Irene Fleta Kats
Sep 9, 2026
Irene Fleta (Schemper) Kats, age 83, passed away on September 9th, 2026, in Overland Park, KS.
Irene was born on April 21st, 1943, to Peter and Maxine (Zellmer) Schemper.
Irene married Sherlyn Kats on November 27th, 1964, at the Luctor Christian Reformed Church.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, September 14th, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, with Pastor...
Walter E. Russ
Sep 4, 2026
Walter E. Russ, known to many as Wally, of Lenora, KS, passed away on September 4, 2026, in Downs, KS. He was born on March 5, 1962, in Norton, KS.
Wally graduated from Lenora High School in Lenora, KS, and later attended technical school for automotive repair. He put those skills to work as a mechanic for his sister’s shop in...
Milton L. Aubushon
Sep 3, 2026
Phillipsburg resident Milton Louis (Milt) Aubushon passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, KS, at the age of 87. He was born in Red Cloud, NE, to Lester and Leona (Hastings) Aubushon on May 2, 1939.
Milt graduated from Phillipsburg High School and then served in the National Guard for six years. On September 4,...
Esther N. Thompson
Aug 31, 2026
Esther NaDeane Thompson was born at home on August 30, 1942, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, to her parents, Roy F. and Jennie M. (Fulton) Langer. She grew up in Guide Rock and graduated from Guide Rock High School. Following high school, Esther attended the University of Nebraska–Kearney, where she earned her teaching certificate.
On June 9, 1962, Esther was united in...
Norma Preuss
Aug 30, 2026
Norma Frieda Vogel Preuss passed away August 30, 2026 at her daughter’s home in Wood River, NE at the age of 107. She was born March 25, 1919 in Phillips County to Henry and Emma (Eltiste) Vogel.
She married Leonard Preuss on June 25, 1950. They made their home on a farmstead east of Stuttgart, KS.
Norma was a lifelong member of...
Thelma Mueller
Aug 26, 2026
Thelma Mueller, 92, passed away on August 26, 2026, at Sun Porch of Smith County in Smith Center, Kansas.
She was born on February 13, 1934, in Bellaire, Kansas, to Oren and Helen (Cooper) Flint. She graduated from Smith Center High School in Smith Center, Kansas. While still in high school, she worked for JCPenney in Smith Center. Over the years,...
Michelle Lynn Beach
Aug 24, 2026
Michelle Lynn Beach, born Michelle Lynn Baker, passed away on August 24, 2026, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She was born on May 8, 1965, in Reno County, Kansas.
Michelle will be remembered for the warmth she shared with others in everyday life. She loved being in the kitchen, and many people in the area were blessed by the treats she made and...
Gladys V. Sutton Moyer
Aug 24, 2026
Gladys V. Sutton Moyer, 92, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026, at Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas, following a brief illness. She was born March 8, 1934, in Norton, Kansas, the third of 10 children born to Vernie C. and Eva Hazlett.
Gladys attended country school, where she often joked that she walked uphill both ways and was always...
Richard D. Hofaker
Aug 10, 2026
On August 10, 2026, lifelong Logan resident Richard Dale Hofaker passed away at the Logan Manor at the age of 87. Born on May 9, 1939, Richard was the fourth child and only son of Richard Adam and Jennie (Mulder) Hofaker. He was born on the family farm northwest of Logan and lived there all of his life while farming,...
Clarence Winters
Aug 9, 2026
Clarence Leslie Winters was born May 21, 1953, in Stockton, KS, to Thelma (James) and William (Bill) Winters. Clarence passed away on August 9, 2026, at the age of 73 at the Logan Manor. He was a longtime resident of Phillipsburg, KS.
Clarence attended Vo-Tech in Beloit, KS, where he completed the welding program. He worked at a tractor shop for...
Erleen Norris
Aug 4, 2026
Erleen Rae (Reneberg) Norris, 88, passed away on Tuesday August 4, 2026 surrounded by love. She was born on May 14, 1938, in Kensington, Kansas, to Earl and Berniece (James) Reneberg. Raised on the family farm alongside her older brothers, Norman and Gordon, Erleen grew up with a strong work ethic, deep faith, and a lifelong appreciation for music and...
Leland Carl Bach
Aug 2, 2026
Leland Carl Bach, age 89, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in the Good Samaritan Society in Alma, NE.
Leland was born March 14, 1937, in Stuttgart, KS, the son of Carl and Lorraine (Satter) Bach.
On May 4, 1963, he was united in marriage to Karen Jean Covey. They lived in Stuttgart, KS, where Leland helped at the Stuttgart Elevator....
Bernard R. Townley
Jul 31, 2026
Bernard Raymond Townley, 90, of Glade, Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2026, at Logan Manor.
Bernard was born on May 8, 1936, in Phillips County, Kansas, to Raymond and Neva (Hays) Townley. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School and later attended the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina, Kansas.
On March 7, 1957, Bernard married the love of his...
Rose Marie Van Patten
Jul 20, 2026
Rose Marie Van Patten, 70, of Almena, Kansas, passed away on July 20, 2026, at Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas.
Rose was born on August 4, 1955, in Owosso, Michigan, to Floyd Arthur and Thelma Louise (Yoder) Anderson. During her childhood, her family relocated first to Florida and later to Kansas, where she attended school from the fifth grade onward.
Rose graduated...
Barbra J. Rader
Jul 15, 2026
Kensington resident, Barbra Jean Rader, passed away at the Smith Center Health and Rehab, Smith Center, KS, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the age of 84.
Barbra was born on September 6th, 1941, to Ralph W. and Ellen A. (Eller) Searight in their home at Kensington, KS.
She graduated from high school as a Kensington Goldbug in 1959 and attended the...
Lalo Acua Cagal
Jul 14, 2026
Long Island resident, Eulalio “Lalo” Acua Cagal, passed away on July 14, 2026, at the age of 36.
Lalo was born on May 15, 1990, in San Andres Tuxtla, in Veracruz, Mexico, to his parents Alonso Acua and Sandra Cagal.
Lalo is survived by his wife Marta B. Pena, two sons Alexis and Eduardo Acua, parents Alonso Acua and Sandra Cagal, brothers...
Marge Hembree
Jul 11, 2026
Margaret "Marge" Ann Hembree, 86, passed away on July 11, 2026, at the Garden Valley Retirement Village, in Garden City, Kansas.
Marge was born on November 1, 1939, in Speed, Kansas, to her parents, Fred L. and Wilma Fay (Weaver) Albright. She was the youngest of their children and grew up in the small community of Speed, where she attended grade...
Eddie Ray McDowell
Jun 26, 2026
Eddie Ray McDowell passed away on June 26th in Colorado Springs, Colorado surrounded by family. He was born on December 16, 1944, to Charles and Loree (King) McDowell in Smith Center, Kansas.
Eddie graduated from Kirwin High School in 1962. He married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Ann Bogart, on February 8, 1963. To this union, two children were born, Randy...
Venda Bailey
Jun 16, 2026
Venda (Damon) Bailey was born on November 20, 1952, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital, in Smith Center, Kansas, to Dale and Darlene (Conrad) Damon. She passed away on June 16, 2026, at Downs Care and Rehab, in Downs, Kansas.
Venda grew up in Phillipsburg, Kansas, and graduated with the Phillipsburg High School class of 1970. After Graduation, she went on...
Francis Dean Gordon
Jun 15, 2026
Francis Gordon passed away on June 15, 2026, at Smith Center Health and Rehab, Smith Center, Kansas, at the age of 86.
Francis Dean Gordon was born on January 11, 1940, in Phillips County, Kansas, to his parents William Ira and Alice (Abbott) Gordon.
He was united in marriage to Connie K. (Molzahn) Gordon on October 22, 1961, in Phillips County, Kansas.
Francis...
