Lawrence “Larry” D. Hammerschmidt, 70, passed away October 19, 2023. He was born August 23, 1953 to Elmer M. and Dorothy Ann (Freitag) Hammerschmidt. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving Larry’s passing is his wife Cathy, two children Brad and Crystal, his brother David Hammerschmidt and sister, Linda Kendrick. “Our Mom and Dad have been together for 50 years; they grew up ...

Janet Leigh Sauber, 59, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. Janet was born in Winchester, Kansas on February 18, 1964, a daughter of Etta Mae (Jacobs) Matthias, of Rural Horton, Kansas, and the late Larry Carl Matthias. She was the wife of Keith Edward Sauber. They met while going to school at K-State. After dating for 5 years, they married in June of 1989 and cele...

Jareta Lou Peck was surrounded by family when she passed away on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, in Salina, Ks, at the age of 90. Jareta was born in Amherst, Texas, on September 18th, 1933. She met the love of her life, Rex Peck, and they were married in Huntsville, AR on June 29th, 1953. Through their 70 years of wedded bliss, Jareta’s most treasured memories were made up of being a homema...

Judy Ann VanHorn, 79, of Salina, passed away Thursday, October 19th, 2023. Judy was born in Abilene, Kansas on November 24, 1943, a daughter of Waunetta C. (Parks) and Edward Hughes Wray. She was Crew Chief at Beech Aircraft/Raytheon and installed electronics in airplanes. On February 14, 2003, Judy married Ernie Leroy VanHorn in Salina. Survivors include her husband, Ernie, of the hom...

Daniel Mitchell Hass, 24, passed away on October 10, 2023 in Salina, KS. Daniel was born on March 7, 1999 in Albuquerque, NM to parents Frank Kensell and JoAnn Kathleen (Meek) Hass. Daniel was recently working as a Chef at Daimaru. Daniel had a great love and appreciation for the outdoors. He would frequently ride his bike, hike trails, fish, or go for long walks in the fresh air. He was ...

Carolyn Jane Goodwin was born September 4, 1941. She passed away peacefully the early morning of October 7, 2023. Carolyn was a mother of three, a grandmother of six, and a great grandmother of eight. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. Carolyn was loved by many and will be missed by all who’s life’s she touched. She stated that if you need to say good-bye to go to a place of yo...

Dorothea “Aline” Luecke, 95, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at Sunset Home, Concordia, KS. She was born March 3, 1928, to Arthur and Sylvia (Ball) Lewis, and was a proud life-long Concordia resident. After graduating from Concordia High School in 1946, she married Edwin “Ed” Luecke after meeting him on a blind date in 1947. She wanted to know, “is he tall?,” like her. They ...

Joseph “Phil” Aumick, 68, of Bennington, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 after complications from his recent diagnosis of lymphoma. He was born in Little Rock, AR, on April 1, 1955, to Frederick G. and Julia Elizabeth (Roche) Aumick.  He met his wife, Patti L. Bowman, of 46 years at the University of Kansas, where he majored in journalism. Phil and Patti married on May 28, 1977, in C...

Patricia Camarena-Bishop was born February 24, 1959, in Salina, Kansas to Rudolph Camarena and Mary Camarena. She passed away on October 13th surrounded by her loved ones. Patti was very well known for being a hard-working, independent, generous, and loving woman, mother and grandmother. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield for over 20 years and made lots of friends during her time there. Aft...

Jareta Peck passed away on October 18th. More information will appear as it becomes available....