Retired timber deputy found dead in forest

Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a death investigation near Sheep Creek the morning of Aug. 4, Under sheriff Jim Yon said.

“A forest service worker found the individual in his vehicle near a gate,” Yon said.

Denis Zuhlke, 65, of Millersburg, died of natural causes.

Zuhlke was a retired LCSO deputy.

The majority of Zuhlke’s 18-year career with LCSO was in the patrol division, said Sheriff Bruce Riley.

He did quite a bit of…

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