Cora “Alice” Hogan, 92, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021. She was born September 13, 1928, in Amity, Mo., to Jesse Thomas and Myrtle Ivy (Pulley) White. She married Weldon C. Hogan on August 29, 1948. Alice was an elementary school teacher in Salina for 32 years, primarily at Grace E. Stewart. She was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed volunteering at the Salina Com...

Stephen Ray Faubion, 82, of Salina, Kan., walked into Heaven on June 21, 2021, after a brief, yet multifaceted battle with cancer. Polio as a child, and post-polio later on, couldn’t slow him down from living a full and loving life with his sweetheart of over 61 years, Genene Kay (Barnard) Faubion, of the home.  Steve’s greatest joy was making sure that the people he loved knew how much he tr...

Virgil Wayne Yost, 76, formerly of Salina, passed away on Monday, June 21 at his home with family by his side. Virgil was born April 19, 1945 in Smith Center, KS, the son of LeRoy and Elaine Hansen Yost. He grew up in the Portis and Alton area and graduated from Alton High School in 1963.  Virgil attended some college in Washington state and graduated from Brown Mackie College. Celebrating ...

Mark Jerome Benson, of Salina, Kansas passed away Friday June 11, 2021. Mark was born June 21st, 1962, in Slayton, Minnesota. Mark was a jack of all trades, working at Kraft Manor for over 10 years in addition to independent contracting. When not working, Mark acted as a mentor for at risk youth and enjoyed spending time at The Arena with longtime friends and gaming connoisseurs. He was the kin...

Julia "Julie" Arlone Wilson, 86, of Salina, passed away Sunday, June 20th, 2021. Julie was born in Bennington, Kansas on January 26, 1935, a daughter of the late Julia (Smith) and George Orner Sr. She was raised in the Church of the Transfiguration, Bennington; graduated from Marymount College in music and education, attended Emporia State University, and Kansas State University at Manhattan...

Eileen K. Bergmann, 74, of Salina passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021. She was born June 21, 1946, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Tony and Ida (Herzog) Kuntz. She attended elementary school in Park, KS, and graduated from Park High School with the class of 1964. She married James “Jim” Juenemann on September 16, 1967, in Park, KS. Of this union were born four children, Toni, Wa...

Charles Joseph Rhein, 78, passed away on June 15, 2021. He was born October 14, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio to Eulalia (Sovay) and Roland Rhein. He graduated from Marion College with a degree in Sociology in 1964 and obtained one-half of his master’s degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. He married Gerrie (Schmidlin) on February 20, 1965. He was an Army Veteran. Charley worked for Kr...

Ronald Walter Rodgers, beloved husband and father, passed away June 17, 2021.  Born in Monroe, Michigan on September 24, 1934, Ron was a proud veteran and retiree of the United States Air Force, having enlisted when he was 17 years old.  He served in the Korean War.  While stationed at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas, he met his bride of 65 years, Mary Maybrier, whom he married in 1...

SALINA - Kenneth H. Walters, 82, passed away June 13, 2021.  He was born May 22, 1939 to Harold and Joy Walters, Abilene, Kansas. Kenneth is survived by his sisters, Phyllis (Al) Miller of Abilene, Lois (Gary)  Fitzwater of Abilene and a brother, Robert (Becky) Walters of Salina, and many nieces and nephews. Kenneth worked at Memorial Art Company for 62 years. He was a model railroad enth...

Carl Dixon Sanders, 80, died June 13, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. He was born February 1, 1941, in Santa Fe, NM, to Jack Travis Sanders and Frances Louise Bryan Sanders. He married Kathleen Joan Cultron Sanders in 1978 and they enjoyed 43 years together. Carl is proceeded in death by his parents and son, Robert Dixon Sanders. He is survived by his wife, sister, Carole Travis Sanders...