Donald (Don) L. Hamilton of Mankato, KS passed away March 20, 2025 at the Salina Regional Health Center at the age of 93. He was born January 22, 1932 in Mankato and is preceded in death by his wife Audrey (McMillan) Hamilton, parents Dean and Alma (Kimbrough) Hamilton, sister Ruby Scarrow, and brothers James, Clifford, and Ralph Hamilton. He is survived by his children Marilyn Kay Hamilton (New...

After a long health battle with cancer, Barbara J. Knight transitioned to her final resting place on March 18, 2025, at Salina Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas. Mrs. Knight was born August 27, 1933, in Ellsworth, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Henry and Ruth Viola (Keesee) Jordan. As a graduate of Ellsworth High School in 1951 she pursued her education receiving a diploma from Brown-Mack...

Jack Clinton Krager, Sr., 91 years of age, of Concordia, KS passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Minneapolis Health and Rehab, Minneapolis, KS.  He was born on February 12, 1934 in Aurora, Colorado to Oren C. and Zoa (Lipe) Krager. Jack was a1952 graduate of Concordia High School, Concordia, Kansas. After high school he joined and served in the United States Navy during the Korea Conflic...

Karen Ruth Lyons, 74, passed to the spirit side of life on Friday, March 14, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas, with her spouse Linda at her side. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on December 3, 1950, the fourth of five children of Lyle and Alline (Arnette) Lyons. She attended schools in Burrton and Hutchinson, Kansas, and Middle Tennessee State University. Karen served as a Mi...

Lawrence Hamilton Fairbanks, 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 18th, 2025. Lawrence was born in Saint Albans, Vermont on April 8, 1937, to Marjorie Gould Fairbanks and Donald Fairbanks. After he graduated from Merrimack High School in New Hampshire, he joined the Air Force where he served for four years. Lawrence and his wife, Diana Lee Fairbanks, were married in Abilene, ...

Olivia C. Rojas, 92, of Salina passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025. She was born on June 17, 1932, to Jesse and Celeste (Robles) Vargas in Black Wolf, Kansas. Olivia loved the holidays, bringing the family together to decorate for every holiday. She always had seasonally appropriate candy for her children and later for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. On the 4th of July Olivia gather...

Douglas (Doug) Corwin Spencer, age 81 of Oakley, reposed in the Lord peacefully, but unexpectedly, in his home on March 14, 2025.  He was born on July 29, 1943, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Corwin C. and Helen L. (Iserman) Spencer.  At the time, his father was stationed at Camp Carson with the 89th Division.  For the next several years, Doug and his mother followed Corwin’s military assi...

Shirley Jean (Clark) Stolzenburg Nutter was born in rural Cloud County, Kansas, to James Clark and Alice (Kimmal) Clark on July 9, 1937. She passed peacefully on March 13, 2025, at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, KS. Shirley was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother. As a child Shirley attended the Methodist Church, the Church of Faith, and Sibley Rural Elementary Sc...

Sheldon Dudley Nelson, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 16th, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, March 21st at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home in Salina, Kansas....

George M. Vogts, 76, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025.  He was born October 17, 1948, to Floyd and Jewell (Adamson) Vogts, in McPherson, Kansas.  George graduated from Canton High School in 1966 and shortly thereafter, attended an area technical college where he completed his certificate in mechanics.  George was drafted into the United States Army and proudly served from 1968 t...