Ruth M. Whitney, 98, of Salina, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. She was born Sept. 7, 1921, in Ada to Leonard and Esther (Adams) VanDoren. Ruth married Richard Whitney on Feb. 10, 1946. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and Shriners. Survivors include her daughter, Judy Quigley, of Salina; son, Rich Whitney, of Eureka Springs, Ark.; ...

Ronald L. "Ron" Walker, 64, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, surrounded by family, after a long illness. Ron was born Oct. 3, 1955, in Herington to Wallace and Elenora (Blomenkamp) Walker. He grew up in Hope, where he was an active member of FFA and worked at the family service station. Ron moved to Salina in 1973 to attend Brown Mackie College, and graduated with a degree in accou...

William “Bill” Andrew Giannos of Salina, Kansas passed away on March 25, 2020. Bill was born at Highland Park, Illinois on September 4, 1929. He graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1949 and Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin with a BA in Art in 1954. While at Beloit, Bill played in varsity football, was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and met and dated his first wife, Suz...

Rex Orlan Young, Sr., age 59, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born on June 14, 1960 in Beloit, Kansas to Wilden and Betty (Aldrich) Young. Rex was a graduate of Waukegan HS in Waukegan, Illinois. He married Mona Renee Pearl Ward and they later divorced. Rex was a mechanic working for several companies including Jiffy Lube. He loved playing the Guitar, fishing, camp...

Fr. Dallen was born in Concordia, KS on April 16, 1943 to Vern and Clementine (Breault) Dallen. He passed away on March 13, 2020 in Spokane, WA. Fr. Dallen spent most of his life as an educator at Gongaza University and his academic work included writing his book on penance and reconciliation, "The Reconciling Community" (1986), often used as a text book and still in print. He enjoyed traveling...

Lorette J. "JO" Rogers, age 96, passed away on March 23, 2020 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, Kansas. Lorette was born November 28, 1923 near Aurora, Kansas, a twin daughter of Phillip & Blanche (LeMoine) Cote. Lorette attended Aurora schools through the 8th grade. She married Ralph Rogers November 19, 1942 in Concordia, Kansas. During this time they lived in California, Nebrask...

Donald Wayne "Don" Nelson, 53, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 6:59 a.m., Monday, March 23rd, unexpectedly, at his home. Don was born at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota on March 27, 1966, a son of Donald Kent Nelson and Janice Lee (Allen) Nelson. Don attended Roosevelt grade school, Park School, McPherson Junior High and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, ...

John Schmidt, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2020 after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma and ultimately complications from pneumonia. John was an adoring husband and devoted father. He loved the outdoors and shared his passion for hunting with his children, grandchildren, family and friends. He could often be heard singing to his favorite Doo-Wop tune or performing in a barbershop qua...

Gail W. Aills, 79, of Salina, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was born March 30, 1940, in Salina. On Feb. 14, 1959, he married Jo Ann Robb at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina. Gail served eight years in the U.S. Air Force followed by 25 years as a firefighter for the Salina Fire Department, retiring as division chief. He worked the next 13 years as Saline County Emergency Management Dire...

Gregory Dean Keeling, 52, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 16th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Gregory was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 10, 1967, a son of Edith (Edson) and Fred Keeling of Braman, Oklahoma. Gregory is also survived by brothers, Brian Keeling, of Belle Plaine, Kansas, Brad Keeling, of Mulvane, Kansas, and Christopher Keeling, of Mulvane, Kansas; lif...