Virgil E. “Pete” Oborg, 87, of Overland Park and formerly of Smolan, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020. He was born October 20, 1932 in Smolan to Phillip and Mabel (Anderson) Oborg. Pete was baptized and confirmed at Salemsborg Lutheran Church, Smolan, and later in life served on the church board. He was a graduate of Smolan High School. Pete was a U.S. Army veteran, serving as a Sergeant du...

James Michael Weis, 61, of Salina, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was born February 1, 1959 in Manhattan, KS. He is survived by his wife, Cézanne Weis; daughters, Cassondra Weis and Acacia Weis; his parents, Gary and Katie (Crowther) Weis; brother, Steve Weis (Mary); sister, Jodi Calvert (David); his nephews and nieces Cade Calvert, Taylor Weis, Cole Calvert, Cai Calvert and Kate Wei...

Joyce Ann Robbins, age 78, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS.  She was born on April 30, 1941 in Clay Center, KS to Fred & Agnes (Hauschel) Hedding. Joyce graduated from Morrowville High School in 1959.  She was united in marriage to LaVern Robbins on January 4, 1960 and together they had 4 children.  Joyce will be remembered as a devoted...

Eva K. “Bo” Boberg, 87, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. She was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Prague, Okla., to Frank and Vlasta Suva. She was a registered nurse for more than 40 years at St. John’s Hospital, Salina. Survivors include her daughters, Theresa Henson (Paul), of Mulvane, Patricia Frazier (Bryan) and Marie Ruder, all of Salina, Cecilia Clemence (Jon), of Abilene, and ...

Susan A. Gross, 70, of Salina, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was born to Ralph and Frances (Ripley) Gross in Garden City. Susan worked for Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for more than 30 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Opal Gross; and brother, Warren Lee Gross. Susan is survived by her brothers, Eugene Gross (Connie), of Holc...

Ruth M. Whitney, 98, of Salina, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. She was born Sept. 7, 1921, in Ada to Leonard and Esther (Adams) VanDoren. Ruth married Richard Whitney on Feb. 10, 1946. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and Shriners. Survivors include her daughter, Judy Quigley, of Salina; son, Rich Whitney, of Eureka Springs, Ark.; ...

Ronald L. "Ron" Walker, 64, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, surrounded by family, after a long illness. Ron was born Oct. 3, 1955, in Herington to Wallace and Elenora (Blomenkamp) Walker. He grew up in Hope, where he was an active member of FFA and worked at the family service station. Ron moved to Salina in 1973 to attend Brown Mackie College, and graduated with a degree in accou...

William “Bill” Andrew Giannos of Salina, Kansas passed away on March 25, 2020. Bill was born at Highland Park, Illinois on September 4, 1929. He graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1949 and Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin with a BA in Art in 1954. While at Beloit, Bill played in varsity football, was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and met and dated his first wife, Suz...

Rex Orlan Young, Sr., age 59, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born on June 14, 1960 in Beloit, Kansas to Wilden and Betty (Aldrich) Young. Rex was a graduate of Waukegan HS in Waukegan, Illinois. He married Mona Renee Pearl Ward and they later divorced. Rex was a mechanic working for several companies including Jiffy Lube. He loved playing the Guitar, fishing, camp...

Fr. Dallen was born in Concordia, KS on April 16, 1943 to Vern and Clementine (Breault) Dallen. He passed away on March 13, 2020 in Spokane, WA. Fr. Dallen spent most of his life as an educator at Gongaza University and his academic work included writing his book on penance and reconciliation, "The Reconciling Community" (1986), often used as a text book and still in print. He enjoyed traveling...