Obituaries

Aug 27, 2025

Former Agra, KS resident Elaine Delores Morgan first child of John H. and Berniece E. (Thieler) Kinyon was born June 18, 1932 in Swan Township, Smith County near Kensington, KS and passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at the age of 93 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, KS.

She attended school at District #8...

Aug 27, 2025

Scotty Roy Chestnut of Chandler, Arizona tragically passed away on August 27, 2025.

Scotty was born June 24, 1973, at Alma, Nebraska, the son of Dennis Chestnut and Jillinda (Blackburn) Isernhagen.

Scotty enjoyed growing up on the farm, hunting and fishing and playing with his sisters and many cousins.  He attended Phillipsburg Schools through grade...

Aug 20, 2025

Eugene Edward Schandler was born on January 31, 1930 in Pharr, Texas, to Bernard and Clara (Grimm) Schandler and died on August 20, 2025 in the Logan Manor at Logan, Kansas. The family moved back to Kansas in the 1930's and settled in New Almelo, Kansas. Eugene was the fourth of five children. He attended New Almelo Grade School...

Aug 19, 2025

Gary Lynn Kemper, Phillips County resident, passed away August 19, 2025, at the age of 80 at the Smith County Memorial Hospital, Smith Center, Kansas.  He was born June 6, 1945, the son of Leonard and Aleene (Cox) Kemper.

On May 3, 1968, Gary married Ellen Fay Gaines in the St. Peters Lutheran Church of Logan. To...

Jul 31, 2025

Mary Ethel (Snyder) Walker, 71, of Marquette, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Riverview Estates, Marquette, Kansas.

A Graveside Memorial Service will be Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 1:30 P.M., at Pleasant View Cemetery, Logan, Kansas. Inurnment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Logan, Kansas.

Please bring your own chair for the service....

Jul 27, 2025

Norton resident, Jeneen Lueschen, passed away on July 27, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 70.

Jeneen Marie Lueschen was born on August 24, 1954, in Norton, Kansas, to her parents Richard W. and Mabel L. (Delimont) Dole.

Jeneen married Rex Harman in 1972. To this union two...

Jul 21, 2025

Lewis Dean Imm, lifelong Phillips County resident, passed away July 21, 2025, at the age of 97 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, Kansas.   He was born September 6, 1927 in rural Phillips County, the son of Alfred G. and Barbara (Wilderman) Imm.

Growing up, Lewis Dean walked to the Banter country school north of the family...

Jul 17, 2025

Roger Lee Shearer was born in Almena, Kansas, on June 15, 1942, to Vernon and Rosa Ella (Taylor) Shearer, and passed away at Logan Manor on July 17, 2025, at the age of 83.

Roger grew up on a farm in the Almena area where he attended a country school and graduated from the Almena High School...

Jul 11, 2025

Ellen Adee passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025, with family by her side on her farm outside of Phillipsburg, Kansas where she spent the last 70 years. She was 91.

Ellen Yvonne Bushnell was born on November 9, 1933, to John Wellington Bushnell and Sarah (Eller) Bushnell in Speed, Kansas. Ellen attended school in Kirwin, Kansas...

Jul 11, 2025

David Lee Corrick, son of Orville and Savilla Corrick, was born on April 18, 1943 in Marshalltown, Iowa and passed away on July 11, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas. David graduated from Marshalltown High School, received his Bachelors in Liberal Arts from Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State), and his Masters in Counseling/School Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa....

Jul 11, 2025

Lorna Lee (Vogel) Green, age 64, of Phillipsburg, passed away Friday evening, July 11, 2025, at Phillips County Retirement Center.

She was born February 23, 1961, at Phillips County Hospital, the daughter of the late Arnold and Bonnie (Smith) Vogel, of Phillipsburg, Kansas.‍

Lorna graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1979.  She then attended and...

Jul 5, 2025

Prairie View resident Darlene Joy Manz passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, at the age of 73.

Darlene Joy McCall was born on January 3, 1952, in Phillipsburg, KS, the daughter of William (Bill) McCall and Eleanor (Fix) McCall. She grew up in...

Jun 28, 2025

Janice K. (Jan) Gutzman passed away from natural causes on Saturday, June 28, 2025.  Pratt, Kansas had been her home for the last four years of her life.

Janice Katherine Standish was born March 29, 1934, in Almena, Kansas to Fred and Hazel (Taylor) Standish. She attended Almena schools graduating in 1952.

On June 8,...

Jun 27, 2025

Brandon Pierce Gaede, born April 28, 1995, in Colby, Kansas, to Eric Gaede and Dena Britton. He passed away on June 27th, 2025 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Brandon was raised in Colby, Kansas and graduated from Colby High School in 2013, where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. Brandon began his career in...

Jun 27, 2025

Kolton Griffith, lifelong Phillips County resident, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025 at the age of 27.

Kolton was born on September 9, 1997, in Phillipsburg, to Dana Allen.  His mother married Toby Griffith in 2001 and was adopted by Toby later that same year. He spent his early years in Glade before moving with his...

Jun 24, 2025

Prairie View resident Marlene Mae Romjue passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton at the age of 94.

She was born April 11, 1931 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of Roy Wesley and Lala Mae (Woods) White.

Marlene was united in marriage to Eugene "Gene" John Romjue on...

Jun 23, 2025

Lubbock, Texas resident Stephen Gregory Walters passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025, at his home at the age of 66.

He was born December 27, 1958, at the Shackelford County Hospital in Albany, TX, the son of the late Raymond and Alberta (Gieber) Walters.  He graduated from Levelland High School.  Stephen then began his lifelong job...

Jun 23, 2025

Russell Wayne Smith, age 69, of rural Phillipsburg, Kansas, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on October 28, 1955, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, the fourth child of Wayne L. Smith and Luella B. (Russell) Smith.

Russell grew up on the family farm northwest of Phillipsburg and began his education at the Iowa Union...

Jun 16, 2025

Eleanor "Dora" Kaumans passed away on June 16, 2025, in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 92.

Dora was born on November 4, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri, to her parents Merton Lewis and Hazel Brown.

She was united in marriage to William "Bill" Kaumans on August 23, 1958, at the Lake of the Ozarks,...

Jun 15, 2025

Velda Christy, 94, passed away on June 15, 2025, at the Phillips County Retirement Center, in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Velda Nadine was born on January 23, 1931, at home, near Hopewell, Kansas, to her parents Elmer and Viola (Neelly) Johnson.

She graduated from Ingalls High School and attended Fort Hays State College for two years, earning...