Wesley Dudley Oakley, 95, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 3rd, 2019. Wesley was born in Alden, Kansas on February 15, 1924, son of the late Celeste L. (Boes) and Lloyd E. Oakley. He worked as a Maintenance supervisor for Lyons Manufacturing in Lyons, Cessna in Wichita, Allis Chalmers in Topeka, and Pittman Corporation in Grandview, Missouri. He raced Go Karts competitively fo...

Vern Dallen, a lifelong Cloud County resident, died March 2, 2019, at the age of 102. He was born on March 17, 1916, the son of Leon and Laura (Bonaly) Dallen, and was raised on a farm north of Miltonvale. He married Clementine Breault of Aurora on October 5, 1937. They had one son, James, of Spokane, Washington, who survives. Both farming and carpentry were in his family tradition. Vern and Cl...

Judith K. “Judy” Huninghake, 71, of Salina, passed away suddenly Friday, March 1, 2019. She was born July 27, 1947, in Baileyville, to Edwin and Alvina (Wessel) Brucken. Judy married Larry Huninghake, Feb. 1, 1969, in Beattie, and they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. She worked for many years at Bogeys and True Value in Salina. She is survived by: her husband, Larry; dau...

Linda Ann Loudis, 64, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. Linda was born in Oroville, California on July 7, 1954, a daughter of the late Leah (Waite) and Robert Lowthian. On September 13, 1975, Linda married Tom Loudis. She and her husband Tom started Paragon Business Forms, Salina, in 1994. Survivors include her husband, Tom of the home; daughter, Jennifer Loudis...

Phyllis Lorrayne Powell, 89, of Salina passed away peacefully at her home Thursday evening February 28, 2019. She was born November 6, 1929 in Waterville KS, the daughter of Edward and Tillie (Bonin) Blaske. She married Ira Powell November 20, 1952. He passed away August 13, 2007. Phyllis was a homemaker and enjoyed baking, sewing and scrapbooking. She loved spending time with her family and ho...

Funeral services for George S. “Sam” Rock, age 72, of Abilene, will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Pastor Stan Norman officiating. Mr. Rock passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born January 28, 1947 in Abilene the son of Roland E. and Ellen M. (Jameson) Rock. He graduated from Abile...

Donald Herman "Don" Steuber, 90, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 7:40 p.m., Thursday, February 28th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas. Don was born in Sylvan Grove, Kansas on July 17, 1928, a son of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Frederica (Naegele) and Hermann Johann Steuber. Don attended the Bethlehem Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Sylva...

Vera Ann Jewell, 60, of Salina, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019. She was born March 9, 2019 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents Delmar and Lily (Vanhoose) Jewell; sister, Lorraine Jewell; brother, Dale Jewell. Survivors include her children, Jeramie Jay Wood (Jenny Lincoln) of Roanoke, VA; Sierra Amber Pullam of San Diego, CA; grandchildren, Emma W...

Mary Ballard, age 68, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS. She was born on March 12, 1950 in Athens, TX., to Marvin & Arline (Pearce) Wardell. She graduated from Bryan Adams High School 1968. Mary attended Hardin Baylor College and transferred to University Texas Austin and graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor’s degree in history. She married...

Dorothy W. Kennedy, 86, formerly of Salina, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Dorothy was born March 4, 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Dorothy (Orr) and Lee Wandling and had a younger brother, Warren. Her family moved to several cities in her youth settling in Milwaukee, Wisc., where she graduated from Downer High School. She graduated...