Patricia Lee "Cho Cho" Crenshaw, 84, of Fairburn, Georgia, passed away Thursday, October 31st, at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. Patricia was born in Herington, Kansas on September 13, 1940, to Juanita (Morris) and Charles Brown. After graduating from Herington High School, she had a career as a respiratory therapist. In 1984, Patricia married Maurice Crenshaw in Tuskeg...

Vicki Lynn Robinson, 78, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, October 30th, 2024. Vicki was born in Wichita, on October 22, 1946, a daughter of Dorine Emily (Davis) and Royal Fred Sanders. She was a kindergarten teacher at Oakdale, Gleniffer Hill, and Hageman. Survivors include her husband, Steve Robinson; son, Michael Robinson (Callie), of Salina; sister, Shari Reno, of Junction City, Kansa...

SALINA, KS - Marilyn I. Zimmerman passed away in Salina on the morning of October 28, 2024. She was 85 years old. Marilyn was born on January 22, 1939, in Rooks County, Kansas to Raymond and Dorilda LaBarge. She moved to and attended beauty school in Salina, Kansas after graduating High School where she met John Zimmerman of Jewell, Kansas. They were married in 1959 and moved to Topeka, Kansas ...

Cheri (Harkness Parks) Santiago, residing in Salina, KS, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2024.   She was born in Shreveport, LA on June 17, 1944, to Myron and Marcile Harkness. She married Richard Parks in 1962, and they later divorced.  There were three children born of that marriage, Stephanie (Shawn) Compton, Kearsten (Mike) Koerner, and Samantha (Dave) Angell.  She co-owned s...

Ilene Marie Ross, age 88, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died on October 25, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ilene was born on May 31, 1936, in Ames, Kansas, to Walford and Irene (LeClair) Peterson. She attended school in Clifton, Kansas, and graduated from Clifton High School in 1954. She married Bruce Damman, of Palmer, Kansas, in 1957. Their children, Angela and Gregory, were born while Ilene and Bruce live...

Michiel Scott Unrein, 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 27th. Michiel was born in Concordia, Kansas on June 28, 1968, to Barbara Fink and Alvin Unrein. After graduating from high school, he served in the United States Army as a Sergeant for over 20 years. After the military, he was a truck driver for numerous companies. In his free time, you could find him at the gun rang...

Gerardo “Jerry” Torres passed away peacefully October 24, 2024. Jerry was born January 21, 1990 in Los Angeles, California to Juan and Irene Torres. Raised in Salina, Kansas, he was a graduate of Salina South High School in 2008 and later graduated from Old Town Barber College. Jerry was a devoted, loving father to his son, Noel. Nothing brought him more joy than cheering on Noel during his...

Dennis Eugene Levering, 82, of Salina, KS, was born June 16, 1942, to Donald and Juanita Levering. He fell asleep in the Lord's arms on October 26th, 2024. Dennis was a devoted husband, father, and Papa. Many would know him as being a businessman, a jack-of-all-trades, compassionate, never knowing a stranger, and his readiness to serve others. Dennis was raised and graduated in Burlington, K...

Darrell Lee Wilson passed away Thursday evening October 24, 2024, at home surrounded by his wife, two sons and two daughters in law, as he wished to do. Darrell led a life of service laced with adventurous pursuits. He was born on July 26, 1931, in Asbury Hospital, Salina, Kansas and immediately thrust into the Great Depression. He would say he was “dirt poor” which is an accurate depiction of...

An obituary is defined as the brief biography of a deceased person. A biography is defined as the telling of someone's life. The task of taking a long, well-lived, event-filled life and turning it into something brief, is next to impossible. Billie Gene McWhorter, known as Bill to his friends, and he had many, was born on July 12, 1936, and returned to his beloved wife, Bernie, on Oct. 27, 2024...