Obituaries

Sep 27, 2022

James (Jim) Marvin Smith, 74, of Littleton, CO, died September 27 th , 2022, in Littleton, CO. Born June 14, 1948, in Holdrege, NE, to Wayne L & Luella B (Russell) Smith on Wayne's birthday.

Jim was the oldest of 6 children. He was raised on his family farm in NW Phillipsburg, Kansas, and was responsible for...

Sep 26, 2022

Logan resident, Hazel M. Pflieger, passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 at the Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Hays, KS at the age of 87.

She was born May 23, 1935 nine miles south of Logan, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Alpha (Wallgren) McCue.   Hazel's family later moved to Deerfield, KS, living there until her...

Sep 11, 2022

Allen Edward Simmons was born to Albert and Marie Isabelle (Cox) Simmons on August 14, 1947 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  He departed this life September 11, 2022 in Kearney, Nebraska.  Allen was the only child of seven children to be born in the hospital.  He believed that made him special.  When he was seven years old, his family moved from...

Sep 4, 2022

Aloysius Walton Lloyd Becker was born April 12, 1926 on the farm, 5 miles northwest of Logan to Charles (Bert) Albert & Rose Teresa (Zink) Becker.  He passed away on September 4, 2022 at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 96.

At the age of 6 months, his folks moved to the home...

Aug 26, 2022

Vernon Dale Soodsma passed away August 26, 2022 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS at the age of 85.

Vernon was born July 4, 1937 in Phillips County, KS, the son of John William and Gertrude Johanna (Hogan) Soodsma. He was raised on the family farm near Prairie View and continued the tradition of...

Aug 19, 2022

Norton, KS resident, Mark Anthony Van Patten passed away August 19, 2022 at the Norton County Hospital at the age of 43.

He was born July 21, 1979 in Kearney, NE the son of Anthony and Rose (Anderson) Van Patten.  Mark was a 1998 graduate of Northern Valley High School.  He was a hard worker.  Following high...

Aug 15, 2022

Delores Mae Zollman was born on July 3, 1932 in a rural farm house, northwest Long Island, Kansas to Raymond (Ray) Edward Nyland and Angeline Adriana Van Greuningen Nyland. She was baptized and received full membership in the Christian faith at the Prairie View Reformed Church in Prairie View, Kansas. Delores married Carl John Zollman on July 15, 1952...

Jul 31, 2022

Former Phillips County resident, Becky Rae Stuckman passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, KS at the age of 77.

She was born March 30, 1945 at the St. Anthony's Hospital in Hays, KS the daughter of Ted and Helen (Ernst) Stuckman of Kirwin, KS.  She attended grade school and graduated...

Jul 31, 2022

Angela D. Schick, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022,  at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE, at the age 49.  She was born in Norton, KS on May 17, 1973, to Alta Marie (Sansom) Griffin and the late Alvin Griffin.

Angie was baptized and confirmed in the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Logan.  She graduated...

Jul 24, 2022

Carolyn Kirgis Johnson passed away July 24, 2022 at the Phillips County Hospital after suffering for decades with Multiple Sclerosis.  She was born August 8, 1960 in Beloit, KS, the daughter of Robert & Doris (Aronis) Kirgis.

She grew up on the farm in Mitchell County.  She preferred being inside cooking while her two older sisters, Connie...

Jul 21, 2022

Norma Marie (Matteson) Johnson was born June 14, 1928, on the family farm in Greenwood Township, Phillips County KS. to Milton Wesley and Louisa Elizabeth (Abbott) Matteson and departed life on July 21, 2022, In Phillipsburg, KS.

She was the middle sibling of 3 children to grow up on the family farm north of Gretna, Ks.

Jul 14, 2022

Former Long Island resident, Richard L. Conner, passed away July 14, 2022 in St. John, KS.  He was born Feb. 11, 1938 in Wilsonville, NE.

Survivors include his sons; Randal West of St. John & Gary Conner of Phillipsburg; daughters; Doris Cooper of Avon, IN, Mary Bohl  of Drexel, MO & Tina Hursman of Concordia, MO; his...

Jul 11, 2022

John Paul "Jack" Siglinger, Jr., passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 in the Phillips County Retirement Center at the age of 93,

Jack was born on April 5, 1929 in Phillipsburg the son of John Paul, Sr., and Ethel I. (Nay) Siglinger.  He worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Phillipsburg for 47 years.  He started with...

Jul 10, 2022

Donna Jean Faidley, 93, passed away July 10, 2022 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas. Donna was born March 8, 1929 in Industry, Kansas. She was the daughter of John and Margaret (Bletscher) Sheedy. They later moved to Longford, Kansas, where she attended school and graduated from Longford High School in 1946.

In 1947 she married...

Jun 17, 2022

John Mark Jarvis was born May 18, 1960 in Baldwin, Alabama. He passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 62.

John lived with Clifford and Melissa Reece for 3 years until 1968, when he along with his brother Pete were adopted by Wendell and Beverly...

Jun 16, 2022

Harold L.R. "Corky" Johnson passed away on June 16, 2022. He was born to Chester and Josephine (Heisz) Johnson on June 17, 1928 in rural Graham County KS.

He attended the Happy Home one room school and grew up on the farm. Early days he worked farms, dairies, and feedlots.  He joined the army in1955 and was...

Jun 14, 2022

Joan Ream, daughter of Versailes & Pearl (Shook) Olliff, passed away on June 14, 2022 at the Sun Porch in Smith Center, KS at the age of 93.  She was born March 4, 1929 in Lebanon, KS, the second child of Versailes & Pearl (Shook) Olliff.

Margaret Joan, grew up in the Lebanon, KS area.  She attended...

Jun 11, 2022

Dustin Michael Norris was born May 6, 2000 in Farmington, MO.  He passed away on June 11, 2022 at the age of 22.

Dustin attended school in Piedmont, MO until the 4 th grade when he moved to Logan to live with his father & stepmother.  He graduated from Logan High School.  While in high school, he...

Jun 10, 2022

Clinton Duane Ream, son of George and Geneva (Reitz) Ream, was born January 9 th , 1925 in Smith County, KS.  He passed away on June 10, 2022 at the Sunporch in Smith Center at the age of 97.

Duane attended school in Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School.  After graduation he enlisted in the U.S....

Jun 9, 2022

Juanita Marie Craig was born on October 7, 1929 to Cora (Seymour) Gibbs and Lee Gibbs in Hugo, Colorado.  She had 2 brothers, George and Harlan, and 2 sisters, Helen and Rosemary.  Juanita died on June 9, 2022 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 92.

She married Dewey Merlin Craig on September...