Christopher Adam 'Chris' Dalinger passed away in an automobile accident in Gerty, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the age of 45 years.

Chris is the son of Reinhold Dalinger & Sherry (Kuhlman) Dalinger, born on February 20, 1980, in Ada, Oklahoma.

He was brought up in the Coalgate community and graduated Coalgate High School with the Class of 1999. Work was his hobby. He enjoyed working in various occupations, and was currently employed as a ranch hand by Cody Ranch near Coalgate. He attended church at the Lighthouse of Prayer in Arpelar.

He is preceded in death by his father, Reinhold Dalinger, and his grandparents.

He is survived by his daughter, Makenzie Dalinger, of Gerty; his mother, Sherry Dalinger, of Holdenville; his brother, Duane Dalinger, of Oklahoma City; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, 2:00pm at Lighthouse of Prayer in Arpelar, with interment at Blue Ridge Cemetery in Calvin. Rev. Walter Kuhlman and Rev. Luke Kuhlman were the officiating ministers. Pallbearers were Duane Dalinger, Mark Ennis, Taylor Kuhlman, Micah Muscott, Ayden Muscott, Ricky Wallace, and Paul Bolding. Honorary pallbearers were Lynn Landry, Johnny Ward, and Gary Martin.