Yvonne Eilene Friesen, 81, passed away at 4:20 p.m., Saturday, July 20th, while in the company of family members, at Cedars Health Care Center, McPherson, Kansas. Yvonne was born in Galva, Kansas on September 28, 1937, a daughter of Mable Adeline (Giesel) and Henry H. Ratzlaff. Yvonne attended Moundridge Grade School, Moundridge Junior High, and one year at Moundridge High School, Moundridge...

Joy Chavey, age 82, lifelong Clyde resident, entered into rest on Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. She was born on April 2, 1937 in Boise, Idaho to Ivel C. and Margaret A. (McQuillen) Griswold. Joy attended Clyde High School. She married Louis Chavey on May 19, 1953 in Clyde, Kansas and to this marriage five children were born, Coleen, Jim, John, Ri...

Mike Heizer, 80, of Salina, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019. He was born March 22, 1939, in the Salina area. Mike started working at age 14 as a paper carrier for the Salina Journal. He also worked at the Busy Bee Café. Mike was hired by Lee Haworth Construction Company when he was 16 years old. He became a master carpenter and retired from there, after more than 50 years of service. Mike ma...

Mary Alice Gillum, 88, of Salina, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019. She was born February 19, 1931 in Kiowa, KS. She worked for Beach Aircraft for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and M. Maude (Vannaman) Colson; first husband, Harley D. Crowl, second husband, Thomas Gillum; son, Kenneth Lee Crowl; sisters, Irene Frederick, LaVerne Lunsford, LaFerne Anderson; broth...

Errol D. Redden, 75, of Gypsum, went home to Jesus on Sunday, July 14, 2019. He was born September 17, 1943 in Salina, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Laurina (Peterson) Redden; brothers, Rudy Redden, Warren Redden. Survivors include his wife, Loretta (Eagles) Redden; children, Cindy (Steve) Jancich of Herndon, VA; Mark (Angela) Redden of Gypsum; Rachael (Jon) Doolen of ...

Barbara A. Ryals, age 84, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on July 4, 1935 in Norway, Kansas to Robert L. & Carrie B. (Dear) Robbins. She graduated from Scandia High School. She married Tommy P. Ryals on Sept. 29, 1957 in Fairbury, NE. He preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1996. She was a homemaker. Barbara was a faithful lifetime me...

Novella M. (Flewelling) Trude, age 94, of Jamestown, Kansas, left this earthly life on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on April 12, 1925 in rural Glasco, Kansas to Rexford and Neva (Amspacker) Flewelling. She graduated from Randall Rural High School in 1943 and married Carl R. Trude on September 28, 1947 at Randall, Kansas. He preceded her i...

Ida Mae Schoenecker-Hanna, 93, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 11:11 a.m., Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at her daughters and son-in-law house. Ida was born in rural Kingman, Kansas on May 8, 1926, a daughter of Marcus L. and Cressie C. (Frye) Gerber. Ida Mae attended St. Leo Grade School, Waterloo, Kansas and graduated from Sacred Heart High School, W...

Cory Gale Lucht, 37, of Newton Kansas passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 14th at 5:57 p.m. His life was cut short by a heart attack. Cory was born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22, 1982, a son of Tamra Dee (Mackey) and William Dean Lucht. He graduated from Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, Colorado in 2001. He worked as a skilled machinist in a variety of jobs in the McPherson area....

Rita Leona Rott, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 12:06 AM, Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. Rita was born at her parents farm in Clay County, Kansas on February 14, 1929, a daughter of Leona (Charbonneau) and Eddie Chaput. Rita attended her first years of schooling in one-room schoolhouses in Cloud County. She graduated from the eig...