Charles “Charlie” Alfred Ritter, Sr. was born in Salina, KS to John F., Sr. and Alfra (Schmidt) Ritter on May 6, 1925. He passed away and entered into eternal life on the morning of November 7, 2019, at 94 ½ years of age. Married on June 19, 1948 at Sacred Heart Cathedral to the love of his life, Katherine G. Schroeder, he was a loving husband to her for 67 years until her passing in 2015. H...

Joe Sorell, age 50, formerly of Clyde, entered into rest on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at his current residence in Clifton, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1969 in Concordia, Kansas to Jerry and Kathleen (Alexander) Sorell. Joe was a 1988 Clifton-Clyde Graduate. He attended Cloud County Community College, Concordia. He married Jennifer Nicholas, April of 1988 in Clyde, Kansas and they late...

Keith L. Trimble, age 91, left this earthly life on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. He was born on Aug. 3, 1928 in Talmo, KS to Raymond H. & Phebie A. (Smock) Trimble. Keith graduated from Agenda High School in 1946. He married Deloris Dulin on May 6, 1948 in Belleville, KS and she preceded him on Nov. 13, 2002. He later married Carolyn Powell in Con...

Richard Stuart Cowan died on November 2, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kansas. He was the fifth child born to Sam and Pearl (Heinz) Cowan on November 22, 1933 in Minneapolis, Kansas. Richard was in the fourth grade when his family moved to Abilene, Kansas and he became proud to call Abilene his home town. He was a lifelong member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Abilene. When Ri...

Venita Loraine Patchin, 97, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, October 29th 2019 peacefully, at McPherson Hospital. Venita was born on her parents farm near Moundridge, Kansas, on March 9, 1922, a daughter of Ida (Kaufman) and Peter Phillip Krehbiel. Venita attended the Centennial Country School and graduated from Moundridge High School, Moundridge, Kansas in 1939. She then...

Funeral services for Dale Louis Wallace, age 95, of Abilene will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Reverend Kevin Hazelton officiating. Mr. Wallace passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Kenwood View Rehabilitation Center in Salina. Dale Louis Wallace was born November 25, 1923 in Owosso, Michigan the son of Earl and Leona...

Carolyn Sue Gregg, 70, went to be with her Savior at her home in Adrian, Missouri on October 29, 2019, after a two year battle with cancer. She was born on September 11, 1949, in Salina, Kansas to Kenneth and Emy Lou (Burkholder) Peterson. Carolyn graduated from Salina High School in 1967 and from Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri in 1973. She married Reggie Gregg on June 26, 1971 at ...

A. Maxine Hays, 83, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. She was born Aug. 16, 1936, in Sedan, to Roy and Ada Comstock. Maxine was teaching U.S. military dependent children in Germany when she met officer Reese Hays Jr. They were married in Germany May 29 and June 5 of 1964. Maxine was a P.E. and health teacher at Salina Central High School from 1966-99. She and Joan Larson started the volleybal...

Keith Lilly, 96, passed away Oct. 28, 2019, at his home in Mentor, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 27, 1923, in Roxbury. He was united in marriage to Bernice Timbers Lilly, Feb. 14, 1948. He continued to live in Mentor for the rest of his life where they lovingly raised six children. Keith was the Saline County Treasurer for over 50 years, retiring at the age of 81. He served as...

Gene Hayden Reinecker, 92, of McPherson, Kansas passed away at 3:40 a.m., Tuesday, October 29th 2019 while in the company of family members, at Pine Village, Moundridge. Gene was born in rural Quinter, Kansas on January 29, 1927, a son of Howard L. and Verna Parthena (Dungan) Reinecker. Gene attended Quinter Elementary School, Quinter, Kansas, Washington Grade School, McPherson Junior High S...