Russell E. Sleek Sr., 87, of Salina, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his home after a long illness. He was born December 7, 1932 in Moran, IN. After High School he joined the army and served honorably for twenty years. Russ is a veteran of Korea and Vietnam Wars. Russ and Doriene were married June 11, 1955. After he retired from the service, he worked at the Epileptic Foundation in Wash...

Jimmie Lee "Jim" Koehn, 78, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 2:40 p.m., Saturday, April 11th, 2020 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Health And Rehab. Jimmie was born in Dodge City, Kansas on December 20, 1941, a son of Verna (Abrahams) and Ormand Koehn. Jim attended Grasshopper County School and Harmony Country School and graduated from Galva High School, Galva, Kansa...

Gerald L. Newton, age 83, entered into rest on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Stormont Vail Health Care Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born June 4, 1936 in Cloud County, Kansas to Alonzo Wilferd and Adeline Marie (Breault) Newton. On November 6, 1955 he married Lois May Sallman at the Concordia Lutheran Church. She preceded him in death on January 22, 2017. He worked for Martin Tractor Co...

Kenneth E. Colborn, 89, passed away April 8, 2020. He was born in Medicine Lodge, KS. Ken served in the Army at Fort Hancock, NJ where he met and married Marcella Theret, before returning to Kansas. His job with IBM moved them to Salina. He spent his career servicing computer equipment throughout Kansas. An avid outdoorsman, he frequently visited Yellowstone, Alaska, and South Padre Island, TX,...

Margene Edna Goettel, 97, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2020. Margene was born in Hooker, Oklahoma on April 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Lucy Mae (Goodenough) and Milton Emos Barton. Survivors include two daughters, Rae Jean Matney (Jerry), of Salina, Kansas, Lynn Rome (James), of Mentor, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Troy Matney, Melanie Booher, Travis Rome, Kevin Rome, ...

Dave A. Aggson, age 71, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Thursday, April 09, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home in Concordia. He was born on Dec. 16, 1948 in Great Bend, KS to Dareld “Babe” L. & Charlene E. (Seeman) Aggson. Dave graduated from Larned High School in 1966 and attended the University of Kansas until being drafted into the US Army where he served on the motorcycle p...

Mrs. Lois Bates, 72, of Salina, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was born May 14, 1947 in Belleville, KS. To Darlene I. Burwell Bates and Dewey L. Bates. Lois spent all her life associated with early childhood development. It was her passion in life to care for young children. She was employed by Salina Child Care for approximately 50 years. She is survived by her sister, Bernice Bates...

Dennis Michael Giersch , 69, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. A life-long resident of Saline County, Dennis was born on May 5, 1950 and grew up on the Giersch Family Farm with his four brothers and three sisters. As a young man, he developed a life-long interest in hunting and fishing and was an active 4-Her, participating in folk dancing and raising cattle for the Saline County Fair each y...

Jessie F. (Perry) Peterson, 98, of Salina, passed away Sat. April 4, 2020. She was born Nov. 21, 1921 in Stilwell, KS to Louis and Anna (Cole) Perry. In 1923 the family moved to western Kansas southwest of Oakley where her father managed the Bertrand Farms. Jessie attended Monument High School and then graduated from Bethany College with a music degree. She married Rolland E. Peterson at Salemsbo...

Darlene Ellison, age 89, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on September 18, 1930 in Cloud County, Kansas to Claude and Laura (Bond) Schneider. She married Raymond D. Ellison on May 29, 1955 in Concordia, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 20, 1993. Darlene worked in the housekeeping department at the Medical Lodge N...