Marvin Boyd Ballou was born on July 22, 1960, in Concordia, Kansas, to Richard Marvin Ballou and Doris Maxine Hillebrand Ballou. Descended from pioneer stock, three of his four sets of great-grandparents settled in Ottawa and Cloud Counties during the 1870s. He passed away Friday, May 29, 2026, in Minneapolis   Marvin was raised in the Delphos area and graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1...

Kisha Rachquel (Turnbull) Mullins of Salina, Kansas, passed away at Salina Regional Hospital in Salina Kansas on May 29th, 2026. Kisha was born on March 5th, 1975 to Beverly Nelson and Richard Turnbull. She graduated from Salina Central High School before attending Salina Tech to become a dental technician, she later then got her CMA license. Kisha never met a stranger and befriended everyone sh...

Ronel (Ron) Phillip Cailteux, ninety-six years of age, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026. He was a lifelong resident of the Concordia, Kansas area. Ron was a successful businessman and a friend to many people. Ron was born on January 4th, 1930, on the family farm in Saint Joseph, Kansas to Homer Armand and Margaret Ann (Wheeland) Cailteux. The weather was bad and the snow so deep the day he was...

Matthew Allen Miller, 54, of Salina, passed away April 28, 2026. Born to Gayland and Judith (Wood) Miller on December 30, 1971, Matt grew up with his brother Timothy in Wichita. He graduated from Wichita Southeast high school class of 1991. He then went on to graduate from K-State in Salina with a degree in computer science. Matt loved all things computer related. He was an avid music lover and...

Sonja E Meier, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Marquis Place Assisted Living in Concordia, KS. She was born on July 16, 1931, in rural Clyde, KS, to Swedish immigrants Gottfrid and Margaret (Gustavfson) Fredrickson. She graduated from Agenda Rural High School in 1948 and later attended Kansas Wesleyan College in Salina, KS. She was united in marriage to Kenneth D. And...

Kevin Eric Tankard, lovingly known to many as “Tank,” passed away on May 23, 2026, at the age of 55.   Kevin was born on February 11, 1971, in Salina, Kansas, to Fran Young-Tankard and Ronald Tankard. He was preceded in death by his mother, Fran Young-Tankard; his brothers, Marc Tankard and Frank Meinert; and his sister, Elaine Carter. Kevin leaves behind a loving family who will forever...

James J. Jacobo, 91, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026. He was born on January 1, 1935. Jim proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1958 to 1960 and continued his service in the National Guard from 1960 to 1964. On June 20, 1964, he married the love of his life, Frances, in Ellsworth. Together they built a loving home and raised their family in Salina. Jim dedicated 30...

Gerald Joseph Karber, 91, of Gypsum, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his home. He was born on August 27, 1934 to Henry and Mary (Schauff) Karber. Gerald was one of four children. He was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Gypsum, Kansas. On April 20, 1963 Gerald married Marie Milieson. During his 63 years of marriage, some of his proudest accomplishments wer...

Bruce Leslie Courter was born in September of 1954 to Inga and Richard Courter.  He passed away comfortably in his home surrounded by people that loved him on May 10, 2026. He was loved unconditionally by his big brother Dick and sister-in-law Anne. Though Bruce experienced the world differently than many and lived much of his life communicating differently, those who knew him understood that ...

Patricia Ann Lauermann, 60, of Salina, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026.  She was born March 11, 1966, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, to Art Martins and Helen (Sadlowsky) Lass. A full obituary will follow....