George John Ash, 71, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was born in Salina, Kansas on December 1, 1947, to Mahlon and Hannah Ash, the third of five children.  He attended Gypsum High School and continued his education at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. George worked for Morrison’s Grain and Hog Farm in Smolan, Kansas. He later owned and operated Ash C...

Larry Dean Bergstrom, age 60, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on November 28, 1958 in Concordia, Kansas to Elden and Margaret (Hefner) Bergstrom. He was a 1977 graduate of Courtland High School. He received his Associates degree from Cloud County Community College, Concordia. He married Jan Wiltse on June 18, 1978 at the ...

Johnna Joyce Devins, 67, died Dec. 25, 2018. She was born April 29, 1951 in Salina, the daughter of John and Norene (Nelson) Milum. Johnna graduated from Central High School in 1969. She worked at Alco Discount Store for many years and while she was working went to Brown Mackie College night classes to get her accounting degree. She was a bookkeeper for Waters True Value stores. Johnna married her...

Lowell James Friesen, 77, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Friday, December 28th, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Lowell was born in McPherson, Kansas on April 28, 1941, a son of Josephine (Ensz) and Peter W. Friesen. Lowell attended and graduated from Plainview Country School, rural Inman, Kansas and received his GED later in life. He was a member of the G...

Robert Paul Murphey was born August 13, 1943, to Floyd A and Eunice P. (Larsen) Murphey. Robert lived in Salina, Kansas until the age of 10 when his family moved to Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1961. He joined the Navy in 1963 and was stationed at various bases around the country including Newport, Rhode Island, Charleston, South Carolina, Portsmouth,...

Memorial services for Donald C. “Don” Anderson will be 10:30 am January 5, 2018 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene with Reverend Justin Panzer officiating. Mr. Anderson passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Colmery-O’neil VA Medical Center Sunflower Memory Unit in Topeka. He was born January 16, 1933 in Oberlin, Kansas the son of Julius and Evelyn (Linn) Anderson. He graduated...

Marlene “Marty” G. Chance, 83, of Salina, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 at her home. Marty was born Oct. 4, 1935, in Falun, to Ruth (Hopp) and Harry Gile. She married Douglass Chance, Oct. 13, 1956. She is survived by: her children, Douglass Jr. (Wendy), Ruth, and Bryan; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Mable Bettenbrock; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded...

Gary Wayne Coleman, 72, passed away on December 23, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the husband of Marilyn (Markey) Coleman. Gary and Marilyn were united in marriage on August 9, 1969 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. They shared 49 years of marriage together. Gary was born August 30, 1946 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Marion and Edna Coleman. He graduated from Sterling College and from the Universit...

Mildred Esther Fogle, age 87, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at the Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas. She was born September 7, 1931 to John and Ruby (Boston) Applegarth. She received her B.S. from Kansas State University in Elementary Education in 1971 and M.S. in Special Education in 1977. She taught for 10 years before moving to Alaska where she was involved in mission...

Merriam Darlene Huelskamp, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24th, 2018. Merriam was born in Rock Creek Township, Kansas on May 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Velma "Mildred" (Wheat) and Thomas Franklin Wilson. Survivors include three daughters, Luann Babcock (Jeff), of Crest Hill, Illinois, Monica Pharr, of De Soto, Kansas, Christie Britt, of Salina, Kansas; son, Casey H...