Sam Couch, 55, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018. He was born July 4, 1963 in Salina, KS. Survivors include his, mother, Carol DeWitt from Duenweg, MO; his loving companion of 32 years, Mary Adams from Salina, KS; daughter, Tisha Nickel from Tonganoxie, KS; step-daughter, Shoshona Hight from Blue Springs, MO; brother, William DeWitt from Joplin, MO; sisters, Samantha Sulsar from Sa...

Diana Kay "DeeDee" Ketterman, 59, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 5:54 p.m., Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. Diana was born in McPherson, Kansas on September 11, 1958, a daughter of Harold Randolph and Doris Constance (Henry) Ketterman. Diana attended Roosevelt Elementary School, Park School and graduated from McPherson High School...

Father Loren Werth passed away on Monday, July 30, at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, Kansas. Fr. Loren Werth was born on October 16, 1930 in Schoenchen, Kansas. He was one of four children. An older brother and sister preceded him in death. There is one surviving sister, Jean Pfannenstiel of Salina. Fr. Werth entered the seminary in 1946 as a junior in high school at Conception Seminary, Conce...

Florence G. Asper, 98, departed this life on the evening of Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Salina, KS. She was born on January 24, 1920, in Newburg, PA, a daughter of the late Luther and Margaret Shoffner Finkey. Florence worked at the former Valley Baking Store, Shippensburg, for forty-five years, retiring in 1984, as a cake decorator. She was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God and ...

Donald F. Scheetz, age 77, passed away on, Saturday, July 28, 2018 at his residence in Clyde, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1940 in New Almelo, Kansas to Leonard and Marie (Otter) Scheetz. Donald was a 1959 graduate of LeoVille High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1959-1963 and was honorably discharged. He worked for 27 years as an Air Traffic Controller for Federal A...

Jacqueline Sue "Jackie" Tipton, 61, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 28th, 2018 while in the company of family members, at Buhler Sunshine Home, Buhler, Kansas. Jackie was born in Newton, Kansas on October 5, 1956, a daughter of Betty Joan (Perry) and Gerald Dee Baerg. Jackie attended the Inman grade school and graduated from Inman High School, Inman, Kansas in...

Virgil N. Brummer, age 80, passed away on, Friday, July 27, 2018 at Marquis Place, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on November 19, 1937 in Tipton, Kansas to Joseph I. and Kathryn E. (Thomas) Brummer. Virgil was a 1956 graduate of St. Johns High School, Beloit, Kansas. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Kansas State University in 1960. Virgil married Susan Sleeth on April 22, 1...

Tyera “Ty” L. Fleshman, age 79, passed away on July 27, 2018 at the The Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan Kansas. She was born on March 16, 1939 to Vernell and Aldine Thurston. Ty was a 1957 graduate of Delphos High School. She received her Associates Business Degree from Brown Mackie College, Salina, Kansas in 1958. Ty worked for Christian Oil Company, F&A, Cares Inc. all of Con...

Tim Edward William Marks --a.k.a Ed Marks, Eddie Marks, Fast Eddy, Uncle E., “Silly Grampa,” and “Dad”-- passed away on Friday, July 27. He was born May 29, 1945 in Salina, the son of Frank & Alice (Garvin) Marks. Ed was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked as brakeman, switchman and conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad for 42 years and retired in 2010. He served as board member of ...

Martha Sophie Twaddle, 94, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 peacefully, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River, Kansas. Martha was born in rural McClelland on her parents homestead., Iowa on April 7, 1924, a daughter of Hazel Catherine (Timm) and Henry Peter Boege. Martha attended the Council Bluffs grade schools and graduated from Thomas Je...