John Henry Hotz, 58, formerly of Salina, passed away Tuesday December 5, 2017. He was born December 9, 1958 in Dallas, TX, the son of Donald and Elizabeth (Carey) Hotz. John loved being with family and friends. He enjoyed listening to music, specially the Beatles. John was preceded in death by his parents and his brother James. Survivors include a son David Styles; sister, Donna Rowe; step-...

LaDonna L. (Fosdick) Koster Chappell, age 92, left this earthly life on Sat., Dec. 2, 2017 at the Bethany Home, Lindsborg, KS. She was born on July 27, 1925 on a farm north of Miltonvale, KS in the Colfax Twp. At a very early age, LaDonna, her mother, Laura Rowena Fosdick & grandmother, Lydia Ann Fosdick moved to the Limestone Community north of Miltonvale, KS where she grew up and graduate...

Delbert Wayne Schmeiser, 78, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 while in the company of family members, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. Delbert was born in Limon, Colorado on August 7, 1939, a son of Olive Opal (Sides) Bretz and Walter Marlin Schmeiser. Delbert attended Yoder grade school and graduated from Yoder-Miami High School in Yoder, Co...

Violet I. Gordon-Webb, 91, of Salina, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 29th. Violet was born on the family farm southwest of Gypsum on March 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Rebecca (Henne) and Adam Bickel. She attended grade school in rural Gypsum and graduated from Salina High School in 1945. She worked as a receptionist at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Marymount College, and ...

Ginny Keller, 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 29th in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 25, 1942, a daughter of the late Lucille (Pendergrass) Roofe. She attended West High in Wichita and she worked as a Nurse in Wichita and Salina for over 40 years. She was a member of First Christian Church, she loved to quilt, ride her bicycle, and go on lon...

Valarian F. Larry Weiser, 79, of Salina, passed away Nov. 25, 2017. He was born May 26, 1938, in Bison, to Frank and Reginia (Urban) Weiser. Larry was well known as the Miller Beer Distributor with F&W Distributing and later Heartland Beverage. Larry is survived by: his sons, Ryan Weiser (Maggie), and Bryan Weiser (Darci); the mother of his children, Marcia Weiser; grandchildren, Paxton ...

Oscar Aranda, Sr., 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 21st, 2017. Oscar was born in Laredo, Texas on August 28, 1930, a son of the late Maria and Antonio Aranda. Survivors include wife, Minerva Aranda of the home; two daughters, Alma Jaquez, Marta Retana (Juan); son, Oscar Aranda Jr. (Jill); step son, Noe Ovalle (Linda) all of Salina, Kansas; ten grandchildren and 28 great ...

Leonal H. Lonnie Brummer, 73, of Salina, passed away Wednesday November 22, 2017. He was born August 12, 1944 in Crofton, Nebraska, the son of Martin and Martha (Lukens) Brummer. After graduation from high school Lonnie joined the Navy and served his country from 1962 to 1965. Lonnie was a district manager for the Case Power Equipment Co. and later became Vice-President for Straub Internation...