Obituaries - Thursday, November 5
Richard Henry Wenthe
May 14, 1962 - November 1, 2026
Richard Henry Wenthe, 64, of Claremore, Oklahoma, died November 1, 2026. He was born May 14, 1962, in Salina, to Oscar and Marilyn (Wiley) Wenthe.
He worked for more than four decades in the asphalt and pavement preservation industry, specializing in slurry seal and micro surfacing, and traveled internationally to train others in the field. He contributed to equipment design, including the development of the first hydraulic expandable spreader box. He worked at Ballou Construction, SEM Materials, Road Science and, for his final 15 years, Ingevity.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy (Ulsaker) Wenthe; children Haley (Wenthe) Thomann and husband Kevin, Hallee (Chronister) Gorrell and husband Chris, and Dustin Chronister and wife Katy; grandchildren Dylan, Theo and Porter Thomann, Brayden Gorrell, and Freya, Chloe and Logan Chronister; his mother, Marilyn Wenthe; and siblings Diane Haden (Rob) and Jeff Wenthe (Sharon).
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary (Hall) Wenthe; his father, Oscar; siblings Greg and Debbie Wenthe; and a granddaughter, Kennadie Gorrell.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2026, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 302 S. 7th St., Salina, followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. Inurnment will be at a later date at Gypsum Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Wenthe Memorial Scholarship in care of Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. 8th St., Salina, KS 67401.
Ryan Mortuary & Crematory
Janette Lee Wilcox
1942 - November 4, 2026
Janette Lee Wilcox, 84, of Salina, died November 4, 2026. She was born in 1942 in Neenah, Wisconsin, to Howard and Myra Ehlers.
She married Milo Wilcox on November 24, 1997.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Myra Ehlers.
Survivors include her husband, Milo; her sister, Joyce Kim; her daughter, Lisa Chesher; and her son, Jason Ellis.
No services will be held.
Ryan Mortuary & Crematory
