Brian Hammond, age 69, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Wed., Sept. 5, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born on Oct. 11, 1948 in Clay Center, KS to Howard “Salty” & Lois M. (Houdashelt) Hammond. Brian attended school in Agenda and graduated from Hillcrest High School in Cuba, KS. He attended Cloud County Community College. Brian worked as an auctioneer with Gieber...

Ruth E. Sisler, 91, formerly of Salina, KS died Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. She was born April 19, 1927 in rural Saline County to Roy and Hannah (Bloomberg) Davis. She married Jerry Sisler in August, 1947. They divorced in 1981. She retired in 1996 from NBA Trust Dept as an Investment Clerk. Survivors: daughters, Kathleen (Kathy) Lowman, Salina, Cynthia (Cindy) Sisler, Liberty,...

Lou Ann (Lindstrom) Bergen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away September 4, 2018, at Presbyterian Manor in Salina. She was 88 years old. Born in Marquette, KS, on November 25, 1929, she graduated from Marquette High School and then attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, graduating in 1952 with a degree in English and theatre. It was there that she met her husband, Richard...

Lloyd Lockwood, 93, of San Antonio, Texas passed away Thursday, August 30th at the Brookdale Medical Center Kingsley, San Antonio, Texas. Lloyd was born in Salina, Kansas on February 3, 1925, a son of the late Kate (Ashton) and George Edgar Lockwood. Lloyd graduated from the University of Kansas receiving both a Bachelors and a Master’s Degree in Education in 1955. Lloyd took a job with...

Rev. Dr. Robert G. Minshall, 90, of Salina, joined the Lord Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Bob was born Dec. 6, 1927, on a farm near Spickard, Mo., the only child of Howard and Hallie (Glore) Minshall. He was raised in Quincy, Ill. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Ann Keim, in 1950. From this union was born two children. Bob served the Lord faithfully for 52 years. During that time, he pastored ...

Gunther “Jack” Schlager, 85, of Salina passed away August 29, 2018. He was born January 14, 1933 in New York City to Matthias and Lina (Kronmuller) Schlager. Jack was married for 52 years to Ann Adair (Prater) until her death in 2008. Jack grew up in New York City then headed to Denver where he graduated from the University of Denver and met and married his wife Ann. He received his PHD fro...

Robert S. “Bob” Stoneberger, age 88, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home near Abilene. He was born May 31, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio the son of Ralph and Sarah (Wiley) Stoneberger. On July 5, 1949 he was united in marriage to Mary Lois Ostergard in Junction City, Kansas. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and later worked for Ft. Ri...

Leslie Franklin Toburen Jr., 83, Salina, died Aug. 30, 2018. He was born  July 2, 1935 in Orlando, OK, the son of Leslie F. Toburen and Lily Mengedoth Toburen. He was a 1957 graduate of Kansas Wesleyan University. He retired as a history and then a Driver’s Education Teacher from Salina Central High school in 1994. Les is survived by his two children; Doug Toburen and wife Shannon Tobure...

Virgil Francis Versch, 89, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 1:27 p.m., Friday, August 31st, peacefully, at Cedars House 803. Virgil was born in Herndon, Kansas on December 2, 1928, a son of Agnes Veronica (Schmitt) and Paul John Versch. Virgil attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Herndon, Kansas and attended Oberlin High School, Oberlin, Kansas. Virgil was a member of St. Joseph's C...

Patricia Ann Lappin, 88, of Salina, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018. She was born February 19, 1930 in Russell, Kansas. She worked for Southwestern Bell as a Customer Service Rep for 21 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Edith Bay. Survivors include her loving husband of 69 years Jerry F. Lappin; son, Jerry B. Lappin and wife Ulrike of Garden City; grandson, Pa...