Fred DeArmond, age 83, of Concordia, KS, left this earthly life on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia. He was born on Dec. 19, 1935 at his grandparent’s home in Pittsburg, KS to Wally E. & Helen (Magie) DeArmond. Fred attended schools in Pittsburg and graduated from high school in 1954. He graduated from Pittsburg State University in 1958 with a Bachelor’s...

James Edward (Jim) Rempe, 79, of McPherson, KS passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Cedars House, McPherson. James was born in Plainville, Kansas on May 7, 1939, a son of Mary Josephine (Hoff) and Ernest J. Rempe. Jim attended Sacred Heart Catholic elementary school in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School in 1957. He then attended and graduated from Kansas State Un...

Kathleen Schmitt, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17th, in her Salina, Kansas home surrounded by family who loved her dearly. Mildred Kathleen (Weed) Schmitt was born on January 12, 1940 in Weskan, Kansas to the late Mildred and Theodore Weed. She was the youngest of the family and grew up with three brothers, Teddy, Don, and Duane. As a young girl she learned the importance of fam...

Donald C. Fleming of Formoso, Kansas, was born on September 13, 1936, in Stilwell, Kansas, to Chester and Alta Mae Fleming. The Lord called Don home on February 14, 2019, in Beloit, Kansas. After graduating from high school in Adrian, Missouri, Don enlisted in the US Army, and then returned to Adrian to farm with his uncle. Don met the love of his life, Ruth Ann Howland, and they were marrie...

Funeral services for Andrea M. “Andy” Gibson, age 56, of Abilene, will be Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Pastor Stan Norman officiating. Andy passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1962 in Abilene the daughter of Wade and Patricia (Delaney) Phil...

Ernest A. Hanzlicek, 94, of Salina passed away Friday Feb 15, 2019. He was born March 6, 1924 in Wilson, the son of Ernest and Josephine (Dolezal) Hanzlicek. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Ernie worked for Lee Hardware Co. for 27 years, then later worked for School Specialty Supply prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 71...

Zelma Marie “Sammy” Krehbiel, 95, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 6:45 p.m., Monday, February 4th, 2019while in the company of family members, at Angel Arms. Zelma was born on her parents' farm near Geary, Oklahoma, on February 25, 1923, daughter of Annie (Base) and Emil Cornelius Dalke. Sammy attended the Canadian Country School near Geary, Oklahoma, where Sammy, Elvera, and Alvin ...

Johnnie L. Mosher, age 100, left this earthly life on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his family farm near Concordia, Kansas. He was born on Dec. 5, 1918, Sedan, Kansas to William and Lula (Winegar) Mosher. Johnnie served in the US Navy during WWII from 1944-1945 in the Pacific Theater. He married June L. Swihart in 1939 in Mankato, Kansas. June preceded him in death on August 13, 2002. Jo...

Ned Devine Norris, 82, of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, passed away Thursday, February 14th, 2019. Ned was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 25, 1936, a son of the late Edna Lee (Gutsch) and Devine Arthur Norris. Survivors include daughters, Cynthia Norris, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Amanda Gould (Mick), of Corpus Christi, Texas; son, Kevin Norris (Tammy Stramel), of Salina, Kansas; six grandch...

Harriet Maxine Banninger Slick, 100, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. She was born May 7, 1918, in Bennington to Hubert and Harriet (Raskop) Spohn. Maxine taught school for many years, beginning in a one room school house at age 18 and retiring from Salina USD 305 in 1982. She married Harold Banninger of Glendale in 1942. They had two children. Maxine was a member of St. John's ...