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...

Irma May Serocki, 80, died July 9, 2021. She was born in Elmo, MO on December 4, 1940, the daughter of Ernest and Arletta (Jones) Raines. She is the youngest of 12 siblings and is the last to have passed away. In her teenage years, she worked at the post office bringing mail from the train, watched over her nieces and nephews and worked at a restaurant. She graduated from high school in 1958 and m...

BILLINGS, MT - Marian Louise Rahmeier Frederking, 91, longtime Salina resident, was called home to her Savior, July 4, 2021, in Billings, MT.  Marian was born in Ellsworth, KS, Sept. 12, 1929 to Henry and Laura (Pflughoeft) Rahmeier, Jr.  God claimed Marian as his own through holy baptism on October 6, 1929 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincoln, KS.  Marian confirmed her faith in her Lord ...

Judith Ann Standley went to be with her Lord on July 11, 2021. She was born in Lewellen, NE on October 10, 1944. Judi graduated from Lewellen Rural High School and worked as a Comptroller for several automobile dealerships in Lincoln before moving with Alan Young Buick GMC to Fort Worth, TX. Judith is survived by her husband Michael of Salina, KS; son Bradley Dolson (Michele) of Lincoln, NE; gr...

Katherine “Katie” Lucille Brubaker, 90, of Salina, passed away July 14, 2021. She was born March 17, 1931 in Salina, Kansas to Harold Buttermore and Sylvia Pihl. Katie has worn many hats in her life. She worked with her first husband in his business. She was an elevator operation at the United Building. She was an account clerk with Gamble-Robinson for 20 years. What people will remember he...

Charles Kenneth "Chuck" Crawley, II Charles Kenneth "Chuck" Crawley, II, 67, of Brookline Station, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 15th, in Salina, Kansas. Charles was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 20, 1954, a son of the late Orpha Irene (Lawrence) and Charles Kenneth Crawley, I. He was a retired minister from White Cloud Community Christian Church in White Clou...

Ervin “Al” A. Ray, 91, of Salina, passed away peacefully at home, with his beloved wife by his side, Saturday, July 10, 2021.   He was born July 18, 1929, in La Cygne, Kansas to William A. and Faye C. (Sanders) Ray, who precede him in death.   Al met and married the love of his life in Margaret A. Hair, May 30, 1953, in West Lake, Louisiana.   Al joined the Air...