Obituaries

Wilda J. Hustus, age 84, of Salina, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021. She was born March 11, 1937, in Alcona Township, Rooks County, Kansas to Willis C. and Bertha A. (Stewart) Cook. Wilda worked as a bookkeeper for years at various businesses in the Salina area.

Mark Eber Kollman peacefully passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 68. He was born on November 24, 1952, in Hays to Henry Adolf and Laura Irene (Stultz) Kollman.

Bernice Amelia (Ruder) Unrein, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Overland Park, Kan.

Stephen Douglas Rock of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away on June 23, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. at the age of 66. He was born on March 22, 1955, to Don and Garnett Rock in Colby, Kan. Steve attended high school in Stockton, Kan., where he graduated, serving as president of his class.

Former Stockton resident Kayla Danielle Higle, age 29, of Salina, passed away July 12th, 2021. She was born January 15th, 1992, in Hutchinson to Tony Higle and Leia Brooks. She was the mother of two handsome boys, Trenton Thompson, age 9, of Salina, and Taesyn Benoit, age 5, of Palco.

Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Norton passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at her home in Plainville at the age of 65. She was born in Plainville on October 9, 1955 to William and Esther “Ruth” (Larsen) Brickley. Bobbi was united in marriage to Don Norton.

Ronald M. Chesney, age 72, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away after an extended battle with cancer Monday, July 5, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Ronnie was born March 13, 1949 in Hays. He was one of five sons born to Homer Bruce and Eileen (Meyers) Chesney.