Dr. Matthew Joel Wimer, 39, of Geneseo, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 20th, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. Matthew was born in Salina, Kansas on January 24, 1985, son of Joel W. Wimer and Jeri LeLynn (Swagerty) Wimer. After graduating high school, he attended Kansas State University before graduating Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine. Matthew finished his ...

Gary Lee Gilpin, 76, passed away Friday, November 22, 2024. He was born April 9, 1948, at Ellsworth Hospital, Ellsworth, KS, to Sam Gilpin and Dorothy (Wachtler) Gilpin. He attended school in Holyrood, KS, served in the United States Air Force and was active in the Isis Shrine of Salina. Gary moved from Great Falls, MT, to begin the last phase of his career at Salina Regional Health Center in R...

Don E. Scantlin, 74, Hays, died Saturday, November 23, 2024 at HaysMed. He was born October 25, 1950 in Pratt, the son of Edmund E. and Edith M. (McIntire) Scantlin.  Don was a graduate of Pratt High School with the class of 1968, and he earned an Associate Degree from Barton County Community College. In 1972, Don was united in marriage to Debra Wisdom and to this union were born two childr...

Dana Ray Bramwell, age 67, of Dodge City, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at his home in Dodge City, KS.  He was born on November 25, 1956, in Concordia, Kansas, to Raymond C. and Lorraine E.(Yeager) Bramwell. Dana had fond memories of his Concordia, Kansas childhood, growing up with his beloved siblings, Becky, Jon and Jody; especially recalling the family holidays,...

Mary Jeanita Goetz, 96, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 21st, 2024. Mary was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on January 24, 1928, a daughter of Barbara (Riedel) and Joseph A. Bieker. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Ellis and was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Salina, from the beginning. She worked in Food Service at USD 305 for 10 years and as Food Service...

Susan Kay Picking, 65, of Salina, passed away Monday, November 18th, in Wichita. Susan was born in Salina, Kansas on December 29, 1958, a daughter of the late Eva Lois (Matthews) and Gerald Arnold Picking. She worked for the NRCS in Salina and at the Saline County District Court. Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer Picking, of Wichita, Kansas; brother, Randy (Vivian) Picking, of Sali...

Ruby Frances McBee passed away peacefully at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas on November 6, 2024. She was 101 years old. Ruby was born in Braymer, Missouri on October 9, 1923 and grew up on a farm in nearby Black Oak community. She graduated from Braymer High School in 1941 and married her high school sweetheart, Charles Wallace McBee, in July the following year. A long-time Salina resi...

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Born Patricia Ann Bodine on August 26th 1943 in Delano, California. Jeanne was adopted at age 3 by John C. & Dena Reimer, then taking the name Jeanne Ann Reimer. Jeanne grew up in Shafter, California. Jeanne came to know Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at a young age, forever securing her eternal life. In ...

Graham Cecil Jones, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2024. Born on October 9, 1936, in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England, Graham's early years were shaped by the dramatic events of World War II. As a young child, he endured the German bombing of his beloved Isle of Wight, experiences that would forge his resilient spirit and later fuel his fascinating stories of w...

Terry Serocki, of Salina, Kan., passed away on November 17th, 2024. Known by his friends as "The Rock," Terry was a friend, a father, and a demolition man to the core. Terry was known to help a person in need, enjoyed putting smiles on people's faces by being goofy, and was playfully ornery to the end. Terry was born to John and Irma (Raines) Serocki on June 16, 1964, in Abilene, KS. After comp...