James Gustave Cott, 95, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 with his loving family at his side.  He was born April 11th, 1928 to Carl Gustave & Bertha Minnie Martha Cott.  He was raised on their family farm in Woodbine, KS with his two sisters Marietta & Madeline. He attended Pleasant Valley grade school, a rural one room school close to their farm.  Then Woodbine high school his fre...

Donald Kenneth Worley of Salina, KS passed away peacefully on August 26th, 2023, at the age of 89 after a long battle with cancer. Don was born on February 11, 1934, in Flint, MI, to Kenneth and Helen Worley. Don attended Dye & Linden High Schools in Michigan, graduating in 1951 and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.  Donald proudly served his country in the United States Air...

Dung Le Nguyen beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, departed this world on August 26, 2023. Dung was born in Hue, Vietnam on February 10, 1939 to Tu Nguyen and Ut Truong. She was a talented seamstress and owner of a shop in Saigon, Vietnam. She and her family made a harrowing escape from Vietnam in 1976. After reaching the US, she and her family lived in New York City for a time before settling ...

Janis Ann Crow, 67, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023. Janis was born in Emporia, Kansas on August 6, 1956, a daughter of Velma Louise (Reed) and Hubert Adolph Erker. She worked for 30 years as a commercial electrician. Survivors include her sister, Michele Livesay (Michael), of Norman, Oklahoma; brother, Stacey Erker (Mary), of Salina, Kansas; daughter-in-law, Mandy B...

John G. Mortimer passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, at Salina Regional Hospital. He was 90 years of age. John was born June 25, 1933, in Gypsum, to Carl G. and Lema W. (Welch) Mortimer. He graduated from Gypsum Highschool with the class of 1951.  He then spent 5 years as an equipment operator for Salina Sand Co. In the fall of 1956, John enrolled at his father’s alma mater, Kansas Wesl...

Donald Ralph Loader, residing in Salina, KS died Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at Presbyterian Manor from Lewy Body Dementia. Don was born August 2, 1940, in Salina, KS to Ralph and Mary Loader. He was always interested in Art & Design. He grew up in the retail world with his first job working in Loader’s Market, his parents’ grocery store. Don married Jean Nieman on August 30, 1969, i...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the Reverend Canon Bruce Erie LeBarron, who died on August 19, 2023 in Salina, Kansas. He was born in Jamestown, New York, on February 9, 1930, to Erie H. LeBarron and Coralyn A. LeBarron (nee Remington). He was preceded in death by his wife Lilith A. Harding whom he married on June 30, 1956, in Glens Falls, New York. Father LeBarron ...

Rodney Lynn Helzer, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023. Rodney was born in Garden City, Kansas on July 31, 1949, a son of the late Virginia "Ginger" B. (Martin) and Herbert "Dutch" Henry Helzer. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, he also loved all kinds of car racing, collecting coins, and spending time with his grandchildren and great gran...

Joleen Clark passed away on August 18th. She was 94 years old. Joleen was born September 15, 1928. More information will appear as it becomes available....

Marjorie C. Andrews, 93, of Salina, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023.  She was born May 17, 1930, in Beaver, to Joseph and Catharine Zorn.  She was a homemaker and worked for Tony’s Pizza. Survivors include her son, J.D. Andrews, of Iowa; Veryl Andrews, of Hedville; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons; three brothers...