Lois E. (Sturtevant) Johnson of Salina died on July 4, 2021 after 96 years of grit, grace and good times. Lois was a true Kansan. She was born and raised in Cimarron, Kansas where her parents, Charles and Catherine Sturtevant, published the newspaper. She was an accomplished musician and played saxophone in jazz and dance bands while attending Colorado University. Lois graduated from Kansas State ...

  Dorothy Irene Easterberg, 75, of Salina, KS passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 4th, 2021. Dorothy was born on December 1st, 1945, in Salina to Daniel R. Dreher and Catherine M. Dreher. Dorothy is survived by her four daughters, Laura Gonzalez of KC, MO, Paula Downie (Bryan) of Salina, KS, Tina Easter (Troy) of Salina, KS, Chrissy Weigel (LeRoy) of Salina, KS an...

Sun Cha Miles “Cha Cha”, 68, was born in Seoul, South Korea, on September 21, 1952, and passed away in Salina, Kansas, on December 25, 2020. She is preceded in death by her father, Yong Ok Yun; mother, Dong Su Kim; and niece, Jihae Yun. Survivors include husband, Steven Kelly Miles of Salina; siblings: 5 brothers and 3 sisters, elder sister, Sun Ok Kerby of Salina and husband James (Jim) L. Ke...

Lawrence P. “Larry” Huninghake, 73, of Salina, passed away suddenly Friday, July 2, 2021. He was born April 22, 1948, in Sabetha, to Paul and Mary Ann (Stallbaumer) Huninghake. Larry married Judy Brucken, Feb. 1, 1969, in Beattie, Kan. He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed wood working in his shop. Larry worked as a HVAC tech for many local companies and retired as a building systems tech...

Robert Smith, 64, of Salina, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born June 28, 1956 in Buffalo, New York.   He had many jobs and adventures in his life. Growing up in a military family he moved a lot as a kid, at 16 he moved to Brooklyn by himself. He soon took to the open road quick driving a semi for most his life, and riding his bike just as much. He eventually needed a new ch...

Barbara Jo (Blum) Marks, 74, of Salina and more recently Prairie Village, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 1, 2021. She was born January 19, 1947, in Omaha, the daughter of Allen and Josephine Blum, who lived for decades in the Topeka area. Barbara was a sweet and loving mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Ed and her parents. Survivors include...

Donna Elaine Brehm (Carson), 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 20th at home in Salina KS. Donna was born in Salina KS in 1952 to Jimmie K. and Donna L. Carson as the oldest of 5 children. After graduating from Salina Central High School, she married, raised two daughters and began a successful career managing hog farms. She was happily wed to Donald (Mike) Brehm in 2010 and was known f...

Dennis D. McWilliams, 73, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. He was born October 19, 1947, in Manhattan, Kan., to Donald and Oneita (Chestnut) McWilliams. Dennis married Angela McCaslin on June 16, 1989, in Salina. Dennis was proud of his western Kansas roots and bled purple for his K-State Wildcats. He was active at First Covenant Church, Salina, and retired from Great Plains Manuf...

SALINA, KS - LoVaune Rasmusson, 90, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born on August 30, 1930, at Lindsborg, KS to Melroy and Olga (Lundquist) Anderson. LoVaune graduated from Lindsborg High School and attended Bethany College. She married Ermal L. Rasmusson on June 6, 1953. LoVaune loved to bake and enjoyed entertaining. Her Swedish Heritage and spending time with her fami...

Donald Dale Vaupel, 91, of Salina, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021.  He was born February 16, 1930 in Salina, KS. Donald was a 3rd generation farmer, he also owned and operated a dairy. Donald was a very creative man and loved to tinker and invent things that he used to run his farm. Many of those things are still used today on the family farm. Donald always made paper airplanes that h...