Robert Dale Umscheid II, 64, peacefully passed away December 25th, 2023.  He was born April 25th, 1959 in Manhattan, KS to parents Robert and Winifred (Vossloh) Umscheid. He worked for Umscheid Trenching, Larson Construction, and was part owner of Mid-Kansas Underground.  Rob is survived in death by his wife Mary (Gack) Umscheid, his children Robert Umscheid III (Kelli), Bradley Umscheid (Bra...

Kay Ann Peppiatt, 60, of Salina, KS, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023. She was born on June 11, 1963, in Colby, KS, to Robert and Jeanette Weishaar. Kay graduated from Colby Community College. She moved to Salina, met and married the love of her life, Andrew Peppiatt and together they raised three wonderful children. She provided daycare services for many years and later worked as the...

Frances Irene Cardwell, 89, died December 23, 2023 at home.  She was born May 2, 1934 in Milford, KS to Francis W. Johnston and Goldie I. Bisnett. She married Ray Cardwell Oct. 1, 1950 and they were married 52 years before his death. Before retiring she worked for Sears and Salina Spring as a bookkeeper. She also co-owned The Cupboard, The Cupboard II and Hair Connection with her daughter. She...

Janet Ann (Granzella) Stanley, 75, passed away December 18, 2023, at her home in Salina. She was born December 7, 1948 and attended school in Ada and graduated from Tescott High School in 1967. She worked as a bookkeeper and most recently, a security guard at the Sac and Fox Casino. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rich; mother and step-father, Lydia and Ralph Umbarger; father, Robert ...

Ralph "Bud" E. Lambert Jr., 78, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023.  He was born May 14, 1945, in Atchison, Kansas to Ralph Sr., and Alva Belle (Carr) Lambert. He is survived by his son, Ralph (Kirby) E. Lambert III, of Rogers, AR and brothers Paul Lambert and James Lambert, both of Salina, KS.  Multiple nieces and nephews,  Don Dittmar and wife Deanna,  Doug Dittmar, Maggi...

Wanda C. (Johnson) Hughes passed away on December 20, 2023 at the age of 87 at Salina Regional Hospital from complications from pneumonia. Wanda was born October 10,1936 in a farmhouse near Miltonvale, Kansas. She was the only child of Robert and Irene (Gibbs) Johnson. Her family moved to Minneapolis, KS and then eventually Salina, where she graduated from Salina Central in 1954.  She w...

Robert D. Conley, 93, of Salina, died Thursday, December 21, 2023.  He was born December 19, 1930, near Gypsum and was the first child of Dale and Fern (Mortimer) Conley. He attended rural Gypsum elementary schools and graduated from Gypsum High School.  He attended Kansas Wesleyan University and Fort Hays State University.  Bob served in the Air Force  during the Korean War. Bob would s...

81-year-old E. Elaine Smith passed away on December 19th. She was born September 14th, 1942. More information will appear as it becomes available....

James “Jim” B. Peltier, 83 years of age, of Concordia passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Sunset Nursing Center in Concordia.  He was born in Concordia, Kansas, on November 10, 1940, to Leo and Isabell (Schuetz) Peltier. Jim was a 1958 graduate of Concordia Catholic High School, Concordia, Kansas. Jim served in the United States Army National Guard from 1962-1968 and was honorab...

Sharon Ann Weaver (Mallory) died December 17, 2023. Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Mike Weaver in 1972.  They were inseparable until Mike’s passing in 2020.  They worked together as co-owners of two businesses; biked across Kansas together (more than once); and enjoyed their annual trips to Walt Disney World. Sharon is survived by her mother, Shirley Mallory; her siblings, Li...