her life in Garden City. She retired in 2008 and moved to Salina to be closer to her children. She enjoyed reading and listening to music;, she loved to go dancing and to the casino. ...