Clara Mary (Staudinger) Stithem of Salina passed away on April 15, 2025 at age 81.  She was born in Great Bend, Kansas on March 17, 1944, the eldest daughter of Anton and Agnes (Zeman) Staudinger. Clara grew up on a farm near Beaver, Kansas and attended St. Joseph Grade School in Beaver through 8th grade. She then attended Prep School with the Dominican Sisters at the Immaculate Conception Conven...

Doris Lorene (Sawatzky) Nikkel, 92, died Monday, April 14, 2025. She was born January 3, 1933, to Abraham A. Sawatzky and Agnes Nettie Nachtigal, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The youngest of 10 children, Lorene grew up on the family farm four miles south and three-quarter miles west of Weatherford, Oklahoma. She attended the Missouri School #55, located four miles south and three-quarter miles eas...

Amy O’Neal, 55 of Wamego passed away Sunday April 6, 2025. Amy was born January 6, 1970 in Salina, Kansas, the daughter of Bill and Mary Ann (Stegman) Adams. She graduated from Salina South in 1988. Amy worked as an engineering technician for K-DOT in Topeka. Amy is survived by her two sons, Tayler and wife Morgan O’Neal of Abilene and Parker O’Neal and fiancé Olivia of Kansas City...

Jane Grosland, 81, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 12th, 2025 with her family by her side. Jane was born in Northwood, Iowa to Nora and R. Howe Pacey. Jane proudly served as a Registered Nurse in the United States Air Force. She continued her career as an RN at various hospitals in Missouri and Kansas for over 30 years. On November 4, 1967, Jane married Lanny Grosland in...

Clinton A. Sain, 52, passed away peacefully surrounded by those who loved him most on April 07, 2025 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. Clinton was born on August 25, 1972 in Caldwell, ID to parents Albert Joe Sain and Delana Lee Choat. Clinton was working as a Truck Driver. A larger-than-life personality with a heart just as big, Clint was the kind of man who could light up ...

Patricia (Patti) Ann Patterson passed away on April 10, 2025, in Salina, Kansas. She was 69 years old. Born in Detroit, Michigan to Denia O. (Richardson) Lambert and Glen Lambert on August 4, 1955. Patti was one of six siblings in a lively, close-knit family. She is survived by her beloved children, Twyla (Joseph) Ogle and Allen (Jennifer) Patterson; her cherished grandchildren Patrick, Julian,...

Marilyn Theresa Johnson, age 95 of Lenexa, KS, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025.  Marilyn was born June 7, 1929, to John and Philomine B. Adler (Staab).  Her early years were spent in Satanta, KS, living above the café the family owned and operated.  Some of those recipes are still family favorites (such as Tomato-base Swiss steak).  Since the café was a regular stop for the railroad there...

Mark Ray Griggs, 68, of Salina, passed away on Monday April 8, 2025. Mark was adopted by Douglas Griggs and Laverne (Olson) Griggs-Hiemstra in October of 1956. Mark spent his early childhood in Iowa. He moved with his family when he was 3 to Overland Park and later to Garden City in 1963. Mark loved to swim, spending every summer at the city pool. He perfected his dive not long after finding the ...

Norbert Fabian “Norb” Freidhof, 77, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. Norb was born in Elma, Iowa on July 19, 1947, to Bernice (Nibaur) and Fabian Freidhof. He proudly served in the United States Army as an SFC. On November 23, 1968, Norb married Roxanne Rouse. Survivors include his wife, Roxanne Freidhof;  three sons, Matt Freidhof (Amy), of Des Moines, ...

Margarita Moreno Castro, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 surrounded by her family. Margarita was born in Llera, Tamaulipas, Mexico on July 20, 1939 to Maria Castro. Survivors include her sons and daughters, Ismael Martinez (Norma) of Monterrey, Mexico; Hector Martinez (Rocio) of Salina, Kansas; Sandra Martinez Moreno of Salina, Kansas; Olga Calzada (Gumaro) of S...