Cleora Pearl McClaskey, 84, of Marion, Kansas and formerly of McPherson, passed away peacefully surrounded by family following a brief illness at 9:18 a.m., Friday, September 18th, at Via Christi, St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. Cleora was born on her parents homestead in Washington County, Kansas, on May 6, 1936, a daughter of Frances Irene (Reyser) Hicks and Russell P. Hicks. Cleora attended...

Funeral services for Cecil L. Overlease, age 89, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery near Manhattan, Kansas with Reverend Dale Engle officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. Cecil passed away Tuesday, September 15, at his home in T or C. He was born May 24, 1931 in Vona, Colorado...

Wayne McFadden, 84, of Salina, passed away September 7, 2020. He was born October 27, 1935 in Kechi, Kansas. He worked for Kriz-Davis as a Warehouse man for 35 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Delos and Margaret (McCormack) McFadden; sisters, Katherine Huttenmeier and Betty Daiss. Survivors include his wife, Wilma McFadden; children, Craig (Shelle) McFadden, and Ellen McFad...

Mary Ellen Endsley, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Mary was born in Beloit, Kansas on December 25, 1951, a daughter of the late Joyce (Layland) and Frank R. Endsley. Mary was a longtime waitress at Mars Restaurant, loved playing bingo and doing crafts. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Dean Endsley and Richard "Dick" Endsley and an i...

Clarence E. "Pete" Peterson, 79, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020. He was born June 11, 1941 in Great Bend, to Clarence T. and J. Elsie (Marsh) Peterson. He married Patricia A. McDowell on January 21, 1961, in Salina. Pete was a nationally ranked junior Olympian, hurdler, gymnast, football player, and king of his high school prom. During his long years at boeing, he helped de...

Shirley R. Yager, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. She was born in Concordia to Marvin and Margert (Sterling) McDaniel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Yager. Shirley is survived by three sons, Gary (Lena), Rick (Ann), and Jeff (JoAnn); grandchildren, Shannon, Jeremy, Kimberly, and Zeb; great-grandchildren, Owen, Graham, and Audrey; and siblings, M. Dean McDaniel, Den...

Philip Eugene Ascher, 71, of Salina, died Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. Philip was born in Junction City, Kansas, on April 9, 1949, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Philip graduated from Salina High School in 1967 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1974 with a BA degree in Business Administration/Economics. On August 14, 1971...

James C. Bornholdt, 82, of Inman, KS, passed away at 10:52 p.m., Saturday, September 12th, 2020 while in the company of family members, at Cedars House, McPherson. James was born in Hutchinson, KS on September 18, 1937, son of Mildred Emma (Knackstedt) and Harry Henry Bornholdt. James attended Grove School, rural Inman, Kansas and graduated from Inman High School, Inman, Kansas in 1955. J...

Richard Lee “Rick” Reinecker, 64, of Wichita, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at his residence. Rick was born in McPherson, Kansas on August 23, 1956, a son of Gene Hayden and Joan Lee (Edwards) Reinecker. Rick attended Roosevelt Elementary School, McPherson Junior High School and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas in 1974. He was a member of Churc...

Jon David Spratlen, 73, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020. Jon was born in Beloit, Kansas on May 27, 1947, a son of the late Helen Nadine (Durham) and Earl Thomas Spratlen. Jon served in the United States Army. He owned and operated Cedarwood Shake Roofing and was a Lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Lincoln, Kansas. He loved hunting, outdoor sports,...