Merlin Leonard Kirch, 84, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, June 24th, 2020. Merlin was born in Bennington, New York on October 4, 1935, a son of the late Ruth (Warsop) and Vincent N. Kirch. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Kirch, of the home; two daughters, Karen Groot, (Dan), of Salina, Diane Brownell, (Tim), of Saint Paul, Missouri; and son, Doug Kirch, (Dawn), of Newtownabbey, Norther...

Dorothy Pauline Milner, 91, of Lincoln, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 25th, 2020. Pauline was born in King, North Carolina on October 8, 1928, a daughter of the late Mae Fae (Knight) and Tom Terry Jessup. She was a dietitian at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling, Kansas. Pauline loved to bake, and her specialty was banana bread. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, grea...

Johna L. Moorman age 86, of Abilene, formerly of Solomon, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene. She was born August 8, 1933 in Salina the daughter of John T. and Rebecca (Giersche) Kelly. Johna spent most of her life in the Solomon area graduating from Solomon High School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Solomon, enjoyed flower arr...

Mary Lou Steele, 86, of Salina, Kansas, and Houston, Texas, passed from this Earth on Monday, June 22, 2020. She was born in 1934 in Marshall, Missouri, the daughter of Delia and John Woodsmall. Mary Lou graduated as valedictorian of her senior class at Mercy Academy in Marshall. She married Robert W. “Bob” Steele, Jr. and moved with him to Salina in 1958, where they managed the Western Auto s...

Royal C. Barten, age 91, of Abilene, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene. He was born January 19, 1929 near Elmo, Kansas on the family farm. The son of Fred and Julia (Lauer) Barten. Royal attended Chapman Schools and graduated from Chapman High School. Royal spent his entire life on the family farm raising cattle and farming. He enjoyed spending time with his ...

Virgil H. Claussen passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 19, 2020 at Mennonite Manor South Hutchinson, Kansas; Surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Claussen was born August 7, 1925 in Dorrance Kansas, the oldest child of Bertha (Herbel)Claussen and Harry Claussen. Virgil attended schools in Ellsworth and Lincoln Counties, but his education was cut short by service to his country. He joined ...

James Lee Engweiler, 72, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 7:28 p.m., Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 while in the company of family members, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Lee was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on July 24, 1947, a son of the late Alice Joan (Popp) Engweiler and James Frederick Engweiler. Lee attended Haven grade school and graduated from Haven High School, Haven,...

Mary Margaret Koriel Horton, 75, of Salina, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. She was born on November 14, 1944 in Hays, Kansas to Albert and Josephine (Leggee) Koriel. Mary graduated from FHSU Nursing Program as an RN. She was a psychiatric nurse at Larned State Hospital. Later on in life, she returned to school and got her Masters in Social Work from KU. She then worked until retirement wi...

Kenneth Eugene Boaz, 92, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was born September 9, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois. At seventeen he joined the Navy and served until 1954. While in service in Japan, he met his future wife, Betty Kuwano. They were married 72 years and had nine children. Dad had many friends, with whom he golfed, fished, hunted, and played cards. He loved to tell storie...

William Harve “Bill” Hill, Jr., 77, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 2:50 a.m., Sunday, June 21st, while in the company of family members, at Cedars House . Bill was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on March 29, 1943, a son of Dorothy (Kramer) and Willian Harve Hill, Sr. Bill attended numerous grade schools and graduated from McPherson High School in 1961. Bill then attended Kansas State U...