Phillipsburg resident, Lois Miller, passed away on March 11, 2026, at the Republic County Hospital, in Belleville, Kansas, at the age of 97.

Virginia Lois Miller was born on January 23, 1929, North of Phillipsburg, to her parents Little Hobert and Geneva Winston (Ragsdale) Taylor. Lois graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1948.

She was united in marriage to Edgar Herman Miller on May 16, 1949, in Kensington, Kansas. Edgar passed away on December 31, 1989.

Lois worked as nursing aid at the Phillips County Hospital for 22 years. She was also a member of the First Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg.

She was later married to Gerald William Bredemeier on January 23, 1992, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Gerald Bredemeier passed away on September 3, 2019.

She is preceded in death by her first husband Edgar Miller, second husband Gerald Bredemeier, parents Little Hobert and Geneva Winston Taylor, and three brothers Frank, Dean, and Lee Taylor.

Survivors include sons Blaine Miller and wife Kathy of Belleville, Kansas, Barry Miller and wife Deb of Hays, Kansas, and Blake Miller and wife Linda of Beloit, Kansas, seven grandchildren: Joe, Logan, Brady, Brogan, Jacob, Travis, and Taylor, and spouses, as well as 18 great grandchildren.

A funeral service for Lois Miller will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, with Pastor Joel Hiesterman officiating. Following the service, Lois will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Lois will lie in state on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Orphan Grain Train.