Wilson Family Funeral Home

06/16/2026

“We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination.”
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

We’ve had this beautiful piece for several years now, it is priceless.
❤️S&T

The call may come in the middle of night, or it may come at the break of day-but always, attached to the announcement of someone’s final moments on earth is a grieving heart. Several months ago, we…

06/08/2026

Vicki Lynn Farrington, 65, Minneapolis, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at her home in rural Ottawa County. She was born September 15, 1960, in Salina to Robert D. and Claudine Simpson Johnson. Vicki was a 1978 graduate of Minneapolis High School. She worked at the Minneapolis S.R.S. office for

06/07/2026

Patricia Ann Patti Breeding, 79, passed away on February 18, 2026. She was a longtime resident of Salina, Kansas. Patti was born on October 25, 1946, in Manhattan, Kansas to Frank and Clyde Robinson. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School and then attended Kansas State University where...

05/31/2026

Marvin Boyd Ballou was born on July 22, 1960, in Concordia, Kansas, to Richard Marvin Ballou and Doris Maxine Hillebrand Ballou. Descended from pioneer stock, three of his four sets of great-grandparents settled in Ottawa and Cloud Counties during the 1870s. He passed away Friday, May 29, 2026, in M...

05/26/2026

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James Jim Harold Yost, 87, of Culver, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. He was a lifelong member of the Culver United Methodist Church. Jim was born on December 8, 1938, in Salina, Kansas, the son of Fred and Irene

05/24/2026

We are so blessed and excited to share that this amazing man, Dennis Foerschler, will be helping Todd and I at the funeral home from time to time.
As you can see, the Lord shines His light on him!
Please help us welcome Denny!
❤️S&T

05/18/2026

Violet Pauline Gehrke, 91, Minneapolis, died Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Graveside services will be at 300 P.M., Saturday, May 23 in the Delphos Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Delphos Museum and may be left in care of

05/15/2026

Elijah Gabriel Achey was born Monday, March 2, 2026, in Salina, to Nathan Achey or Angela Elder. He passed away in his sleep on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Besides his parents, Elijah is survived by his grandparents, David and Mandy Achey and Theresa Yost and Evan Muller great-grandparents, Jim and

05/14/2026

Donna Sue Forgue, 64, of Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at her home. She was born September 10, 1961, in Hays, to Hubert and Evangeline Newell LaBarge. Donna and Michael Forgue were married on July 4, 1980. She was the longtime produce manager at Genes in Minneapolis and