Obituaries

Gerald Lee Steinle, 82, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kan.  He was born north of Dorrance, Kan. on Nov. 26, 1937 to Daniel and Edna (Schuber) Steinle.   Gerald graduated from Dorrance High School in 1955.

Robert Westerhaus, age 76, service manager for Ford dealerships, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Memorial services will be held at a later date. He is survived by wife, Jeanette; children, Kimberli Westerhaus of Crestone, Colo., Michelle Gillespie of Nolensville, Tenn.

William “Bill” Walter Weber passed away peacefully on Sept. 14, 2020 in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Springfield, Mo., to Walter “Buck” Weber and Lois Gannaway Weber. The oldest of four siblings, Bill spent time “raising” them all.

Jack William Sanders, 89, formerly of Kanopolis and Salina, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.   Jack is survived by three children, Rocky Sanders (Ginger) of Chapman, Kan.; Sherri Palermo (Dave) of Lenexa, Kan. and Debbie Bishop (Kelly) of Overland Park, Kan.

Florence “Polly” White, 94, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Oct. 16, 1925 in Vesper, Kan. to Kyle U. and Loretta R. (Snavely) Swisher.

With our family’s deepest sorrow, we announce that Quincy Vague, 19, of Friday Harbor, Wash., passed away from a long illness.   He was the second of five children of Hollye (McGriff) Vague. Quincy was born Oct. 20, 2000 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Lawrence “Shorty Choitz, 90, passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Wilson. He was born Dec. 4, 1929 in Ellsworth to Emil and Dorothea “Dora” Choitz.

Charles “Charlie” Munoz, 85, passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Salina. He was born Jan. 10, 1935 in Kanopolis, Kan. to Jesus B. and Maria (Mendez) Munoz. Charlie was a lifetime resident of Kanopolis where he worked for 47 years at the Independent Salt Co and was a member of the St.

Evelyn Laura Shoemaker, 85, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Ellsworth. She was born Nov. 12, 1934 in Ellsworth County to Fred and Laura (Kihn) Boeken.

Gladys Marcum, 83, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation in Wilson, Kan. She was born Jan. 26, 1937 in Hoisington, Kan. to Harold and Alice (Crawford) Stevenson. She was united in marriage to Frank Marcum July 25, 1957 in Alva, Okla.