Manuel "Manny" Gracia, 47, of Salina, KS passed away September 24, 2011 in Salina. He was born January 5, 1964 in Garden City, KS the son of Maria L. Espinoza Zetino.

Manny had lived several months in Salina and had previously lived in Columbus, NE and Garden City, KS. He was a steel fabricator for Columbus Steel in Columbus, NE.

Survivors of Manny include his mother, Maria Espinoza Zetino of Columbus, NE; two sons, Manuel Servantez of Garden City, KS and Manuel Gracia, Jr. (Mayree) of Mayetta, KS; a daughter, Alyssa Travis of Columbus, NE; two sisters, Maria A. Gonzalez (Adrian) and Selia Roach (Steven) both of Columbus, NE; three brothers, Robert Gracia of Salina, KS, Francisco Gracia of Odessa, TX and Eric E. Gerou (Sara) of Columbus, NE and three grandsons.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church west of Mayetta. Interment will be in the Takahko Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, KS. Memorials may be given to the Manuel Gracia Memorial Fund c/o Mercer Funeral Home P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.