Obituaries

Jan 5, 2021

Norton resident, Elva June (Sprague) Keiswetter was born July 29, 1933 to Earl and Hattie (Williamson) Sprague in Norton County, KS.  June passed away at the Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in La Crosse, KS on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at the age of 87.

She grew up north and west of Almena on...

Jan 3, 2021

Robert A. (Bob) Christensen, of Phillipsburg, KS, passed away January 3, 2021 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 78.  He was born January 12, 1942 at Ft. Riley, KS, the son of Charles and Melinda (Reinert) Christensen.  He was baptized into the Lutheran Church February 18, 2942.

Robert grew up in Washington...

Dec 31, 2020

Rex Dean Burger was born March 29, 1927 in Cawker City, Kansas and passed away peacefully in his sleep December 31, 2020 at the age of 93. In 1934 the family moved to a farm located north of Agra, Kansas to be near his grandparents. Rex attended Country School and graduated from Agra High School in 1944. He immediately...

Dec 31, 2020

Wanda Ann (Kemper) Huntington, 50, passed away on December 31, 2020, at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.

She is survived by her parents, Gary and Ellen Kemper of Phillipsburg, KS; sister Brenda Maeske (Jim Klavis) of Chantilly, VA; sons David of Hays, KS and Shawn of Minneapolis, KS; nieces Jessica (Michael) Stone of...

Dec 30, 2020

Donald Lee Suchsland, 82 years old, passed away peacefully at Downs Kansas Care and Rehabilitation on December 30th, 2020.

Don was born on July 11th, 1938 in Smith Center, Kansas, the only child of Merlyn and Stella (Gawart) Suchsland.

He graduated from Kensington High School with the class of 1956. Don was a proud member...

Dec 26, 2020

Charles Richard Portenier, son of Alven and Rosa (McFarlane) Portenier, was born on February 1, 1942 in Glenwood Township, Phillips County, Kansas.  He died December 26, 2020 at Kearney Regional Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 78.

Charles was raised on the family farm in Glenwood Township.  He attended country school through Grade 8 and graduated...

Dec 23, 2020

Former Agra resident, Arlan H. Johnson, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS at the age of 82.

He was born April 16, 1938 in Franklin County, Nebraska near Upland, the son of John H. and Anna L. (Jurgens) Johnson.  Arlan graduated from the Hildreth High School in 1956.  He...

Dec 20, 2020

"We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still...

Dec 13, 2020

Betty Joan Murphy was born March 25, 1932 in Morrison, CO, the daughter of Joseph G. & O. Grace (Eavis) Friendly.  She passed away on December 13, 2020 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 88.

Betty grew up in Selden, KS where she graduated from high school in 1950 as...

Dec 11, 2020

It is with great sadness to announce the unexpected passing of Nicolas "Cole" Wenzl on Friday, December 11, 2020 in Ellis County, KS at the age of 19 years young.

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Dec 8, 2020

Phillipsburg resident, Wanda S. Smith passed away December 8, 2020 at the Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center in Salina, KS at the age of 78.

She was born December 25, 1941 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of Robert D. and Marie (Knox) Wise.  Wanda graduated from 8th Grade in Phillipsburg, KS then stayed home to take care of...

Dec 6, 2020

William B. "Bill" Des Jardins, son of Everett & Eva (Barron) Des Jardins, was born December 19, 1928 in Colby, Kansas.  He passed away on December 6, 2020 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 91.

In 1939, the family moved to a farm one mile west of Phillipsburg.  Bill attended school...

Dec 6, 2020

Evelyn Marie DeBey of Phillipsburg, Kansas, age 71, went to be with the Lord on December 6th, 2020 at Smith County Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 10, 1949 in Eugene, Oregon to Herbert and Geraldine Knapp. Along with her sisters the family lived in Oregon, Alaska and California. Evelyn graduated from Bell Gardens High School in 1968...

Dec 1, 2020

Gordon Harold Ingram, resident of Almena, Kansas, passed away on December 1, 2020 at the Norton County Hospital at the age of 82.

Gordon Harold Ingram was born on March 11, 1938 in Sherman County Kansas with a twin sister, Gloria Helene McChesney (Ingram).  He was born to Levina (Brannock) and John Ingram and was one of...

Nov 29, 2020

Norton, KS resident James R. Moser passed away Sunday November 29 th at the Norton County Hospital at the age of 79.

James was born December 5, 1940 in Oxford, NE the son of Donald and Esther (Hoyle) Moser.  The family later moved to Russell where he graduated from high school in 1959.  He is still recognized...

Nov 27, 2020

Phillipsburg resident, Velma Snow departed this life on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Smith Center Health and Rehabilitation in Smith Center at the age of 85 following a long battle from diabetes complications.

She was born June 25, 1935 on the family farm in Franklin County, NE the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Haubold) Greening.  She...

Nov 26, 2020

Janice Kay Lohrmeyer, daughter of Gus & Mary (Vogel) Forssberg, was born August 15, 1943 on the family farm northeast of Logan, Kansas.  She passed away on November 26, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 77.

Janice grew up in the Logan area where she attended school, graduating with the...

Nov 25, 2020

A long-time Norton resident recently passed away on November 25, 2020 at age 90.  Mrs. Sylvia A. Scheimo, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, departed this life to go to be with her Lord Jesus Christ for all of eternity.  A resident at Whispering Pines, Sylvia struggled with COPD and other health issues the final years of her life....

Nov 22, 2020

"Sonny" Lawrence Fredrick Ruff, of Holyoke, Colorado and longtime resident of Logan, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020, at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado.

"Sonny" was born on March 5, 1936, at the family home to Herman Richard Ruff and Jenny Matilda Gottbreth Ruff.  He was raised in Logan Kansas and spent many an...

Nov 20, 2020

Phillipsburg resident, Arliss E. Weinman, passed away Nov. 20, 2020 at the Phillipsburg County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 94.  She was born Dec. 24, 1925 in Phillips County, the daughter of G.W. & Freida (Bach) Dill.

Survivors include her son Glenn of Phillipsburg; her daughter, Evelyn Krein of Salina; 3 grandchildren, 8 great...