Obituaries

Body Gary Melvin “Coach” Harding, 82, of Salina, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024. He was born on February 15, 1942, in Goodland, Kansas, to Virgil “Pete” and Josephine “Jo” (Jensen) Harding.

Body The active mind and busy hands of Philisene Probasco were stilled on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the age of 105 years, 8 months, and 23 days. Philisene was born in a farmhouse in Belmont Township in Rooks County, Kansas, on September 28, 1918.

Body Former Stockton resident Philisene Probasco, age 105, of Hays, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024. More information will be provided once it becomes available.

Body Vera Aleen Niermeier, Stockton, passed away on June 24, 2024, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 93. She was born on August 30, 1930, to John and Anna (Schoen) Schoen on the family farm north of Downs.

Body Edna Amanda Zolman, of Plainville, passed away on June 14, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Plainville at the age of 92. She was born on May 30, 1932, to Charles and Elizabeth (Randal) Dorn in Long Island, New York. She met Harold Lee Zolman while living in Pueblo, Colorado.