Wayne Edmond Northup, 92, of Salina, passed away Aug. 4, 2015. He was born Nov. 29, 1922, in Blaine, the son of James and Lucy Adams Northup.
Wayne served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol as a lieutenant after 27 years of service. He then served as a deputy for the Saline County Sheriff’s Office for nine years. He was a member of Church of the Cross United Methodist Church in Salina.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gloria, in 2007; and brothers, Arthur and Russell. He is survived by his son, Charles, and wife Rita, of Salina; daughters, Gloria Lynn Myers, of Topeka, and Susan Greene, of Abilene; five grandchildren, Crystal Northup, Kurt Northup, Chelsea Greene, Lauren Greene and Trey Clark; and two great-granddaughters, Kristen Northup and Ann Northup.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with burial following in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, with the family receiving friends from 6-8, at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association or the church.
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Dwight Allen Staley, 57, of Salina, lost his battle with cancer Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. He was born Dec. 2, 1957, in Lincoln.
Dwight married Connie Senters, and to this union were born three children, Michael (Cathlyn) Staley, Michelle Staley and Tiffany Staley.
Dwight then married Ruth Sweeden and combined their families, adding children, Carmon (Clayton) Zelenka and PJ (Holly) Weinhold.
Dwight was a humble and simple man who cared deeply and helped often. He was a man of few words who had a love for hunting, fishing and, of course, his family. He was a dedicated, hard-working truck driver accumulating more than 2 million miles on the road, the final of which were with Cash-Wa Distributing.
He is also survived by siblings, Ken (Joann), Henry (Sharon), Barbra (Ken) Nicholas, Russell Staley, Dema (Chuck) Diederiech and Dorothy Loghry; grandchildren, Roy, Dalton and Ainsley; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Staley; mother, Shirley Bunch; brother, Francis Staley; sister, Joann Allen; one niece; and one nephew.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina. There will be no visitation.
Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to Ryan Mortuary or Tammy Walker Cancer Center and are in care of Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina 67401.
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DATELINE: Holyrood, Kansas
NAME: Geraldine Crow
AGE: 84 years
DATE OF DEATH: August 5, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson
DATE OF BIRTH: January 11, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mountainburg, Arkansas
PARENTS: Samuel and Wilma Dyer Risner
RESIDENCE: Holyrood for 20 years
OCCUPATION: Homemaker
MEMBERSHIPS: First Baptist Church, Lorraine, Ks.
DATE OF MARRIAGE: January 1, 1950
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Clovis, New Mexico
SPOUSE: Donald Gene Crow
SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: March 18, 1989
SURVIVORS: 2 Sons, Allen & Karen Crow, Holyrood, Calvin & Bobby Crow, Bushton;
3 Grandchildren, Justin Crow, Allison Herrman, Alisha Crow; 3 Great-Grandchildren,
Silas Herrman, Lydia Herrman, Lachlan Crow
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents; infant Son, Samuel Donald Crow;
Sister, Billie Dohrman
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 8:00 A.M., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Lyons Municipal Cemetery,
Lyons, Ks.
OFFICIATING: Pastor Zach Ullom
BURIAL: Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons
VISITATION: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons,
with family present 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
MEMORIAL: First Baptist Church of Lorraine, in care of the funeral home
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Darlene McMurphy
DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: Darlene Faye McMurphy
AGE: 84 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: August 5, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: at her home in Sterling
DATE OF BIRTH: July 9, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mulhall, Oklahoma
PARENTS: Jesse & Ethel Bocox Price
RESIDENCE: longtime Sterling resident
OCCUPATION: retire service coordinator for Contel Telephone Co.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Alden High School in 1948
MEMBERSHIPS: attended the United Methodist Church in Alden, member of Eastern Star
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 1at: June 1, 1948 2nd. March 19, 1983
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: 1st. Lyons, Kansas 2nd. Alden, Kansas
SPOUSE: 1st. Marvin McMurphy 2nd. Glenn McMurphy
SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: 1st. January 29, 1982 2nd. March 3, 2010
SURVIVORS: 4 Daughters, Marlene & Jerry Legleiter, Sterling, Sondra McMurphy,
Pat Lickiss both of Wichita, Cindy & Curt Darling of Alden; Sister, Ada Aufleger of Stillwater, Oklahoma; 23 Grandchildren, 36 Great-Grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents, Grandsons, Michael Darling and Cutter Proffitt,
Granddaughter, Amy Bolton, 5 Brothers and 2 Sisters
SERVICES: 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 10, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
OFFICIATING: Pastor Michael Gray
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling
VISITATION: 2:00 until 5:00 P.M., Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
MEMORIAL: Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University, in care of the
funeral home.
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Leonard A. Mattas, 86, passed away August 6, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas. He was born September 7, 1928 on the family farm in Ellsworth County, the son of Anton and Matilda (Soukup) Mattas.
A lifetime resident of Wilson, Leonard was a farmer and rancher. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 then granted an Honorable Discharge. He was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson, Knights of Columbus Council #1924 in Wilson, Wilson American Legion Post #262, life member of Russell V.F.W. Post #6240, and served on the Board of Directors for AGCO in Russell. On April 10, 1956 he married Irene Demel at Holy Family Church in Odin. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Mike Mattas and wife Mary of Wilson; daughter Norma Schneweis and husband David of Claflin; brother Raymond Mattas of Russell; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters; Nancy Mattas in 1968 and Mary Mattas in 1979.
Vigil with Knights of Columbus Rosary will be Friday, August 7, 2015 at 7:00pm at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00am Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the church celebrated by Fr. Mathew Chacko. Burial will follow in the St. Wenceslaus Church Cemetery with Fort Riley Honor Guard, Russell V.F.W. Post #6240, and Wilson American Legion Post #262. Friends may call from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at Foster Mortuary in Wilson.
Memorials may be made to DSNWK of Russell or Brookdale Hospice of Salina in care of Foster Mortuary PO Box 533 Wilson, Kansas 67490.