Larry “Z” Lloyd Zurfluh, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 15th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Z was born in Agenda, Kansas on January 11, 1942, a son of the late Lena (Ryser) and Adolph Zurfluh. Z became a biology teacher and high school athletics coach in Chapman, Kansas after earning his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State Teachers College. T...

Ronald "Ron" Dean Weir, 59, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 18th, at Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center, Salina. Ron was born in Salina, Kansas on September 10, 1961, a son of the late Rose Catherine (Boor) Barber and Jerry Weir. Survivors include his aunts, Delores Davis, Jean Bolby; uncles, Ralph Boor, Charles Weir, Bill Weir; cousins, Marty Weir, Sheryl Gronewoller, Jodi Millins...

Charles R. Tingler, 80 of Salina, passed away Friday, July 16. 2021.  He was born February 1, 1941, in Sutton West Virginia.   Following his enlistment in the Army, Charles worked for the Geary County Sheriff Dept in Junction City.  In 1991, Charles moved to Salina and was hired at Schwan’s Pizza Plant, where he worked in the shipping department for several years.   He wa...

Donald D. Deatherage, age 86 of Salina, KS Passed Away Wednesday June 30, 2021, at Salina Regional Health Center. Donald was born in Mannford, Oklahoma on November 30, 1934, The Son of Ray and Gertrude Deatherage. Donald met his wife Della of 66 years, while he was working in the Oilfields and Della was a waitress at the Tower café in Russell, KS. On January 15, 1955, Donald was united in marriag...

Patty Lou Weis, 95, of Bavaria, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021.  She was born in rural Hazen, Arkansas on September 21, 1925.  She was preceded in death by her husband Harold, parents, James and Gertrude Denson; daughter, Glenda Fountain; granddaughter, Diana Weis; and siblings. Pat left Arkansas and moved to Salina to help her brother and his family and during this time she met and marr...

Paula Marie Scott, 74, passed away on July 10, 2021. She was born in Perry, Oklahoma on December 12, 1946 to the late Glen McNeal and Pauline Scott. Paula spent her childhood in Perry until moving to Phoenix, Arizona. There she met the love of her life, Ronald Scott in December 1964. Paula and Ron were married September 12, 1966 and celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. When asked what ...

Brian Pickering, 64, Salina, died Monday, July 12, 2021.  Brian was born November 2, 1956 in Salina, the son of James and LaDonna Pickering. He was a dedicated employee at Advanced Auto Parts for 46 years, an active member of the Knights of Columbus council #601, and was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Charles...

SALINA - Marilyn Elizabeth Rich, 80,  passed away at home on July 7, 2021 in Salina, Kansas. She was born in Buffalo, New York on May 7, 1941 to Pastor Howard T. Rich and Marguerite E. Rich. The family moved several times in the early years and lived briefly in Harlingen, TX and Philadelphia, MS and Rosedale, MS before settling in Johnson City, TN for most of Marilyn’s teenage years. Then in...

Kayla Danielle Higle, 29 of Salina, KS passed away July 12th, 2021. She was born January 15th, 1992, in Hutchinson, KS to Tony Higle & Leia Brooks. She was the mother of 2 handsome boys Trenton Thompson, 9 of Salina & Taesyn Benoit, 5 of Palco, KS. She loved sports especially soccer as a child. She was a rough and rowdy tom-boy who loved animals especially monkeys. She always said sh...

Ingeborg "Inge" Levinson, age 94, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021. She was born on July 3, 1926, in Frankfurt Germany to Friedrich Richard Klein and Anna Berta Sonntag. She married Bill Levinson on July 23, 1959 and spent many happy years "in the house with all the green Christmas lights," that she lived in for 50 years. Christmas was her favorite time of year, and she always decorated her h...