James A. “Jim” Patterson died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. He was born Nov. 7, 1933, in Salina.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carol (Carlisle) Patterson; father, Mike Patterson; stepfather, Bill Burger; and mother, Leona (Patterson) Burger.

Jim is survived by his wife, Virginia (Richardson) Patterson, of the home; a son, James E. and wife Carol, of Collinsville, Okla.; a daughter, LeAnn (Patterson) Melichar, of Zionsville, Ind.; and grandchildren, Air Force SSgt. Jamie (Patterson) Roundtree, of Barksville, La., Jesse Patterson and Haili Patterson, of Manhattan, and Crystal and Matthew Richardson, of Collinsville, Okla., who are the children of James E. Patterson, and grandson Sean Melichar, of Zionsville, Ind., who is the son of LeAnn (Patterson) Melichar.

Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Ryan Mortuary. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina. Memorials may be made to the Salina Animal Shelter.

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Marzie D. Bremerman, 75, Tescott, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born August 27, 1937 in Tescott to Luther R. and Cora M. (Chambers) Lee.

Marzie was united in marriage with Kenneth Bremerman on December 14, 1957 and he preceded her in death on July 29, 2003. Marzie was a homemaker and she was an active member of the Tescott United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her siblings, Merlin and Jim Lee; and her sister Twila Werries.

Survivors include her son Rick Bremerman and his wife Becky; her daughter Dixie Bremerman; brothers Von, Duane, and John Lee; sister-in-laws Clea Lee and Gail Ann Lee; brother-in-laws Keith Bremerman and his wife Mary and Larry Bremerman and his wife Sandy; grandchildren Mark Bremerman and his wife Laura, Tim, Joel, and Tessa Bremerman, and Maggie Deckert; and great-grandchildren Brody and Tagan Bremerman.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday at the Tescott United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Tescott. Visitation will be Monday from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis where the family will receive friends from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Tescott United Methodist Church or the Tescott Lions Club.