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Recent Obituaries:

Jack L. Campbell Sr.
LARNED — Jack Leland Campbell Sr., 84, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend.

Frances Delaney
WICHITA — Frances Delaney, 85, died Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Mildred Dye
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mildred Dye, 90, died Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Virgil R. Embry
Mr. Virgil R. Embry, 93, of Salina, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010, at Windsor Estates Nursing Home.

Louis J. Hamel
HURRICANE, Utah — Louis Joseph Hamel, 90, died May 30, 2010.

Dr. Bernard R. Hawley
LAWRENCE — Dr. Bernard Russell “Bernie” Hawley, pastor emeritus of First Presbyterian Church of Salina, passed away quietly in his sleep Monday, July 19, 2010, at the Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

Joseph D. Lanus
SMITH CENTER — Joseph D. Lanus, 63, died Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Virginia P. Makins
ABILENE — Virginia P. Makins, 89, died Monday, July 19, 2010.

Airman 1st Class Brandon S. McDonald
ST. JOHN — Airman 1st Class Brandon Scott McDonald, 20, died Sunday, July 11, 2010.

Madeline E. Moran
PLAINVILLE — Madeline Eleanor Moran, 93, died Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Doyle L. Peters
HAYS — Doyle Lee Peters, 61, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

Donald and Barbara Pruitt
BELOIT — Joint funeral service: for Donald Pruitt, 80, and Barbara Pruitt, 76, of Beloit, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 22, at McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit.

Louis A. Roark
WAMEGO — Louis Adrian Roark, 92, of Wamego, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center, Wamego. He was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Tec*mseh, Okla., to Frank and Bessie (Davidson) Roark.

Robert B. Smith
DES MOINES, Iowa — Robert B. “Bob” Smith died Thursday, July 15, 2010, of complications from a fall. He was eight days shy of his 100th birthday. Bob was born July 23, 1910, in Salina, Kan., to Jess B. and Elba Hartman Smith, the youngest of three brothers. He graduated from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music (now UMKC) with a degree in music.

Leona C. Widler
FLORENCE — Leona C. Widler, 105, died Monday, July 19, 2010.

Mary M. Wolting
SYLVAN GROVE — Mary M. (Campbell) Wolting, 83, died Friday, July 16, 2010. She was born Oct. 12, 1926, in Jewell.

Helen M. Wynn
Helen Marie (Padgett) Wynn, 92, of Salina, died Monday, July 12, 2010.

Daniel R. Acker
DETROIT — Daniel R. Acker, 48, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010. He was born March 9, 1962, in Junction City.

Mary Jo Aurand
COURTLAND — Mary Jo Aurand, 68, died Monday, July 19, 2010.

Betty A. Benson
Betty Ann Benson, 70, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at her home in Salina. She was born March 16, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Ester Hughes Petryk. She was a library technician in Youth Services for Salina Public Library.

Freddie T. Switzer
HILL CITY — Freddie Thomas Switzer, 86, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Graham County Hospital, Hill City.

Wesley L. Trindal
McPHERSON — Wesley LaVerne “Wes” Trindal, 83, died Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Henry R. Waltz
BEATRICE, Neb. — Henry R. Waltz, 91, died Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Beatrice A. Weber
Beatrice Ann Weber, 45, of Salina, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010, in Salina.

Eva F. Bowman
Eva Failena Bowman, 100, of Salina, died Friday, July 16, 2010.

Melana Braaskma-Siebold
CLAY CENTER — Melana Braaskma-Siebold, 37, died Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Elizabeth Chestnut
QUINTER — Elizabeth Chestnut, 98, died Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Evelyn M. Hachmeister
NATOMA — Evelyn Marie (Stueve) Hachmeister, 94, died Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Melvin H. Harper
NORTON — Melvin Harvey Harper, 87, died Monday, July 19, 2010.

Lorene D. Housholder
COURTLAND — Lorene D. Housholder, 84, of Courtland, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010, in Superior, Neb. Click to enlarge

Previous Obituaries:

Helen M. Wynn
Mary M. Wolting
Leona C. Widler
Robert B. Smith
Louis A. Roark
Donald and Barbara Pruitt
Doyle L. Peters
Madeline E. Moran
Airman 1st Class Brandon S. McDonald
Virginia P. Makins
Joseph D. Lanus
Dr. Bernard R. Hawley
Louis J. Hamel
Virgil R. Embry
Mildred Dye
Frances Delaney
Jack L. Campbell Sr.
Betty A. Benson
Mary Jo Aurand
Daniel R. Acker
Beatrice A. Weber
Henry R. Waltz
Wesley L. Trindal
Alma Toews
Freddie T. Switzer
Donald A. Pruitt
Lorene D. Housholder
Melvin H. Harper
Evelyn M. Hachmeister
Elizabeth Chestnut
Melana Braaskma-Siebold
Eva F. Bowman
Beatrice Ann Weber
Frederick Scharping
Donald A. Pruitt
Madeline Eleanor Moran
Darita Sue Mermis
Joseph D. Lanus
Norman E. Kappel
Donald Lee James
Lorene D. Housholder
Ferma J. Harnett
June I. Crowl
Jack Leland Campbell Sr.
Mary M. Wolting
Jay Don Timmons
Freddie Thomas Switzer
Doris Mae Rowland
Ruth A. Mishler
Lois Libbie Magnus
Laura Leidig
Barbara Ann Knackstedt
Robert L. “Bo” Hoover
Lioba Chlumsky
Jack Leland Campbell Sr.
Eva F. Bowman
Lucile Louis Bischoff
Dorothy M. Tolle
Jay Don Timmons
Alex M. Talbott
Joan K. Sonntag
Stacy A. Runnion
Barbara A. Knackstedt
Deborah K. Hill
Lucille S. Fair
Joan K. Sonnatag
Roland L. Page
Mary Miller
Norma E. Longhofer
Muriel L. Jacobson
Joshua D. Hedberg
Robert L. Gengler
Albinus F. Zerr
Helen Marie Padgett Wynn
Gary Allan Tresner
Anthony O’Neal Thomas
Georganna “Jan” Swanson
Florence E. Smith
Edward “Hal” Roberts
Francis A. Polifka
Frieda E. Polensky
Julie Lichty
Donald Bruce Hanson
Roberta R. Graves
Dolores A. Froelich
D. Belle Farmer
Paul A. Dahlberg
Inez A. Bennett