Gerda K. Tatro, age 81, Jamestown, KS, died Monday, June 22, 2020 at her home in Jamestown. She was born on April 23, 1939 in Weinheim, Germany to George & Margret (Gredel) Stephany. Gerda, the youngest of 7 children attended and graduated high school in Germany. She married a US serviceman, Charles Bussart in Germany and came to the United States at the age of 19. To this union was born 2 ...

James Curtis "J.C." Herr, 87, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 while in the company of family members at McPherson Health And Rehab. James was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 5, 1933, the son of Owen Curtis and Mary A. (Mondero) Herr. James attended Irving Elementary School in Winfield, Kansas, Arkansas City Junior High School and graduated from Arkansas Ci...

Anna May Reese, 81, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 19th, 2020. Anna was born in Fairfield, Iowa on April 15, 1939, a daughter of the late Ina Wilma (Armstrong) and Curtis C Reynolds. Survivors include three daughters, Pat Bussart, of Salina, Melody Ford, of Nebraska, Mary Smith, of Kansas; five sons, Harold Bailey, Steven Harder, David Reese, Jimmie Hart, all of Salina, Robert G...

Allen Dee Brown, age 60, of Salina, Kansas passed away on June 29, 2020 at Salina Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on August 6, 1959 to the late Howard and Marlene (Panzer) Brown in Great Bend, Kansas. He grew up in Lincoln, Kansas and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1977. After high school he attended North Central Kansas Area vocational school where received an associat...

Terri Lee Longoria, 64, of Salina, passed away June 18, 2020. She was born April 28, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents Lewis and Blanche (Bryant) Benson; husband, Joe Longoira; son, Scott Longoria; brother, Edward Davis. Survivors include her children, Barbara (Chad) Shirley and Michael Longoria both of Salina. There will be no services at this time as crem...

Nancy Elizabeth Perez, 71, of Niles, passed away Friday, June 26th, 2020. Nancy was born in Marysville, Missouri on April 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Margaret J. (Colvin) and John E. Pickering. Survivors include her husband, Michael Perez, of the home; daughter, April Huff, of Salina; and two grandchildren, Drew Parker and Evan Parker both of Kansas City, Missouri. Cremation has been...

Karen L. Elsasser, age 80, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born August 18, 1939 in Clay Center, the daughter of Walter and Marie (Carpenter) Harrison. She attended Myersdale Grade School and graduated from Wakefield High School with the class of 1957. On July 8, 1958 Karen was united in marriage to Harvey D. Elsasser. Karen was a m...

Merlin Leonard Kirch, 84, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, June 24th, 2020. Merlin was born in Bennington, New York on October 4, 1935, a son of the late Ruth (Warsop) and Vincent N. Kirch. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Kirch, of the home; two daughters, Karen Groot, (Dan), of Salina, Diane Brownell, (Tim), of Saint Paul, Missouri; and son, Doug Kirch, (Dawn), of Newtownabbey, Norther...

Dorothy Pauline Milner, 91, of Lincoln, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 25th, 2020. Pauline was born in King, North Carolina on October 8, 1928, a daughter of the late Mae Fae (Knight) and Tom Terry Jessup. She was a dietitian at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling, Kansas. Pauline loved to bake, and her specialty was banana bread. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, grea...

Johna L. Moorman age 86, of Abilene, formerly of Solomon, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene. She was born August 8, 1933 in Salina the daughter of John T. and Rebecca (Giersche) Kelly. Johna spent most of her life in the Solomon area graduating from Solomon High School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Solomon, enjoyed flower arr...