Obituary Listing

Jun 13, 2024

Juanita Hale, 74 years of age, of Concordia passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, peacefully at her home in Concordia.

She was born on February 5, 1950, in Concordia, Kansas to Juan "John" and Antonia "Toni" (Hernandez) Barajas.

Juanita attended the Concordia schools.

She married...

Jun 3, 2024

Victoria "Vicki" M. Roberts, age 100, entered into rest on Monday, June 3, 2024, at the Advena Living of Clay Center, Clay Center, Kansas. She was born on January 7, 1924, in Concordia, Kansas, to Perry and Anna (Forsling) Johnson. Perry and Anna had twelve children.

Vicki attended Cottonwood country school while growing...

May 31, 2024

Gene Sheldon Ganstrom, age 94, left this life for his eternal home on May 31, 2024, at Sunset Home, Concordia.  He was born on January 30, 1930, to Stanley and Olga (Landen) Ganstrom and grew up on a farm northeast of Concordia in the Gotland community.  Gene attended Gotland School before graduating from Concordia High School in...

May 29, 2024

Richard Marlin "Dick" Switzer, 83, Concordia, entered into rest Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. He was born on July 30, 1940 to Harold and T. Martina (Fross) Switzer in Abilene, Kansas.

Dick attended Abilene schools, graduating from Abilene High School in 1958. He then attended Fort...

May 24, 2024

Dewey G Nelson, 74, Concordia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Advena Living of Clay Center. He was born on June 10, 1949 to Durrel and Velma (French) Nelson in Belleville, Kansas.

He attended Concordia Schools and graduated in 1968. He went on to work for ABB and Cloud Ceramics....

May 23, 2024

Bonnie E. Sjogren, age 74, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 21, 1950 in Colony, KS to Earl R. & Mary E. (Best) Clemans, Jr.

Bonnie graduated from Crest High School in 1968, she then graduated from...

May 21, 2024

Donald Duane Nelson, age 98, of Jamestown, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS.  He was born on Sept. 13, 1925 in Jamestown, KS to Alfred W. & Elsie (Moe) Nelson.

He grew up on the family farm and attended country school #65 for grade school...

May 17, 2024

Justin Don Dean, age 42, entered into rest on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on June 17, 1981, in Ottawa, Kansas to Donald Norman and Carol Sue (Frye) Dean.

Justin was a 2000 graduate of Chanute High School, Chanute, Kansas.  He went on to...

May 11, 2024

Cary J. Stupka, age 58, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on July 1, 1965 in Larned, KS to Charles R. "Chuck" and Marilyn F. (Hutfles) Stupka.

A graduate of Fort Scott High in the class of 1984, Cary entered into carpentry school (Goodland,...

May 10, 2024

Marvin D. McDaniel, age 91, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL.  He was born on July 22, 1932, in Concordia, Kansas, to Marvin & Margaret (Sterling) McDaniel.

He graduated from Concordia High School in 1950. After serving in the Navy, he earned a...

May 9, 2024

David Norman "Red" Dunlap, 73 years of age, of Aransas pass Texas, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at his residence in Concordia KS. He was born on March 13, 1951, in Portsmouth, Virginia to James and Aileen (Smith) Dunlap.

Red served in the United States Navy from March of 1969 to September...

May 9, 2024

Ila M. (Abram) McElroy, 95 years of age, of Randall, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Belleville Health Care in Belleville, Kansas. She was born on April 6, 1929, in rural Randall, Kansas to Dallas W. and Zatha M. (Owen) Abram.

Ila attended elementary school in rural Randall.  She graduated from...

May 8, 2024

Sister Jeanne McKenna died May 8, 2024, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS.  She was 91 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 64 years.  She was born in Kingman, KS on September 3, 1932, to Peter and Catherine Heatherman McKenna, the last of ten children, and was baptized Eileen Jeanne.  She entered the Sisters...

May 3, 2024

Justin C. Lord passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Jewell County, Kansas. He was born in Tuscon, Arizona on April 16, 1992 to Theodore and Debra (Torgler) Lord. He was the middle child with two sisters, Savanna and Libby.

Justin grew up in Concordia, Kansas where he attended school. He was...

May 3, 2024

Lucas Allen Schmidt, 36, Concordia, KS passed away on May 3, 2024. He was born in Salina, KS on March 23, 1988 to Kyle Schmidt and Denise Mathiesen.

Lucas graduated from Concordia High School in 2006. He worked as an Elevator Superintendent at Cloud County Coop for the past four years. Prior to...

Apr 28, 2024

Roger Cleveland, age 76, entered into rest on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the North Central Kansas Health Center, Concordia, Kansas.  He was born on March 23, 1948, in Superior, Nebraska to Marvin and Helen (Uglow) Cleveland.

While growing up Roger attended 1st grade through 7th grade at District 6 Hillcrest School.

Apr 24, 2024

Bolivia M. Thompson, 77 years of age, of Concordia passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Marquis Place in Concordia, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1947, in Greenville, South Carolina to Theodore J. and Willa M. (Spearman) Lewis.

Bolivia was a 1966 graduate of Concordia High School.  Bolivia then went on...

Apr 20, 2024

Gregory "Greg" D. Hood, age 77, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at his home in Concordia, KS surrounded by family.  He was born on July 3, 1946 in Concordia, KS to Rolland & Lolita (Miller) Hood.

Greg attended Concordia schools until age 11. His family then moved to...

Apr 18, 2024

Joyce Ann Sipe, age, 84, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Leonardville Nursing Home, Leonardville, KS.  She was born on February 16, 1940 in Wilson, OK to Wesley Dennis & Mary Ola (Byram) Latham.

She attended Wilson High School and earned her GED in 1984.  She married Robert (Bob) Sipe...

Apr 15, 2024

Craig H. Cook, age 71, entered into rest on Monday, April 15, 2024, at his home in Concordia, Kansas.  He was born on December 2, 1952, in Toronto Ontario, Canada to Henry and Alice (Esson) Cook.

Craig graduated from high school in 1973 in Toronto Canada.  He received his criminal justice degree from...