Jean Catherine Luke, 93, formerly of Solomon, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 15th, at the Ascension Via Christi Ridge Care Center in Wichita. A lifelong member of the Solomon community, Jean was born on November 14th, 1928 in Solomon, Kansas. She was one of four daughters of the late Rebecca (Giersch) and Thomas Kelly. She was a graduate of Solomon High School and attended Marymo...

Todd Robert "Moose" Moss, 50, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 14th, in Kansas City, Missouri. Todd was born in Salina, Kansas on June 5, 1971, son of Vicki (Markley) Moss and the late Robert Moss. Todd graduated class of 1990 from Salina South High School, after high school, Todd, played football at Garden City for 2 years. He worked at Pestinger Heating and Air as an electr...

Virgil Lewis Campbell, 68, of Columbus, GA, departed this life Sunday, December 5, 2021. He was born January 16, 1953, in Council Grove, KS. Virgil served in the United States Army from 1970 - 1991. Then went on to work for the US postal service in electrical and maintenance for several years before retiring and eventually relocating to Columbus, GA to be closer to his children. He was prece...

SALINA – Peggy “Peg” Pistora, 79, passed away at home on Monday, December 13, 2021. She was born June 23, 1942 in San Diego, CA to Bob and Edith (Ingham) Kerr. She grew up in the Beverly, KS area, attended Beverly Grade School and graduated from Beverly High School in 1960. In June of 1961 she married Terry Pistora and they lived in the area around Salina. Peg loved cooking and time spent wi...

James “Jim” Paul Bethe was born to Paul & Cleda (Swisher) Bethe in Salina, Kansas on Friday the 13th in March of 1953. He was raised on the family farm in Gypsum with his three older sisters; Connie, Mary, & Sally. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his sister, Sally. He married Vicki Mattison on July 1, 1977 and together they raised three daughters; Christy & Matt...

Dennis Nicholas Streit, known to all as Denny, Dad, or Grandpa died on December 12, 2021 in Salina, KS at the age of 83. Born August 14, 1938 in Cawker City, Kansas to Henry Nicholas and Eva Anna (Gengler) Streit, the oldest of 10 children. Denny graduated from Cawker City high school in 1956, joined the Navy and then married Patricia Malsbury in 1957. They had children Teresa Nelsen, Kathy Perez ...

Patty Jo Dennis, 79, of Salina, passed away Friday, December 10. 2021 in the comforts of her home. She was born October 10, 1942, in Burlington, Colorado. In her early years, Patty was a lead electrician with Wilderness. Patty was an apartment manager alongside her husband in Englewood, Colorado, Dallas, Texas, and Nicholasville, Kentucky. They managed apartments for over 20 years. Patty als...

Glen LeRoy Reddig, 85, of Salina, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021.   Glen was born June 2, 1936, in Russell, KS. He married Laura Lee (Meyers) Reddig on September 7, 1958, in Russell, KS. She preceded him in death on May 20, 2006.   Glen was in the Army National Guard for 36 years, during his service he served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He also worked for the R...

Margaret "Peggy" Burgardt, 93, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family, on December 12, 2021, in Salina, Kansas. She was born on a farm in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, on May 10, 1928, and graduated from Wamego High School at age seventeen. She graduated from Brown Mackie Business School and worked as a private secretary until becoming a homemaker. Peggy was an only child, but found sisters i...

MANHATTAN - Theda Mae Loehr, 90, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. She was born in Sedan, KS to Roy and Ada (Boeken) Comstock. Theda graduated from the University of Kansas in 1953. She worked for Bendix in KC and Smoot Grain Company in Salina. Later she earned her teaching certificate from Marymount College and taught kindergarten at Whittier Elementary for 22 years. In retirement she enj...