Obituaries

Feb 22, 2023

Donna Rae Crist passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, at the age of 85.

She was born on October 10, 1937 in Belleville, KS the daughter of Clarence A. "Abbie" and Fannie (Bates) Williams.

On October 10, 1953 in Phillipsburg, KS, she was united in marriage to Garth...

Feb 19, 2023

Wyann Ellsworth Kaiser was born on March 5, 1947, to Ellsworth Herman Henry Kaiser and Bertha Elsie Kaiser in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Wyann was baptized, confirmed, and married at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, Kansas.

In 1970, he earned his bachelor's degree in Instrumentational Engineering from Pittsburg College.

On September 1, 1968, Wyann...

Feb 14, 2023

Phillipsburg resident, Loretta K. Kline, passed away Feb. 14, 2023 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 74.  She was born Feb. 13, 1949.

Survivors include her daughters; Misti Taber of Stockton & Inett Eckhout of Kearney, NE; her son, Shane Westbrook of Ravenna, NE; step daughter, Becky Kline; Sisters, Irene Anzalone...

Feb 10, 2023

Agra resident, Alfred L. Ducharm passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023 in the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, at the age of 86.

Alfred was born September 7, 1936 in Rooks County, KS the son of Alfred F. and Mary Rose (McHugh) Ducharm.  He served in the United States Army.

He was united in marriage...

Feb 8, 2023

Carolene June Veeh Marshall, born June 1, 1938, departed this earth at her home on February 8, 2023 at the age of 84, surrounded by family.  Carolene was born to Louis & Nellie (Clark) Veeh in Phillipsburg, KS.

At the age of 5 the Veeh family moved to Speed, KS until1950 when the family moved to Phillipsburg....

Feb 4, 2023

Jerry Gordon DeWitt was born on 2-28-47 at Dr. Mary's Clinic, the eldest of six children born to Dick and Ila Greving DeWitt.  They made their home on the "east place", later moving to the Greving farm.  He was a Prairie View Pirate.  PV Schools didn't have buses so he was a designated driver for siblings and neighbors.  He...

Jan 28, 2023

Paul Arthur Lueschen (81), of Norton, KS passed away on January 28, 2023 in his home.

Paul was born in Otis, Colorado on March 13, 1941 to Martha (Eikenburg) Lueschen and Arthur Lueschen.  Arthur was a District Magistrate Judge for Cheyenne County for 20 years while Paul grew up in St. Francis.  Paul Graduated from St. Francis...

Jan 27, 2023

Patrick D. Hull passed away January 27, 2023 at his home in Ft. Collins, CO at the age of 80.  He was born March 15, 1942 in Phillipsburg, the son of Marvin & Connie Hull.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy of the home; his mother Connie of Ft. Collins; his son, Philip of Littleton, CO; his daughter,...

Jan 25, 2023

Janet Susan Smedley, daughter of Melbern & Margaret (Dragoo) Smedley, was born July 6, 1942 in Salina, KS.  She passed away on January 25, 2023 in Georgetown, TX at the age of 80.

Shortly after she was born, her family moved to Lincoln, NE where they lived for about a year before moving to Oak Ridge, TN....

Jan 23, 2023

Trina LuAnn (Powers) Minkler, 49, passed away January 23, 2023, surrounded by her family at Smith Center Health and Rehab, Smith Center, KS, after losing her battle with cancer.

She was born on February 6, 1973, in Tulsa, OK, to Ron and Glenda (Miller) Powers.  Trina was united in marriage to Wallace E. Minkler on July 1,...

Jan 18, 2023

Ruth Faye Hanchett passed away January 18, 2023. Born on March 29th, 1924 to Troy and Mina Mitchell in Tony Wisconsin, Ruth was delivered in a very small shack built by her father. Ruth had a difficult childhood. Although she talked about the struggles on rare occasions, she never let it get her down.  When her parents separated, she...

Jan 15, 2023

Ronald James  McCartney was born June 9, 1936 in Lebanon, KS, the son of Garnet James & Bess Rose (Tillinghast) McCartney.  He was the oldest of 4 children.

Ron attended school in Kensington, Ks graduating with the class of 1954.  After high school he attended Southwestern Assembly of God College.  While there, he attended a church in...

Jan 13, 2023

Kirwin resident, Gilford Lee Woods, passed away on January 13, 2023, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas, at the age of 82.

Gilford was born on December 29, 1940 in Great Bend, Kansas, son of Ovid Lee and Hildred Verna (Pedigo) Woods.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ovid and Hildred...

Jan 10, 2023

James L. Ohlsen, 92, long time resident of Norton and businessman passed away January 10, 2023 at his home after a short time illness.

James "Jim" was born December 21, 1930 in Whiting, KS the son of Fred and Ruby (Richelsen) Ohlsen.  He grew up there and graduated from Whiting High School in 1950.

Jim...

Jan 6, 2023

Donald (Don) Dean Clonch, age 68, of Phillipsburg, Kansas passed away in his home January 6, 2023 after a courageous battle with lung and brain cancer.

Don was born March 13, 1954 at Phillipsburg, Kansas to Telene Turner Clonch and James Clonch. He was raised on the family farm southwest of Gretna, Kansas. He attended District 5...

Jan 5, 2023

Thomas (Tom) Andrew Fabin was born August 28, 1958 in Phillipsburg, KS, the son of Marion & Bernadette (Martin) Fabin.  He passed away on January 5, 2023 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 64.

Tom attended school in Phillipsburg & graduated with the Class of 1977.

On May 6, 1978,...

Jan 2, 2023

Steven Lee VanDerVeen  passed away January 2, 2023 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg due to complications of a long illness at the age of 53.  He was born July 16, 1969 at the Norton County Hospital to Kenneth and Judy (Delimont) Minshall.

Steve's mom Judy married Jay VanDerVeen on October 12, 1974 and in December...

Jan 2, 2023

Steven Alan Rose was born to Levi "Lee" and Ada (Zoller) Rose in Hays, Kansas on July 20, 1945 joining his older sister Karen to complete the family.  He passed at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas on Monday, January 2, 2023.

After attending the Agra School system he graduated in 1963.  Steven went...

Dec 30, 2022

Janet Sue Molzahn passed away surrounded by her family on December 30, 2022 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE. She was born in Sidney, Ohio to Robert and Naomi (Mace) Perkins. Janet spent most of her childhood in Florida where she was baptized in a Baptist church in Tampa. After her mother became ill, the family moved to...

Dec 28, 2022

Clifton Ray Morgan passed into the heavenly realms on the day of our Lord on December 28, 2022, at the age of 77.

Clifton was born January 16, 1945 to Clifton L. and Susanna (Knowles) Morgan.

Ray was united in marriage to Katherine E. Emmanuel on November 26, 1966, at the Methodist Church in Phillipsburg....