Harold James Richie, 33, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, September 17th, surrounded by family.
Harold was born in Hays, Kansas on July 30, 1980, son of Carmen A. (Tandaguen), of Salina, Kansas and James R. Richie, of Bellevue, Nebraska.
Survivors include the love of his life, Tiffany LeSage, of Salina, Kansas; three sons, Isaac, Jamison, Kamden, all of Salina, Kansas; brothers, Jing-Jing Tandaguen, nephew, Jeffrey Tandaguen both of the Philippines, David Tandaguen, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Daniel “Scooter” Richie and significant other Holly Wagenblast, niece and nephew, Riley and Nathaniel, all of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sister, Sandy Corcoran, of Phoenix, Arizona; Cousin, Carlos Perez, of Salina, Kansas.
He is preceded in death by his Auntie, Connie Rooker.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 pm, Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, Salina, Kansas. The family would like for everyone to come as you are.
Memorial contributions may be made to help with funeral expenses.
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Gary Lynn Dooley, 65, of Salina, passed away Monday, September 16th, at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Gary was born in Randolph, Iowa on July 31, 1948, to the late Edith B. (Bobbitt) and Cecil R. Dooley.
Gary was a soldier in the United States Army for 10 years. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Gary was twice awarded the Purple Heart, he earned the Bronze Star with Valor. Gary was airborne, ranger, and infantry qualified. He spent much of his service overseas in Vietnam and Thailand.
Gary was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After he served in the Military, he began working for the Department of Defense as the Web Manager for the Irwin Army Community Hospital. He was an integral part of designing the Patient Help System where he also diagnosed and repaired Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) equipment problems. He wrote the Digital Command Language (DCL) scripts and Visual Basic programs.
He is survived by his wife, Jan; four children, Rocki (Jacob) Fisher, of Columbia, Missouri, Cindy Dooley, of Houston, Texas, Kimberly (Jimmy) Briscoe, of Chicago, Illinois and Et Dooley, of Salina, Kansas; two grandchildren, Paris Dooley, Alex Lynn Dooley; and one great granddaughter, Kaley Dooley; sisters, Barbara Willis, Joyce Hubbart, and Karen Hunter; brothers, Roy Dooley and Jack Dooley. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Gary and his wife loved to take trips to Thailand together. It was always in his nature to help people, and he impacted many lives with his love, kindheartedness, sense of humor and cheesy jokes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, September 22, at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home. Family will greet friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 23rd.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gary’s name to the Salina Rescue Mission in c/o Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, 500 S. Ohio, Salina, Kansas 67401.
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Mary M. Rayls, 83, Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013. She was born April 10, 1930 in Lamar to Mark and Eva (Jagger) Garst.
Mary was united in marriage with Gaylord Rayls on December 19, 1959. She loved her family, fishing, and gardening.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband; brother George Garst; and sister Lela Brock.
Survivors include her children Allen, Mickell, Daniel, and Scott Rice, Elaine Wohler, Joyce Stelter, Karen Brumbaugh, and Pamela Newman; brothers Pat, Bob, and Mark Eldon Garst; sisters Opal Edwards, Sylvia Schramek, Cathy Smith, and Bonnie Strutt; 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, September 21 at Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Harden Hospice or the Tammy Walker Cancer Center.