Mark Edward Smith of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born July 19, 1955, in Frankfort, Germany, the son of Edward Joseph and Justine (Mulhearn) Smith. Mark graduated from Salina South High School with the class of 1973. Early in his career, Mark worked at Beech Aircraft in Salina for over ten years. He then started as an appren...

Charles "Chuck" Alfred Levin, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 24th, at Salina Regional Hospital. Chuck was born on January 24, 1937 in Salina, Ks. He graduated from Salina High School with the class of 1955 and attended KWU. In 1957, he was united in marriage to Karen Bell. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on December 22nd. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and M...

Wilma J. Lyon died on Thursday January 26, 2023 at her home in Salina Kansas. She was born on July 7, 1928 near St. Joseph, KS to Edmond J. and Albertine S. (Sorell) Bechard. Jean married Alden W. Lyon of Clay Center, Kansas on August 30, 1952 and four children were born to this union. Alden preceded her in death on November 12, 2004. Wilma is survived by her sons, Raymond Lyon (Carol), Ove...

Caroline Marie Lanterman, 43, of Salina, passed away Thursday, January 19th, 2023. Caroline's life journey began on May 6th, 1979 in Salina. She is the daughter of Bill and Cindy (Chapman) Lanterman. Caroline is also the mother of Kylie Retzlaff, her only child born on August 2nd, 2001. Caroline spent the majority of her working career in the hospitality industry. She loved being around ...

Rose was born Rose Ann Burgan on November 2, 1932, to Edmond and Loretta Burgan in Kansas City, Missouri. She was an avid reader and loved history, travel, and western movies. As a young girl, Rose could be seen attending theatre events at her father’s theaters in Kansas City. She would tell stories of how she met many movie stars. She particularly would talk about the time that she met actor, J...

Larry T. Colwell, 79, of Salina, Kan., passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born on March 11, 1943, in Salina, to Rex and Mable (Bussart) Colwell. Cremation was chosen and services will be announced at a later date....

John Baptis Casanova Jr., 98, passed away peacefully at Pinnacle Park Nursing Home on January 23, 2023. John was born in DeProvlingia, Italy on June 22nd, 1924 to John and Josephine Casanova. His family came to America when John was 5 years old. John attended school in Brooklyn, New York from 1929-1937. John and his brothers followed the trade of their father as bricklayers. Later, he an...

Darrell Ross Lemon, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday,  January 23, 2023, at Dignity Care Home, surrounded by his wife, Mary, and family members. Darrell was born in Salina, KS on April 5, 1930 to Ella Mae and Guy Robert Lemon.  He graduated from Salina High in 1948 and was very active in sports, receiving a letter in basketball.  He was nostalgic about his early adult experiences in Sali...

David B. Hutchinson, 73, of Salina, KS passed away Sunday January 22, 2023 at Salina Regional Health Center.  David was born on February 17, 1949 in Salem, Ohio to the late Wilfred J. Hutchinson and Dorothy C. (Burton) Hutchinson. David graduated from Salina High School in 1967, and also attended Vo-Tech in Salina.  In 1968, he was united in marriage to Ruth Koelling. Throughout high schoo...

Norbert Eugene Joseph Hermes was born May 25, 1933 in Shallow Water, Kansas to John and Mary Hermes, the tenth of eleven children.  He was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers, his twin, Benedictine monk, Bishop Herbert Hermes of Cristalandia, Brazil, Eugene, Raymond, Clarence, Jerome and Gerald, and three sisters, Mildred Brunner, Victoria Urban, and Rita, and one son Jon Hermes. ...