Letha G. (Long) Kraus died with her husband, Dennis, on April 14, 2019, in Grand Chute, Wis., near Appleton. She was born on Nov. 12, 1945, in Abilene to Verden and Doris Long. She graduated from Hope High School in 1963. Letha and Dennis were married on April 4, 1965. They spent the next 54 years together, almost entirely in the Appleton area. They enjoyed traveling, camping and spending time wit...

Mary Virginia Frederick, 92, of Salina, passed away Friday April 19, 2019. She was born, Keytesville, Mo., to Robert and Mary (O’Bryan) Hurt. Mary owned the Frederick Gift Shop, and wrote the Salina Journal food column for many years. She enjoyed cards especially playing with her many bridge groups. She married Robert Frederick in 1946, at the First Presbyterian Church in Salina. She is surv...

Robert “Lynn” Griffiths, 59, of Salina, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born June 5, 1959, in Salina, to Robert I. and Donna M. (Walker) Griffiths. Lynn spent his early childhood in Talmage and Rural Center. His family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas where he attended high school. His senior year of high school, his family moved to Indiana where h...

Barbara Mansfield, age 82, of Concordia, KS died on Wed., April 24, 2019 at Sunset Home Inc., Concordia, Kansas. Barbara was born to Orville and Vera (Dyson) Crum on March 29, 1937 in Lyon Township near Glasco, Kansas. She was the oldest of 8 children. Barbara attended schools in Republic County and Belleville High School. She worked as a Medication Aide at the Republic County Hospital Long ...

Patrick Leo Rexroad, 65, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 18th, 2019. Patrick was born in Salina, Kansas on January 21, 1954, a son of the late Joan Frances (Siler) Rexroad and Jay Myers Rexroad. Survivors include his sister, Lynn Grabner (Rodney) of Salina; Nephew, Matthew Grabner of Austin, Texas; Niece, Emily Johnson (Dylan) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and numerous cousins. ...

Carol May Sendelbach, 87, of McPherson, Kansas, transitioned peacefully, Monday April 22, while in the company of her children at The Cedars House. Carol was born in Great Falls, Montana on January 27, 1932, daughter of Catherine (Hays) and Harry E. Noel of Montana. The family moved to Missoula, Montana while she was in elementary school, and they spent many joyous times at the family cabin on ...

Betty A. Wallace, age 81, of Concordia, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was born on December 4, 1937 in Cloud County, KS to Lester N. & Millie Z. (Evert) Bronson. She was a graduate of Concordia High School. Betty was the manager for Gibson Department Store for many years and retired as the purchasing agent for then the St. Joseph Hospital b...

Jeremy Lee Watkins, 42, of Gypsum, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 21st, 2019. He was born in Salina, Kansas on September 21, 1976, a son of Kathy (Young) Allison, of McPherson and the late James Watkins. Jeremy was a Sergeant and a 20 year veteran of the Salina Police Department. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer (Kasper) Watkins; children, Kaitlyn and Kolton Watkins; and brother, B...

Vickie L. Francisco, 58, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. She was born July 30, 1960 in Wilson, Ks. She worked for Comfort Keepers as a Nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Reberta (Pooley) Brown; sister Connie Brown. Survivors include her husband Phillip Francisco; sons Kenny Stroede of Great Bend, Jason Stroede (Kim) of Holyrood, Ks; grandson Logan...

Dale Lyle Garrison, age 92, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, Kansas. Dale was born February 6, 1927 to Glenn and Irma (Lantis) Garrison in Salina. Following high school graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany as a typist for the War Crimes Commission. He married Ina Lee Courville on June 24, 196...