Merna Loraine Hays, 91, of Abilene, died December 10, 2020 in Abilene, KS. Mrs. Hays was born April 12, 1929 in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Lena (William) Roach. She married Willis Hays in July 1947 and focused on raising a family. Merna worked as head operator and bookkeeper at the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company in Gaylord. She then worked at Anderson Grain in Harlan. She complet...

Elma M. Koerber, age 98, formerly of Aurora, KS, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Wichita, KS. She was born on June 15, 1922 in Sulphur Springs, KS to William & Mary (Gunter) Ming. Elma married Edward A. Koerber on Nov. 25, 1953 and he preceded her in death on April 4, 2008. She was a loving farm wife. She was a member of the Huscher United Methodist Chur...

Mary Eileen Jessey was born in Plattsburg, New York on 7 Nov. 1926 to Gilbert and Dorothy Jessey. She lived in Plattsburg until after high school with her sister Shirley and brother Donald. Shortly after high school her uncle Wright introduced her to an Army Officer named Calvin Matteson from Kansas. They fell in love and were married on 15 March 1947. A little over a year later they began their f...

Alvin W. Wiechman, 82, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was born April 30, 1938 in Barnes, Kan., to Lawerence and Paula (Dierking) Wiechman. Alvin married his high school sweetheart, Lois Finlayson, on September 15, 1957 in Barnes. Alvin started married life working at Finlayson Sand & Gravel for his father-in-law. He continued working in construction work for many years...

Frances L. Weaverling, age 89, passed away on Sat., Dec. 12, 2020 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, KS. She was born on Aug. 14, 1931 in Mankato, KS to Casper & Irbie (Abram) Hanson. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1949. She married Rex Weaverling on Sept 6 1952 in Mankato. Rex and Frances were married nearly 62 years until he preceded her on Aug. 28, 2014. Theirs was a lovi...

Martin LeRoy Amos, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 7th, 2020. Martin was born in Marion, Ohio on March 16, 1940, a son of the late Mildred Marie (Miller) and Harold Pearle Amos. He worked for the Ottawa County Highway Department. On September 3, 1963, Martin married Mary Simmons at the Grace Baptist Temple in Salina. Survivors include his wife, Mary Amos; three daug...

Roberta (Bobbie) Jeanne Dreese passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020. She was born on December 29, 1925 in Hot Springs, South Dakota, the daughter of Harry L. Bohnstedt and Pearl (Smith) Bohnstedt. Bobbie graduated from Custer South Dakota High School in 1943. Following her graduation, she joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and received a Registered Nurse's degree from Seattle's Virginia Ma...

Richard J. “Bud” Mortimer, 88, of Salina, passed away December 8, 2020. He was born June 26, 1932, in Dickinson County to Richard H. and Martha (Ade) Mortimer. Bud was a life-long farmer in the Gypsum area. After retiring, he lived in Crockett, Texas, and Bismarck, Mo., before returning to Salina after wife, MaryAnn’s death. Survivors include: daughters, Cindy Mortimer and Sherry Breen...

Roberta Jean Postlethwaite, 78, died Dec. 9, 2020. She was born Oct. 20, 1942 in Salina, the daughter of Robert and Isabelle (Sheely) Henderson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob Postlethwaite. She is survived by her son, Bryan (Sherry), Salina, two daughters, Josie Breen, Wichita and Sherri Breen, Salina, and 8 grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later time. For mo...

Dr. James “Jim” Jacques Shafer, 63, Salina, died October 7, 2020 after becoming ill with Covid-19. Jim was born November 3, 1957 in Aurora, Colorado to Martha Therese Shafer, nee Misch, LaRochelle, France, and James Andrew Shafer, Ohio. Jim’s father was a soldier and Jim’s earliest years were spent in France and the United States. His first words were in French, which was also the last ...