Richard Wayne Carpenter, 96, of Salina died April 9, 2026 at Homestead Memory Care of Abilene. He was born February 8, 1930 in Emporia, KS, to Earnest and Rose (LaLoge) Carpenter, the tenth of their eleven children. Dick, as he preferred to be called, grew up in Cottonwood Falls, KS, and graduated from Chase County High School in 1948. Following graduation, he worked as a farm hand in Del Norte...

Beth “Charleen” Fekas, a cherished wife, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, peacefully passed away on April 3, 2026, after a brief battle with illness. Born on May 19, 1939, in South Gate, California, Charleen was the daughter of Dorothy and Flavis Kilgarriff. Charleen was a woman of unwavering spirit and gentle grace, deeply devoted to her family and her passions. She shar...

Norbert Lee Pfannenstiel, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9th, at Eaglecrest Retirement Community. Norb was born in Hays, Kansas on June 17, 1931, a son of Philomena (Lieker) and Celestine Pfannenstiel. He attended St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, Kansas, now known as Thomas More Prep. On June 1, 1953, Norb married Dolores  "Jeanie" (Werth) Pfannenstiel in Schoench...

Mary Helen (Hardamon) Fagan, 89, of Beverly, Kansas, formerly of Houston, Texas, and Bremond, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2026. Mary Helen was born February 19, 1937, in Flora, Louisiana, to Marshal Anderson Hardamon and Evelyn Gertrude (Desadier) Hardamon. She was the next-to-youngest of six children. In 1951, her family moved to Magnolia, Texas, where she graduated from Magnolia High School ...

Jerry James Sorell, 82 years of age, of Clyde passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at home surrounded by his family.  He was born on May 17, 1943, in Clyde, Kansas to Wilcid and Edna (Fief) Sorell. Jerry was a graduate in Class of 1962, Clyde High School. He served in the United States Army from 1964 ~ 1966 and was honorably discharged. He married Kathleen Alexander on October 5, 1968, a...

John Robert Neihouse, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Salina, Kansas, on April 7, 2026. Born on January 31, 1940, at St. John’s Hospital in Salina, John was the son of John Bernard and Inez Ella (Foulke) Neihouse. His arrival was a celebrated milestone for the Neihouse family, as he was the first boy following six older sisters. Growing up as the first brother in a family that would...

Roy Junior Hamel, 92 years of age, of Clifton passed away Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas. He was born on November 5, 1933, in St. Joseph, Kansas to Archile and Mary (Sorell) Hamel, Jr. He grew up in the St. Joe community. He was a 1951 graduate of Clyde High School. He attended college for 1 year. On August 24, 1953, he married Dorothy LeDuc in Conco...

Dr. Donald Lee Yowell, 95, Delphos, died Saturday, April 4, 2026. He was born January 1, 1931, to Wayne and Doris (Shroyer) Yowell in the small farmhouse he grew up in. He accelerated through his country school, attended Kansas Wesleyan, and graduated from UMKC Dental School in 1955. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a lieutenant and was stationed in Japan and was honorably discharged. I...

Joan Kay Randle, 95, of Clay Center, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born May 6, 1930, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Louise (Love) and Kenneth McMain. Joan was a devoted, full-time mother and also worked alongside her husband, Arvin, in the family farm and greyhound business. Her greatest passion was her family, and she was always present for s...

Elaine Marie Rego, 73, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 5th, 2026. Elaine was born in Salina, Kansas on June 8, 1952, a daughter of Lois Mae (Johnson) and Byron Elliott. Throughout her life, she worked in a variety of roles, including many years on the assembly line at Exide Technologies and Tony’s Pizza, as well as in the kitchen at Country Inn & Suites. She also gave...