Alma Elizabeth (Simons) Gordon, 100, died peacefully on November 9, 2024, in Hesston, Kansas. Alma was born on August 14, 1924, in Sparks, Nebraska, the fourth out of nine children born to Joseph and Elizabeth Mae (Hayford) Simons. She grew up in Nebraska and South Dakota. Alma married Charles Patrick Marshall on June 17, 1942, in Nenzel, Nebraska. Together they had seven children, Carmelita, ...

Marian Helen Boyd, age 91, former resident of Monument, Kansas died November 7, 2024 in Denver, Colorado after a long illness. She was born January 6, 1933, on a farm east of Page City, Kansas to Arthur Theodore Peterson and Helen Regina (Gustafson) Peterson. She was the middle child of seven children and oldest of three daughters. Marian attended Page City Public School before obtaining her teach...

Julie Renee Bolte, age 51, entered into rest Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. She was born on June 29, 1973, in Beloit, Kansas to Dennis and Norma (McElroy) Conn. She was a 1991 graduate of Jewell High School, Jewell, Kansas. After high school, she attended Cloud County Community College for one year. She married Francis Bolte on September 25,...

Max E. Peltier, age 74, of Concordia, KS passed away surrounded by family at his daughter’s home in Topeka, KS.  He was born in Concordia, Kansas, on October 22, 1950, to Leo and Isabell (Schuetz) Peltier. Max was a 1969 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Concordia, Kansas. He married LaDonna Breault on April 15, 1978. Max was a member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church...

Kathleen Bonelle Frisbie was peacefully called home to be with the Lord on November 4, 2024. Kathleen was born December 13, 1936, in Harbor Beach, Michigan.  She was the first of six daughters born to Hilbert and Florine Weiss.  She grew up in Port Hope, Michigan, surrounded by family in the close-knit farming community.  She attended and was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Port...

Betty Anne (Wagner) Beach, 97, passed away peacefully at home in Salina KS on November 5, 2024. She was born June 19, 1927, in Ellsworth KS. Betty grew up on a farm in the Ellsworth/Brookville area where she met her husband Charles H Beach.  They wed on April 7, 1946, and raised 4 children, Connie, Charles, Cheryl and Cindy.  She was a long-standing member of the Fidelity Rebekah Lodge, the B...

John Burton Pinder, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. John was born in Concordia, Kansas on September 9, 1951, to Chauncy and Marie Pinder. John and Mary Ann (Zachmann) Pinder were married August 19th, 1977. After graduating from Salina High School, he received his degree in electrical engineering. He later started working as a General Manager at Little Valle...

Jack J. Robinson, DVM, age 79, formerly of Centralia, KS, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Belleville Health Care Center, Belleville, KS. Jack was born on July 10, 1945, in Frankfort, KS to Joseph Lowry & Martha Mae (Shearer) Robinson. He grew up in Frankfort along with his younger brother, Phil Robinson. Jack was involved in a variety of activities, but particularly enjoyed pla...

Ilene Bessie Pruett, 78, of Salina, KS, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024. She was born August 19, 1946, in McCook, NE. Ilene and her husband, John, ran a typewriter sales and repair shop in Ann Arbor, MI, and later she worked many years at Target in Garden City, MI, before retiring. In her free time Ilene loved to crochet, do puzzles and arts and crafts, and watch her gameshows. Survivo...

Kelly Clyde Wild, of Smolan, KS passed away on October 29,2024, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS, at the age of 76.  He was born on August 24, 1948, to Clarence and Leore (Walker) Wild in Emporia, KS. Kelly is preceded in death by his significant other, Selena Rogers, his parents Clarence and Leore Wild, and his sister Jo Ann Wild. He is survived by Selena's daughters that he ...