All Obituaries

LINCOLN   Pauline Fern Brown, 98, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Lincoln. She was born October 6, 1923, in Lincoln to Roxton Roy Spear and Ida Mae (Hobbs) Spear. Pauline married Albert Bird then later married Wilbur Brown after Albert’s passing. Pauline was a CNA at the Lincoln County Hospital and at Parkview Care Center nursing home in Osborne. She also provided adult and child daycare for many years while being a homemaker.   Pauline is survived by her daughters,...

LINCOLN   Willis Steven “Steve” Nelson, 73, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, in Goddard, Ks. He was born March 12, 1949, in Salina, Ks to Willis Lex Nelson and Yvonne Faithe (Swisher) Nelson.   Steve was a longtime resident of Southern Lincoln County where he was a stockman and farmer. He married Jane Marie Wolting in Lincoln on August 10, 1969, before joining the United States Army to serve in the Vietnam War. The couple were married until Jane’s passing in...

HUNTER   Betty Louise Jensen, 88, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Salina, KS. She was born May 14, 1934, in rural Mitchell County, KS to Harold and Ruth (Clark) Deiter.   Betty was a longtime resident of Hunter, KS where she was a bookkeeper for the Hunter Co-op, a member of the Bluebirds, attended the Hunter Grace Chapel United Methodist Church, and most importantly, was a housewife, mother and grandmother. She also volunteered as a librarian at the Hunter Library and...

LINCOLN   Peggy Lee Miller of Dell, AR, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, in Lincoln, KS at the age of 63. She leaves a daughter Tennilly Miller; sons, Harold and Isaac Miller, grandchildren, Tayvon Wilson, Terrance, Teariania, and Tamarcious Miller, Sayde, Tayvon Goodman, and Jeremiah, Xavier, Jahdiel, Is’Mariah, and Xanon Miller; six great grandchildren; sisters, Sharon Williams, Patricia Mister, and Evelyn Sutton; brother, Lewis Miller; and a host of nieces and...

SYLVAN GROVE, KS   Melinda G. Howg, 78, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, in Salina, KS, surrounded by her family. She was born, the third of ten children, July 15, 1943, in San Diego, CA, to Glen and Emma Jean (Graber) Minton. She married Arthur Howg in Santa Ana, CA on July 23, 1961.   Melinda was everyone’s grandma. Anyone who knew her, knew how much she loved her family especially her great grand kids. Melinda was famous for popcorn balls on Halloween and always ran...

LINCOLN   Ronald R. Mason, 78, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, in Lincoln, KS. He was born May 20, 1943, in Lincoln Co. to Charles Mason and Vivian Jane (Beringer) Mason.   Ronald was a longtime resident of Lincoln where he worked over 45 years for the city of Lincoln, retiring as the city superintendent. He was a member of the Lincoln VFW Auxiliary and the Central Christian Church.   Ronald is survived by his daughters, Stacey Scritchfield of Lincoln and Michelle Mason...

LINCOLN   Arthur “Art” W. Howell, Jr. 86, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022, in Lincoln, KS. He was born June 20, 1935, to Arthur and Lola Ann (Spear) Howell, in Anderson, MO. Art was a licensed engineer and surveyor. He served as County Engineer in several counties in Kansas having been the Lincoln County Engineer at the age of 25. Art and his wife, Eula Mae established their own engineering firm in Lincoln County. He also held a private pilot’s license. Art was...

LINCOLN   Lambert "Chopper" Meier, 71, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Wichita, KS. He was born May 6, 1950, in Lincoln County, KS. Chopper proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents Lorenz & Anna Meier, sister Hulda Wilkie, brother Eldon George (Sharon) Meier, sister Loretta (Norman) Rider, brother-in-law Tom Kilcoyne, and niece Karen Peak. He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Kilcoyne of Lincoln and...

LINCOLN   Helen Viola Finch, 99, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, in Lincoln, KS. She was born December 16, 1922, in Russell County, KS to Eli and Grace (McConnell) Miller.   Helen married Cleo U. Finch in June of 1939. They were longtime residents of the Natoma, KS area where they raised their four children.   Helen is survived by her sons, Dennis Finch (Carol) of Union City, OK and Doug Finch (Tracy Pfeifer) of Salina, KS; grandchildren, Darren Houdeshell, Diahann...

LINCOLN   Richard Walter Peterson, 98, passed away January 30, 2022 in Lincoln, KS. He was born May 13, 1923 in the Denmark area of Lincoln County to Walter and Mabel (Knudsen) Peterson.   Richard married Ruth Pierce in Hays, KS in 1963. The couple welcomed a child together: daughter, Tawnya. Richard also adopted Ruth’s son, Gary and had a step-son, Larry Gott. After Ruth’s passing in 1991, Richard married Brenda Karstensen Dohe in Denmark, KS on November 25, 2000....