Donna Lee Lawson, longtime resident of Abilene passed away at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, KS on Thursday, October 29th, 2020. She was born November 4, 1930 in the Barnes Community, the daughter of Elsie A. (Wilkinson) and George M. Kappel. They moved to Clay Center in 1939, where she spent most of her early childhood years. In 1942 her family moved to Abilene. She attended local schools and ...

Mary Christine Henderson, 66, formerly of Ellis, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at her home in Salina, Kan. She was born December 20, 1953 in Hays to Francis A. and Armella (Braun) Wiesner of Ellis. Mary graduated from Marian High School in 1971. Mary started working as a waitress at the family’s restaurant, City Café, in Ellis. She then worked at the Wakeeney Hospital before moving to...

Phyllis (Kugler) McCosh was born 100 years ago, on September 14th, 1920, and died Saturday, October 24th in the Lakeview Village Rehabilitation Center in Lenexa, Kansas. Her good long life began as a child of John Musselman Kugler and Bertha Burkholder Kugler of rural Abilene. Some of her best childhood memories were fixing a snack when coming home from school and going to the barn while her Mo...

Archie J. Fry, 88, Salina, passed away on October 21st with loved ones by his side. He was born Feb. 3, 1932 to Archie and Alma(Fick) Fry. He was an electrician for Beech Aircraft and Smokey Hill Bomb Range, and drove trucks for Coke-Cola. He loved camping, traveling the country, fishing, hunting and playing Black Jack. Archie had a green thumb with a beautiful yard and big garden. He was a pro...

Clyde Hubert “Ole” Olson was born May 14, 1927 in Lindsborg, KS to Seth Theodore Olson and Elsie Oliva (Nelson) Olson. When he was 5-years old, the family moved to Fremont, KS where his father operated the county grain elevator and was caretaker of the Missouri Pacific Stockyard and Depot. He attended Freemount Grade School for 8 years, finishing in the spring of 1941. He attended and gradu...

Leon Harold Peterson, 81, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 5:00 a.m., Monday, October 19th, 2020 suddenly at his residence. Leon was born in rural Falun, KS on July 4, 1939, a son of Arthur Rudolph and Pearl Cecelia (Rupert) Peterson. Leon attended White Rose and Falun grade schools, Falun, Kansas and graduated from Lindsborg High School, Lindsborg, Kansas in 1957. He served in the U....

Allen Ray Phelps, 64, of Brookville, passed away October 19, 2020. He was born July 5, 1956 in Salina. He worked as a Machinist for over 25 years. Allen’s greatest joy was seeing and talking to his niece and nephew Kiva and Tel. He was preceded in death by his father, Dallas Phelps; step son, Terry Fluke. Survivors include his wife, Anita Phelps; mother, Theora Phelps; children, Tania W...

Paul F. Kaus, 60, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020. He was born in Hoxie, Kansas to Frederick J. and Helen (Zerr) Kaus on March 10, 1960. He married Christine L. Pechanec on August 31, 1985 in Timken, Kansas. He graduated from Golden Plains High School, Rexford, in 1978 and then received in his Associate of Science Radiologic Technology degree from Fort Hays State University in 1982...

Lorina C. Knoll, 96, passed away in the COVID-19 unit at Salina Regional Health Center on Sunday, October 18, 2020. She was born November 10, 1923 in Graham County, KS to Joseph Peter and Anna Rose (Brungardt) Knoll. Lorina was a 1941 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Salina, received her B.A. degree in 1945 from Marymount College and earned her master's degree from Kansas State Teachers Co...

Funeral services for LaDell A. Riffel, age 89, of Enterprise, will be 2:00 pm Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shadybrook, with Reverend Alan Stahlecker officiating. LaDell passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the home surrounded by family. She was born May 25, 1931 in Hillsboro, Kansas the daughter of William and Emma (Zitterkopf) Oblander. She graduat...