John M. Delaney, son of Richard and Virginia (Stultz) Delaney was born September 11, 1951 in Beloit, KS. He was the third of five children. He passed away on December 14, 2016 at the Omaha Nebraska Medical Center at the age of 65.
He grew up in the Osborne area, graduating from Alton High School with the class of 1969. On March 14, 1970, John was united in marriage to Charlotte Cabbage at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Claudell, KS. To this union, 3 children were born.
John & Charlotte lived in Rooks County, where he farmed for 22 years. In the summer of 1992, they moved to Phillipsburg & John worked for Tamko until 2010. His hobbies included gardening, tinkering on vehicles & collecting junk.
He was preceded in death by his parents & his grandson, Joshua Fielder.
Survivors include his wife Charlotte of the home in Phillipsburg; three children: Mary Faris & husband Mike, Jenny Reichard and husband Dave, all of Stockton, KS & Wes Delaney & wife Ashley of Phillipsburg; four grandchildren: Jacob Fielder & Bryce Reichard of Stockton, Zackary & Wyatt Delaney of Phillipsburg; his siblings: Donna Leitner & husband Larry of Modesto, CA, Robert & wife Mary Jo of Louisville, KY, David of Osborne, KS & Barbara Iman & husband Doug of Elkhart, KS.
In missing John, we're trying to follow his advice. Rubbing dirt on it doesn't appear to be working, and we're still waiting for it to stop hurting so it will feel better. However, it is building character, so he wins for the time being. We hope that he is gearing up for when we meet again, as he also taught us not to get even, but get ahead.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 19th at 10:30 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Joel Hiesterman officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairveiw Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 Saturday & noon to 9:00 Sunday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 2:00 to 3:00 Sunday.

Memorials have been established to the Phillips County EMS.