Obituaries

Blanche (Jelinek) Helwick (1918-2020)

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 3:12pm

Blanche (Jelinek) Helwick died peacefully Jan. 29, 2020, just short of her 102nd birthday.

Neoma M. Thaemert-Baer (1924-2020)

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 3:04pm

Neoma M. Thaemert-Baer, 95, passed away Feb. 7, 2020 in Ellsworth. She was born March 11, 1924 in Lincoln, Kan. to John Henry Karl Meier and Minnie Augusta (Semlow) Meier.

Richard Leland McKittrick (1928-2020)

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 10:48am

Richard Leland McKittrick of Manhattan, died Tuesday Feb. 4, 2020 at Meadowlark Scenic House for Memory Care in Manhattan.

Karen Marie Larsen (1941-2020)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 5:04pm

Karen Marie Larsen, 78, of Salina, passed away at Presbyterian Manor Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, as a result of complications from diverticulitis. She was born Nov. 17, 1941 in Ellsworth, Kan.

Lucretia J. “Creech” Cunningham (1936-2020)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 4:11pm

Lucretia J. “Creech” Cunningham, 80, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at her home in Wilson, Kan. She was born Oct. 8, 1939 in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. to William Riley and Wanetta (Hulett) Storment.

Glenna “Faye” Rayls (1942-2020)

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 12:16pm

Glenna “Faye” Rayls, 77, of Salina, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. She was born April 30, 1942 in Dodge City to Fred and Euneva (Brock) Kuhne.

Melba Darlene Bunch (1933-2020)

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 8:38am

Melba Darlene Bunch, 86, formerly of Kanopolis, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kan. She was born March 30, 1933 in Barnard, Kan. to Virgil and Fern (Brown) Bunch.