Wanda Kay Waggoner, 79, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 9:20 p.m., Thursday, March 21st, 2019 while in the company of her husband, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Ks. Wanda was born in Lyons, Kansas on January 11, 1940, a daughter of Hazel (Smith) and Frank Donnelly. Wanda attended the Lyons grade school, Lyons Junior High and graduated from Lyons High School, Lyons, Kansas in...

Janet I. McKain, 80, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019. She was born Jan. 23, 1939 to Clarence C and Dora E (Herrington) Schur. She graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1957. She was united in marriage to James (Jim) McKain of Tescott on Feb. 1, 1957. They moved to Salina in 1960. Janet worked for Sears in Salina for 33 years, Bennington State Bank in Salina for 5 years a...

Leonard Alexander Lenkiewicz, age 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on March 19, 2019. Mr. Lenkiewicz was born June 7, 1946 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Alexander and Sophie Lenkiewicz (Przychodski). He was raised in Jersey City, where he was a gifted athlete and discovered his love of sports. After high school graduation in 1964, he was recruited by Kansas Wesleyan University to play foot...

Ben E. Grosse, age 82, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Sunset Home in Concordia, Kansas. He was born on Feb. 15, 1937 in Concordia, KS to Ben T. and Esther L. (Goranson) Grosse. He graduated from Concordia High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army at Ft. Leonard, Missouri. He later continued serving in the Army National Guard. He was honorably discharged. Ben was ...

William "Bill" Paul Perricotti, 77, son of the late Mildred (Bates) and Louis Perricotti, born in Tewsbury, Massachusetts on July 11, 1941. Bill went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019. Bill retired from the US Army in 1979 after serving 21 years. He then worked as service manager in Manhattan, Salina and Abilene car dealerships. He, then, spent 18 years at Emmanuel Chr...

Willard John Schuckman, 83, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 4:11 a.m., Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 while in the company of his wife, at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas. Willard was born in Hays, Kansas on September 21, 1935, a son of Rosie (Schaffer) and Daniel John Schuckman. Willard attended the LaCrosse grade school and graduated from LaCrosse High School, LaCrosse, Kansas in 1953....

Richard K. "R.K." Miller, 84, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 4:27 p.m., Friday, March 8th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. R.K. was born in McPherson, Kansas on October 1, 1934, a son of Thomas Samuel and Bessie Arlene (Anderson) Miller. R.K attended Roxbury Elementary School and graduated from Roxbury High School, Roxbury, Kansas in 1952. Through...

Joe Iver Hallgarth, 76, of Arvada, Colorado passed away Friday, March 1st, 2019 at Denver Hospice, Denver, Colorado. Joe was born in Little River, Kansas on April 24, 1942, a son of Beatrice Corine Charlotte (Nelzen) and Horace Marvin Hallgarth. Joe attended the Galva Grade School and graduated in 1960 from Galva High School Galva, Kansas. Joe worked as a Sprinkler Fitter for the National...

Richard Dale "Dick" Nichols, 92, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 8:13 p.m., Thursday, March 7th, 2019 surrounded by his family at his home. Dick was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on April 29, 1926, a son of Olive Marston (Kittell) and Ralph Dale Nichols. Dick attended the Manhattan grade school, Manhattan, Kansas, Fort Scott Junior High and High school and graduated from Paola High School,...

Evan Wesley Gibson, 90 of Salina, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. He was born January 31, 1929 in Americus, Kansas. He worked for Salina Regional Health Center as a Lab Tech for 33 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Wesley and Ora Kinzer (Reiff) Gibson; brothers, Wayne Gibson, Cecil Gibson. Survivors include his loving wife of 65 years, Kaneko (Gou) Gibson, chil...