SALINA - Marlene A. Keil, 51, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021.  She was born in Dunkirk, NY to Larry and Barbara Rosario. Marlene was a member of the Eagles Club and enjoyed playing bingo.  She loved to cook and bake and spend time with her grandchild. She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara. Marlene is survived by her husband, Michael Keil; daughter, Bryanna Keil; grand...

Kathleen Joy Cassell, 93, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was born October 12, 1928 to Elmer Hagstrand and Mildred Pihl Hagstrand in Lindsborg, Kansas. Kathleen graduated from Marymount College in 1950. In 1951 she married John Humbargar; they had six children: daughters Linda Draper, Connie Lyon, Teri Humbargar, and Jackie Sharp (all of Salina) and sons Michael John Humbargar (Hays...

Judy Kay Gaston, 54, of Salina, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021. She was born October 12, 1967, in Burlington, Colorado. Judy was the kind of person whose personality lights up a room. She was always a caring, driven individual, earning her bachelor’s degree in Business online from the University of Phoenix while raising two children and working a full-time job. She was a loving spirit, ...

Joan Marie Brockway, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 6th, 2021. Joan was born in Lincoln County, Kansas on May 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Flossie Merle (English) and Harry Milton Loy. On June 12, 1949, Joan married Archie Brockway in Barnard, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Archie; two daughters, Sheryl Howard (Clare), of Salina, Kansas, Cindy Lou Altman...

Wayne L. "Bud" Boyd Sr., 82, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021. He was born in Salina on October 23,1939 to Ruby and Della (Garrison) Boyd. He married Deloris on October 28, 1960. Wayne worked in various positions for the United States Postal Service for 34 years. He and Deloris then moved to Lincoln, KS where he helped start Faith Baptist Church, and served in the nursing home ministry a...

Lillian Irene Campbell, 92, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 25, 2021.  She was born April 17, 1929, in Bushong, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Duereal and Octavia (Ragland) Hayes; husband, Emanuel Campbell; son, Emanuel Duereal Campbell; grandson, Dennis Campbell; cousin, Theran Ragland “Bubba”; Grandmother, Rosetta Tennessee Harding-Ragland “Momma”. Survivors ...

SALINA - Cecilia Collins, 91, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021. She was born March 13, 1930 in Waialua Oahu, Hawaii. She was the sixth child of nine (Joe, Tony, Lydia, Mary, Madeline, Cecilia, Emilia, John and Emanual) born to Antone Gomes Pequeniza and Maria Clemente Moniz. Her father was a foreman for the Dole Pineapple Company, Oahu Hawaii. She was eleven years old when the Japanese b...

Randall Joseph Shaffer, 62, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021.  He was born July 5, 1959 to Donald J. and Sylvia (Pounds) Shaffer in Salina.   He graduated from Salina South High School and lived in Arkansas City and Lawrence. He survived by his parents; son, Cole Shaffer (Emily); brother, Brad Shaffer (Dana), of Salina; granddaughters, Charlie, Nora and Wren; nephew, Tyler ...

Patricia A. Perry, 77, died November 1, 2021. She was born Sept. 2, 1944, in Hays, Ks, the youngest of thirteen children born to George J. and Katherine (Breit) Schmidt. She worked in the dietary dept. of the former St. John’s Hospital and volunteered at the Senior Center and in activities in several retirement centers. She was preceded in death by her parents, 6 sisters and 5 brothers and he...

Craig Daniel Smith, 46, of Ellsworth, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021. Craig was born in Salina, Kansas on September 5, 1975, a son of Mary (Altman) and Ralph E. Smith, of Ellsworth. Survivors include his parents, Mary and Ralph E. Smith, of Ellsworth; daughter, Allyssa Smith, of California; sister, Amy Rutz (Justin), of Enterprise, Kansas; nephews, Ty Wood of Tennessee, Ivan...