Helen M. Gleason, 78, of Salina, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022.  She was born September 20, 1944, in Murphyboro, IL, to Walter and Willa Mae (Bower) Gregory.  Helen moved to Salina with her family.  She graduated from Salina Central High School.  Helen met Gary Brown; two children were born to this union.  Helen was a housewife until she graduated from Brown Mackie College, working at...

John Frederick Ellis Jr. passed away unexpectedly January 27, 2023 at Salina Regional Health Center. John was born in New York on June 25, 1959, the son of John and Irene (Geisler) Ellis.  He was raised in Arizona and spent a majority of his adulthood in Kansas until moving to Salina Ks in the late 90s. Although he worked many different jobs, his most recent place of employment was the Excide...

Rose Marie Merrill of Salina, passed away on February 10, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family. Rose Marie was born August 27th, 1942, to Wayne and Lois Graham in Belleville, Kansas. Her formative years were spent near Narka, Kansas, on the family farm. She graduated Narka High School in 1960 and studied Home Economics at Kansas Wesleyan University the following year. One of the gre...

Richard F. “Dick” Ritten, 83, of Salina, Kan., passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023. He was born on May 26, 1939, in Wadena, Minn., to Louis and Anna (Roers) Ritten. Dick was U.S. Army veteran and owned Midwest Business Machines of Salina from 1974 to 2000. Survivors include his son, David Ritten (Jodi); daughter, Renee Ritten (Kirk Swenson); grandchildren, Donald Bishop (Tiffani), S...

To call Jack Vanier a founding father of a bygone rural Kansas culture would be three things at once. An understatement, a compliment, and a chance for Jack to respond in his characteristic unassuming nature – accompanied by that brilliant smile – that he was just doing what came naturally. In his self-effacing, low-key way, it would also offer a golden opportunity for Jack to take issue...

A celebration of life for Kathy Seifert Bean will be at The Alley (bowling alley), 115 East Ash Street, Salina, KS, on Monday, February 13th from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Her sisters and other family members will be there to meet and greet. Kathy passed away on November 29, 2022, at Salina Regional Health Center from complications following a massive heart attack on October 26, 2022. ...

Ann was born, December 8, 1927, on a farm near Dunlap with changes to Bushong, Kansas, by U.S.P.S., and homesteaded by her Grandfather Henry H. Harder.  She lived there with her parents, Fred and Ellen Harder, and later a sister, Ernestine Griffith, and brother, Eugene Harder, until she was 17 and had graduated from high school. She began school at age 5 on September, 1933, in a one-room count...

Linda Lee Lakes, 79, of Salina, Kan., passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was born on March 24, 1943, in Pontiac, Mich., to Rufus and Nadean (Underwood) Jamison, and raised on the family farm near Quinter, Kan. Linda had a long career in education, beginning as an English teacher in Atwood, before transitioning to special education in the Colby and Salina school districts. She retired as...

Lyle Dean Scott, 88, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023.  He was born on the family farm in Cloud County to H. Lee and Evelyn J. (Shunn) Scott. Lyle proudly served in the United States Army as a Sergeant and was stationed in Germany.  He had many jobs over the years including farm hand, apprentice cabinet maker, aircraft maintenance, but electrical work was his passion.  He worked with R...

Richard E. Cole, 75, of Salina, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023.  He was born August 19, 1947, to Paul Wilbur and Phyllis Frances Cole. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Paul and Malvin Cole. He is survived by his son, Richard A. Cole and his wife, Resha; grandson, Drake A. Cole; and sister Beverly Finch. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023.  Service will ...