Helen Maxine (Barnett) Skaggs of Salina passed away September 13, 2024, just 5 days shy of her 105th birthday. Maxine was born September 18,1919 in Topeka, Kansas to Charlotte and Ralph Barnett. Maxine graduated from Concordia High School in 1937, attended Brown Mackie Business School in Salina and began working for Metropolitan Life Insurance company. In 1930 She and Leland Skaggs began da...

Arlena Mae (Gutscher) Michael, born on September 25, 1938, in Burr Oak, Kansas, to Claud and Alberta Gutscher, passed away on September 13, 2024, at Village Manor in Abilene, Kansas. She was 85 years old. Arlena grew up in Burr Oak with her siblings, Zelma Jensen of Gower, Missouri, and Lennie Gutscher of Burr Oak, Kansas. She attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, where she met David E...

Lawrence H. Korbel, 97, of Salina, KS passed away Thursday, September 12th, 2024. He was born on January 24, 1927, in Caldwell, Kansas to Anna Albert and Henry Korbel. He married Nellie L. (Seifert) Korbel on April 1, 1949, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Throughout the years, Lawrence was employed at the Coleman company in Wichita, then retired from Beech Aircraft after 33 years as a Wing Manufacturer. Af...

Alvera Neises passed away on September 12th. Alvera, who was 90-years-old, was born March 30th, 1934. More information will appear as it becomes available....

Joyce L. Brown, 94, of Salina, KS, went to her eternal rest September 11, 2024.  She was born in 1930 in Quinter, KS to Len and Stella Harden. She spent summers in her teenage years performing domestic work, and occasionally mixing mortar for her father, an accomplished mason. She graduated from Culver High School and went on to college at McPherson College and Kansas State University where she g...

Dung Thi Pham, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Dung was born in Binh Hoa, Vietnam on November 16, 1955 to David Xuan and Lien Thi Nguyen. She always made sure everyone was taken care of and bellies were full with her delicious food. Survivors include her husband, Chung Pham, and her three children, Danny, of Wichita, Kansas, Pam (Tom), of Dal...

Dorothy Ellen Spellman, 92, Salina, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024. She was born July 21, 1932, near Hedville, Kansas to Crawford and Margaret (Kern) McDaniel. Dorothy was a graduate of Bavaria High School in May of 1950 and two months later, married Alvin G. Spellman of Kipp, Kansas. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy was an active member in this Churches Boy Scout pr...

Anna J. (Martin) Powell died on Thursday, August 29, 2024. She was born September 10, 1945 in Manhattan, Kansas to Lyman and Gertie Martin. Survivors include her son Jared Maginness (Mary) of Newton and brothers: K. Lee Martin of Topeka and Paul "Buster" Martin of Hutchinson. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters: Bonita, Edith and Theresa and three brothers: Lyman, Larry a...

Jack Dewayne Vogt went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 7, 2024. He passed away at home, with his two loving daughters, Debra and Christina Vogt, at his side. He was 89 years old. Jack was born in Hillsboro, KS on June 5, 1935 to Arnold and Edna Vogt. He grew up helping out at his father’s grocery store and nursery business. He attended Hillsboro High School where he lettered ...

Richard Clay Tilton, 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on April 18, 1925, in Lincoln, Kansas, Richard was a devout Christian, deeply committed to his faith throughout his life. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, known for his kind heart, generosity, and unwavering dedication to God. In 1942, Ric...