Alma Maude Fry-Crocker-Smith, 88, of Salina, passed away April 27, 2018. She was born November 28, 1929 in Culver, Ks.   She worked for Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator, then the Salina and Abilene hospitals in admissions and medical records, retiring in 1991 from Raytheon formally Beach Aircraft as a secretary. She was a life time member of IAM Union and Raytheon Employees ...

Funeral services for Norma Jean Stultz, age 86, of Abilene, will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2018 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Abilene with Reverend Dereck Hood officiating.  Mrs. Stultz passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at her home in Abilene. She was born June 6, 1931 in Salina, Kansas the daughter of  Elmer and Gertrude (McBride) Dahlstrom.  Norma Jean was a lifelong are...

James Hilary Latham, 58, died April 20, 2018 in Salina. He was born Oct. 30, 1960 in Houston, TX the son of Hilary and Effie (Creech) Latham.  He was a army veteran and a welder by trade. He is preceded in death by a grandchild, Haden Latham. He is survived by his son, Jason Latham, Salina and daughters, Brittany and Brooke of Texas; and brothers, Jarrod and Joe, of Texas; and 3 grandchildren ...

Armand Joseph Balthazor, age 91 of Concordia, passed away on April 23, 2018 at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. Armand was born on May 6, 1926 in Concordia, KS to Philip and Mary (Aslin) Balthazor. Armand attended schools in Clyde, KS. He married Helen Lee Appleby on Sept. 14, 1948 in Clyde, KS. During the 50’s, Armand and Helen operated several local restaurants in the Clyde and Cli...

Janice L. Dethloff, age 53, unexpectedly left this earthly life on Monday, April 23, 2018 at her home in Concordia, KS.  She was born on Dec. 12, 1964 in Concordia, KS to Joseph E. & Patricia L. (Russell) Kuchera. She graduated from Concordia High School in 1983 and the Cloud County Community College in 1985.  She married Les Dethloff on May 2, 1992 at Concordia, KS.  She worked in huma...

Keith “Sam” Dorman, age 90, left this earthly life on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia.  He was born on May 27, 1927 on his father’s 23rd birthday in Haddam, KS to James Ralph & Elsie E. (Cornwell) Dorman. He attended school in Haddam.  He married Bernice “Winnie” Windhorst on Dec. 27, 1951 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Concordia, KS. Sam and Winn...

Sondra J. Hopkins, 53, of Salina, passed away April 22, 2018. She was born September 23, 1964 in Hoisington, KS. She graduated from Salina Central High School in 1983. She was proceeded in death by her husband Ricky L. Hopkins Sr.; daughter Resha Donte Hopkins. Survivors include her parents. Mother, Audrey M. Wright; stepfather, Reuben O. Wright; father, Charles Johnson (Nita); significan...

Glenda LeAnn Huschka, 65, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 9:23 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018 while in the company of family members at her home. Glenda was born in Norton, Kansas on June 19, 1952, the daughter of Bertha (Hunt) and Glen Hathaway. Glenda attended Norton grade schools and graduated from Norton High School in 1970.  She then attended Secretary School at Colby Junior Colle...

Richard Leigh "Dick" Ramsdale, 90, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away peacefully Monday, April 23, 2018, at Pleasant View Home in Inman, Kansas. Richard was born in Anness, Kansas on September 16, 1927, to Walker Bryan and Carrie (Hedrick) Ramsdale. He attended the two-room Mt. Pleasant grade school near his parent's farm, and graduated from Norwich High School in 1945.  He entered the United S...

Beverly "Bev" Gaeddert-Regier, 78, of Inman, KS, passed away at 3:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21st, 2018 peacefully, at Pleasant View Home. Beverly was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 15, 1939, a daughter of Olive Laverne (Edgecomb) and Robert Edward Wiegand. Bev attended grade school in Ellis and Quinter, Kansas and graduated from Inman High School, Inman, Kansas in 1957. She was a member o...