DEATHS

AND OBITUARIES

Barb Bessel

Services for Marion native Barbara Lee (Helmer) Bessel, 77, of Assaria, who died Feb. 25, were Sunday in Salina. Burial was at 2 p.m. at Highland Cemetery, Marion.

Born March 24, 1947, in Marion to George and Leona (Higgins) Helmer, she graduated from Marion High School and in 1964 married Jerry Bessel in Marion.

She worked as a bank teller for Assaria Bank and First Bank Kansas in Salina for 35 years. She was a member of Assaria Pride, Assaria Lions Club, Beta Sigma Phi, and Mentor United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband; daughters Wendy Holtz and Marci Finck; sisters Linda Stucky and Brenda Buller; four grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

Her parents, stepmother Carol Helmer, and sister Georgie Vogel preceded her in death.

Memorials have been established with Tammy Walker Cancer Center and The Ark Church Salina.