Charlene Marie Fitzmorris, 76, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 11:12 a.m., Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at Cedars House. Charlene was born in St. Charles, Missouri on February 25, 1943, a daughter of Charles Joseph and Margarette (Purdon) Moriarty. Charlene attended elementary school at St. Mary's Catholic School and graduated from St. Patrick'...

James Lawrence Hoffman Jr., 87, of Salina, passed away Friday September 6, 2019. He was born January 1, 1932 in Abilene, Ks. He served in the military for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents James L. and Lucy (Schroeder) Hoffman; wife Judy Hoffman; daughter Luana Hoffman; grandson Matthew Hoffman. Survivors include his children, Kodi Lucero (Anthony), Daniele Lutterman ...

Betty Jean Moreland Barnes, 89, passed away peacefully in her home on September 5, 2019. Betty’s beautiful looks were unmatched by her beautiful spirit. She was born in Nampa Idaho on December 17, 1929. She met and married the love of her life Clyde Spencer Barnes in May of 1949 in Oakland California and they shared 58 years together and raised 4 amazing children. Betty had no greater passion...

Virginia Ione Olson, 95, a longtime Salina resident, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Dallas. She was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 16, 1923, the younger of two daughters of Ernest and Ione Collings. During childhood years she lived in Holliday, Kan., where her family lived on the second floor over her father’s grocery store. As a teenager she lived in Raytown, Mo., where she was a memb...

Ronald Von Scarrow, 79, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. He was born in Mankato, to Vern and Ruby (Hamilton) Scarrow. Von was a three sport athlete playing football, basketball, and track all four years at Mankato High School. He met Sharon Heath in Downs. They were married and had four daughters together. The family moved to Stockton where Von opened his first barber shop. Later he worked as a...

Ronald E. Zwelling, 89, of Salina, passed away June 27, 2019. Mr. Zwelling was born Feb. 5, 1930, in Cleveland. He grew up in Buffalo, N.Y. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy. He was a chief petty officer and veteran of the Korean War. He then spent eight years as an independent businessman and 20 years with the Federal Aviation Administration as an electronics technician, serving in Lincoln, No...

Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Leiker, 56, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 2:02 a.m., Sunday, August 25th, 2019 peacefully at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. Jeffrey was born in Hays, Kansas on April 8, 1963, a son of Alexander P. and Mary Ellen (Quint) Leiker. Jeff attended the Hays, Kansas City, Kansas, and Wilson schools. Through the years Jeff worked as a farm hand, in floor constructio...

Amy Leona Magdeburg, 105, of Salina, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019. She was born May 7, 1914 in Major County, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mertie (Lowery) Mitchell; husband, Allen Magdeburg; daughter-in-law, Wilva Magdeburg; son-in-law, Carl Smith; great granddaughter, Tyler Arroyo, sister Opal Naugle; brothers, Harold Mitchell, Ivan Mitchell, Ermil Mitchell....

Lawrence Donald "Larry" Arnold, 78, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, August 28th. Larry was born in Endicott, New York on June 9, 1941, a son of the late Marie Gladys (Kent) and Volney Lewis Arnold. Survivors include his wife, Felice Arnold of the home; daughter, Briana Lance (Charles), of Canton, Kansas; son, Kent Arnold, of Seattle, Washington; sister, Jeanette Simmons, of Jackson...

Lee “Mose” E. Bergstrom, age 93, of Clyde, KS, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. He was born on April 25, 1926 on a farm near Brantford, KS to Henry L. & Ethel M. (McCracken) Bergstrom. Lee attended Weaver school until 1938 when the family moved to a farm near Clyde, KS. He was a member of the Friends Church in Mill Creek. He attended...