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...

Darrell Ward, 72, of Salina, passed away December 10, 2021 at home peacefully in his sleep. He was born March 1, 1949 in Russell, Kansas to Dean and Helen (Strecker) Ward. He married Ileta Hoffman June 16, 1979 in Navarrre, Kansas. Darrell attended school at Russell and Plainville. He served in the United States Army for 4 years. Darrell worked 22 years at Exide in Salina before retiring ...

Martha J. Fox Watkins, 84, of Solomon, Kan., went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was born in Salina, Kan., on November 29, 1937, to parents Clarence and Martha Pohlman. Marty was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She is survived by her brother, Randy Pohlman; children, Rick Crawford (Robin), Jim Crawford...

Marcy Marie Putman, 40, of Salina, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021. She was born May 25, 1981, in Loveland CO, to Darlene Slate and Tim Putman. Marcy worked at Tony’s Pizza for 25 years. She was a devoted mother to her son and never missed a practice or game. She was a family orientated and independent woman. Left to mourn her passing is her son, Tayvion; parents, Darlene Slate and Tim...

Dominga Nava, Salina, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. She was born on January 27, 1947 in Salado, TX to Eleno Lopez and Eufemia Zamarripa-Ortega. Dominga worked for IBP in Holcomb for 27 years. She spent most of her life in Garden City. She retired in 2008 and moved to Salina to be closer to her children. She enjoyed reading and listening to music;, she loved to go dancing and to the casino. ...

Gary Lee Champion, 33, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Gary was born in Gillette, Wyoming to Doug and Sheila (Stovall) Champion. Gary was a customer service representative at Rent One. He enjoyed fishing, demolition derby, and especially loved spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gary and Sharon Stovall and LeRoy and Louise Champion...

Selena Elizabeth Rogers, Smolan, KS, passed away on December 8, 2021, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS, at the age of 60. She was born on June 19, 1961, to Eugene and Juanita (Pittman) Glisson in Vidalia, GA. Selena is survived by her significant other, Kelly Wild of the home in Smolan; daughters, Kiley Elizabeth Havlas and husband Scott of Minneapolis, KS, Heidi Lynessa Rogers an...

Louis Garry Montre Jr. Passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. Garry loved the lake, boats, cars and loved to be around people and made everyone happy when he talked to them. He is survived by his wife Sandra, son Jeff, daughter Heather and 3 grandchildren. A celebration will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. 8th Street, Salina, KS 67401....

Paul Micheal Vance, 67, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021. He was born October 20, 1954, in Junction City, Kan. Paul worked for Union Pacific for 20 years before retirement from an injury. Paul married Gail (Pflughoeft) Roehrman and would spend 21 years loving her and building an amazing life together with their joined families. Paul was very patriotic and loved his countr...