Obituaries

Jan 22, 2022

Doreen Chong Ah Fah, Lim, Legg, Hoffman was born in a jungle house outside of Kuching, East Malaysia est. April 14, 1942.  Due to the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, records were chaotic and her exact DOB was adjusted to ensure she could have British citizenship to provide an advantage for her future.

Ethnically Chinese, she had a...

Jan 21, 2022

On Friday, January 21st 2022 Margaret S. (Smith) Nix loving wife and mother of 3 passed away at the age of 66.

Margaret was born on Aug 4th 1955 to E.B. and Annie (Simons) Smith. She grew up in Texas. Margaret married Paul Nix March 1st 1979.  They were blessed with 3 children Misty, LaDonna and Nicholas....

Jan 20, 2022

Norton resident, Steve Thompson passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at the Andbe Home in Norton, KS at the age of 81.

Steve was born June 12, 1940 in Superior, NE the son of Kenneth Earl and Dorothy (Dugas) Thompson.  He graduated from Superior High School.

He was united in marriage to Esther Langer on...

Jan 17, 2022

Norton resident, Steven Gibson passed away into the loving arms of Jesus Monday, January 17, 2022 at the St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO at the age of 64.

Steven Joe Gibson was born Jan 3, 1958 to Joseph Eugene Gibson and Reta Lee Douglass Gibson in Denver, CO. Steven began his grade school years in...

Jan 13, 2022

Norma Jeane (Nickel) Hodge, 96, passed away January 13, 2022, at the Graham County Hospital, Hill City, KS. She was born July 4, 1925, on her grandparents' farm near Axtell, Nebraska in Kearney County to Hans Casper Nickel and Laura Mary (Laue) Nickel.

The youngest child, Jeane was a firecracker. When Jeane was two years old, she...

Jan 11, 2022

Terence C. Frydendall passed away January 11, 2022 at the Andbe Home in Norton at the age of 80.  He was born June 13, 1941 in Phillipsburg, the son of Clair & Flona (Heaton) Frydendall.

Terry grew up in Phillipsburg where he attended school.  He was a truck driver and worked in construction, building bridges.  After his...

Jan 11, 2022

Lifelong Phillips County  resident, Lucile Maxine (Wells) Bohl, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 94.   She was born on March 15, 1927 in rural Phillips County to James Francis & Ellen Venelda (Smith) Wells.

Lucile was united in marriage to Clarence C. Bohl...

Jan 6, 2022

FitzGerald Haskett, age 79, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Gerald was born February 14, 1942, in Sumner Township of Phillips Country Kansas. Gerald was the oldest of nine children to Cecil Earl Haskett and Rose Ellen (Allen) Haskett.

Known as "Lightning" to friends, Gerald graduated from Naponee High School and started working on the construction...

Jan 2, 2022

Linda Darlene Edwards was born October 5, 1950 to Leland J. and Ruth A. (Davies) Edwards.  She passed away on January 2, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS, at the age of 71.

Linda was the fifth of seven children.  She was afflicted with Polio from age two.  This did not stop her from the...

Dec 26, 2021

Glade resident, Brent N. Norris, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Newton Medical Center, Newton, KS, at the age of 63.

Brent was born to Nick and Dolores (Klink) Norris on December 1, 1958 in Phillipsburg, KS.

Brent began school at Phillipsburg Elementary and graduated from Goodland High School in 1977.   He then graduated...

Dec 21, 2021

Beth Anne Merklein, 58, of Oregon, Missouri, passed away on December 21, 2021, at Mosiac Life Care Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri, with family and close friends by her side. She was born on April 18, 1963, to Leland Duane and Phyllis (Stutterheim) Merklein at Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Beth spent her childhood on the farm in rural Phillips...

Dec 20, 2021

Almena resident, Joanne L. (Moreland) Miller passed away December 20, 2021 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, KS at the age of 78.

Joanne was born October 16, 1943 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Lloyd and Gladys (Gipe) Moreland.  She attended school in Almena, KS.

On December 24, 1960 she was united in...

Dec 18, 2021

Maxine Kelly, 89, left this earthly home on December 18, 2021. She was born August 13, 1932, to Douglas and Ollie Stanton in Logan. She married Floyd Kelly July 6, 1951, in Downs, Ks. This union was blessed with six children: Mike Kelly, Marilyn Donahey, Jackie Bostick, Jaynelle McCreery, Kevin Kelly and Jamie Fischer.

Maxine was preceded...

Dec 14, 2021

Orren William Bronson, 68, Hays, Kansas resident, died on December 14, 2021, in Osborne, Kansas.

He was born July 4, 1953, in Smith Center, Kansas to Warren S. and Alma (Emme) Ford Bronson.  He was raised on the family farm north of Kensington.  He attended all 12 years of school in Kensington where he graduated high school...

Dec 11, 2021

Phillipsburg resident, Shirley Lynn Vice, age 71, was born on February 7, 1950 and passed from this life on December 11, 2021 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Lynn is survived by a brother Bob Vice of Fallbrook, California and his wife Carilyn; a...

Dec 7, 2021

Timothy Allan Adamson at the age of 67 passed away at home in Woodruff, KS on December 7, 2021.

Timothy was born January 29, 1954 in Ottumwa, IA the son of Lenard Roy Adamson and the former Dorothy Bella McConnell. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the US Army serving in Germany.

He owned and...

Dec 4, 2021

Rural Phillipsburg resident, Betty Jean McClain, passed away Dec. 4, 2021 at the age of 93.  She was born Feb. 24, 1928 in Phillipsburg.

Survivors include her sons; Dan of rural Phillipsburg and Jerry of Republican City, NE; her daughter, JoAnn Hawley of Naponee, NE; her brother, Glen Lanman of Lexington, NE; 3 sisters, Norma Romjue of...

Nov 30, 2021

Phillipsburg resident, Robert (Bob) Munyon, passed away Nov. 30, 2021, at the Phillips County Hospital with his family by his side. He was born July 13, 1957, in Phillipsburg, the son of Don & Gayle (Frans) Munyon.

Bob attended Phillipsburg High School, graduating with the class of 1975. He participated in football, track, and choir. Bob loved...

Nov 24, 2021

Long-time Agra, KS resident, Betty Ella McCormack, passed away on November 24, 2021 at the Herington Municipal Hospital in Herington, KS at the age of 90.

She was born November 29, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Otis "Jack" Reynolds and Juanita LaMae (Davis) Reynolds-Love.

Betty was married to husband Elbert at Plainville, KS on...

Nov 22, 2021

P hillipsburg resident Holly Jolene Dinkel, age 59, passed away peacefully at her home, following a long battle with cancer, on November 22, 2021.

She was born March 9, 1962 in Lincoln, KS the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Starks) Hansen.  Holly attended school in Lincoln, KS,...