William "Bill" Paul Perricotti, 77, son of the late Mildred (Bates) and Louis Perricotti, born in Tewsbury, Massachusetts on July 11, 1941. Bill went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019. Bill retired from the US Army in 1979 after serving 21 years. He then worked as service manager in Manhattan, Salina and Abilene car dealerships. He, then, spent 18 years at Emmanuel Chr...

Jerry D. Ruud, age 78, entered into rest on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas. He was born on December 9, 1940 in Concordia, Kansas to Arthur and Lillian (Cyrier) Ruud. Jerry went to country school at district #19 and district #93, he then started the 8th grade in Concordia. He was a 1958 graduate of Concordia High School. He received his Bachelor’s...

Betty I. Barrett, age 90, entered into rest on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kansas. She was born on September 12, 1928 in Ionia, Kansas to Manuel and Ruby (Violet) Shelton. She was a 1945 graduate of Randall High School. She married Dean Barrett on February 8, 1948 at Randall, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 29, 1991. Betty taught 2 year...

(Guy) Dale McClaskey departed this life on April 3, 2019 at the age of 90. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clement and Ruth (Cunningham) McClaskey of Girard, KS; his wife of 55 years, Lois Jean Covey and brothers, George and Jack. He leaves to morn his passing three children, Vicki Kolarik (David), Bellvue, NE, Linda McClaskey, Salina and Gerald McClaskey, Lawrence. There are 13 grandc...

Joanne Ruth Pihl, 87, of Salina, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2019. She was born April 10, 1931 in Shawnee, KS to Herald and Bernice (Morrison) Maxwell. Joanne was a registered nurse for over fourty years at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and enjoyed being a cup scout den mother for many years. She was preceded in death by...

Dennis R. Schrock, age 72, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Sun., March 17, 2019 in Concordia, KS. He was born on April 11, 1946 in Fairbury, NE to Elmer & Mildred (Hasse) Schrock. Dennis attended grade school in Almena, KS. He attended Mankato Middle School and graduated from Mankato High School in 1964. He then attended and graduated from junior college in Fairbury in 1966. Dennis attende...

Dr. Blase (Bill) Sibilla, 90, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 2, 1928, to Biagio and Mary Sibilla. Dr. Sibilla was in Podiatric practice for more than thirty years. He retired from the military and served in the Coast Guard, Army, and Air Force. Dr. Sibilla was a 4th-Degree Knight of Columbus; and a founding member of St. Elizabeth Parish. He also se...

Stephanie Jean Workman, 66, of Salina, passed away Thursday, March 28th. Stephanie was born in Long Island, New York on September 11, 1952, a daughter of the late Dorothy (Bland) and Richard Ingram. Survivors include her daughter, Marie Johnson (Justin); son, Thomas Kane (Colleen); sisters, Debbie Sabato (Mike), Susan Allee (Kirk), Jennifer Frisby, and Cindy Powell (Kenneth); brothers, David...

Dawn Louise Birch, 69, died peacefully Monday, March 25, at the Enterprise Estates Nursing Center in Enterprise, Kansas, following a lengthy bout with Alzheimer’s. Dawn was born in Oakland, California on February 17, 1950, the third daughter of Ted and Mary Huelsmeyer. After attending Chabot College, she worked in banking for 15 years in San Francisco and Fremont and was delighted to encounte...

Wayne C. Clark, of Salina was surrounded by loved ones when he peacefully passed away March 27, 2019. He was a passionate, hardworking man who held God and his family closest to his heart. His ability to restore antiques, give willingly, and laugh freely made him one of a kind. In every story he told a lesson was learned. He will be incredibly missed. Left to honor him is his children, James Cl...