A.R. "Dick" Tilgner, 90, of Salina passed away Saturday Dec 1, 2018. He was born Oct 22, 1928 in Salina, the son of William and Goldie (Erickson) Tilgner. Adolf was a graduate of Gypsum High School and Kansas State University. He worked as an aeronautical engineer for Beech Aircraft for over 40 years. He was member of several city, county and service organizations while working in Liberal and...

Sui Gish, 78, died Nov. 27, 2018. She was born in Fukushima, Japan on Sept 19, 1940, the daughter of Shinjiro and Naka Imaizumi. She married Gary Lee Gish on March 11, 1964. She was an art student at Tokyo University and was a certified cake decorating instructor and origami specialist and lover of the arts. She was a brown belt in Judo as a young adult and loved to fish and bowl. She was a lov...

Bernice Jean Holmes, 79, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018. She was born July 9, 1939 in Loveland, CO. She worked for Days Inn as housekeeper for 9 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto & Elizabeth (Wright) Kercher; husband Eugene Gardenhire; daughter Tina Holmes; sister Mary Hutton; brother Paul Kercher. Survivors include her, children, Tammy Brown, Ja...

Joan A. Morgan, age 87, left this earthly life on Thurs., Nov. 29, 2018 at Mt. Joseph Senior Community, Concordia, KS. She was born on April 23, 1931 in Jamestown, Kansas to Hubert P. & Ruth E. (Nelson) Spear. Joan was a 1947 graduate of Belleville High school. Joan worked for Fairmont Creamery in Concordia, Kansas. She married Lyle L. Morgan on June 9, 1951 at Camp Attebury, Indiana. He pr...

Benjamin Rodriguez Gonzalez, 75, of Salina, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018.  He was born August 6, 1943 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He worked for an Oil Refinery as an Operator for 14 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francisco Rodriguez and Petronila Gonzalez; and 4 siblings. Survivors include his wife, Milagros Ortiz Jimenez; children, Jose B. Rodriguez Ortiz (Melissa...

Connie June Berry, 68, of Salina, passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. She was born Dec. 25, 1949, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Forrest and E. June (Eisele) Day. Connie retired from St. John’s Hospital in Salina after 30 years. Connie is survived by: her husband of nearly 50 years, Warren; daughter, Tammy Lewis (Jason); son, Travis (Kristina); grandchildren, Alexia, Braden, Lailah and Jareth; and si...

Charlene Marie Davis, age 56, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her home in Manhattan, KS. She was born on Feb. 15, 1962 in Concordia, KS, the daughter of Michael L. & Deanna J. (Shamburg) Cibolski. She grew up in the Concordia area and graduated from Concordia High School in 1980. She worked for Kansas State University in the Housing & Dining Dept. and later for the Dept. o...

Sally June Haden, 85, of Salina, passed away Friday, November 23rd, at Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Kansas. Sally was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on February 18, 1933, a daughter of the late Winifred M. (Woodford) and Blois Bain. She worked as a cook at the American Legion for many years. Survivors include her niece, Helen Abe, of Honolulu, Hawaii. Sally was preceded in death by her h...

Lucille Hand 94, died November 12, 2018 at McPherson Hospital, McPherson. Born in Oklahoma City, Ok February 25, 1924. She was a McPherson resident in the 1950's, returning in 1982 upon the retirement of her husband, Rev. Ralph Hand. Rev. Hand is a former pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Her husband's pastorates led them to Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, New Zealand, South Dakota, Wichita, Ks, ...

Gloria J. Hobson, age 64, of Abilene, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born June 22, 1954, in Gypsum, Kansas the daughter of John and Jean (Wavrik) Morando. Gloria graduated from Abilene High School and was married to Lee Hobson on January 19, 1973. They later divorced. Gloria was a clerk at the Dickinson County District Court for 33 years. ...