Clarence E. "Pete" Peterson, 79, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020. He was born June 11, 1941 in Great Bend, to Clarence T. and J. Elsie (Marsh) Peterson. He married Patricia A. McDowell on January 21, 1961, in Salina. Pete was a nationally ranked junior Olympian, hurdler, gymnast, football player, and king of his high school prom. During his long years at boeing, he helped de...

Shirley R. Yager, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. She was born in Concordia to Marvin and Margert (Sterling) McDaniel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Yager. Shirley is survived by three sons, Gary (Lena), Rick (Ann), and Jeff (JoAnn); grandchildren, Shannon, Jeremy, Kimberly, and Zeb; great-grandchildren, Owen, Graham, and Audrey; and siblings, M. Dean McDaniel, Den...

Philip Eugene Ascher, 71, of Salina, died Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. Philip was born in Junction City, Kansas, on April 9, 1949, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Philip graduated from Salina High School in 1967 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1974 with a BA degree in Business Administration/Economics. On August 14, 1971...

James C. Bornholdt, 82, of Inman, KS, passed away at 10:52 p.m., Saturday, September 12th, 2020 while in the company of family members, at Cedars House, McPherson. James was born in Hutchinson, KS on September 18, 1937, son of Mildred Emma (Knackstedt) and Harry Henry Bornholdt. James attended Grove School, rural Inman, Kansas and graduated from Inman High School, Inman, Kansas in 1955. J...

Richard Lee “Rick” Reinecker, 64, of Wichita, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at his residence. Rick was born in McPherson, Kansas on August 23, 1956, a son of Gene Hayden and Joan Lee (Edwards) Reinecker. Rick attended Roosevelt Elementary School, McPherson Junior High School and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas in 1974. He was a member of Churc...

Jon David Spratlen, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Jon was born in Beloit, Kansas on May 27, 1947, a son of the late Helen Nadine (Durham) and Earl Thomas Spratlen. Jon served in the United States Army. He owned and operated Cedarwood Shake Roofing and was a Lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Lincoln, Kansas. He loved hunting, outdoor sports,...

Valerie Joan Winkel, 74, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 6th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Valerie was born in Belleville, Kansas on February 3, 1946, a daughter of the late Daphne (Johnson) and Lloyd Trimble. She was an RN for over 30 years. Survivors include three daughters, Whitney Lingo, of Salina, Kansas, Paula DeGraff, of Salina, Kansas, Shannon...

Richard Raymond Warner, 91, of Solomon, KS, passed away on September 7, 2020 at his home in Solomon. Richard was born January 30, 1929 in Junction City, Kansas to Raymond and Mabel (Handlin) Warner. Richard graduated from Solomon High School and attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS, where he met his wife of 54 years, Gwen Woody. They were married June 8, 1950. Richard worked for th...

Lucille Kay Hannebaum, 69, passed away June 27, 2020, at her home in Salina, KS. She was born in Salina on January 19, 1951, to Glenn Hannebaum and Opal (Fonck) Hannebaum, both of whom preceded her in death. "Luci" graduated from Tescott Rural High School and Emporia State University in Emporia, KS. She is survived by a sister, Linda Hyde of Emporia; and two brothers, Leroy Hannebaum of Manhattan...

Vern Rhoden, 75, of Ellsworth, KS, born June 19, 1945, passed away September 3, 2020 in Salina, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle and Leola Rhoden of Fairbury, Nebraska, who later relocated to Abilene, KS; his sisters Norma Zock of Hutchinson and Barbara Swartz of Beatrice Nebraska, and two sisters that died in childhood, Katherine and Marie. He is survived by two brothers, Wa...