Obituaries

Nov 6, 2019

Matthew Thomas Merklein, son of Shawn & Rebecca (Smith) Merklein, was born October 19, 2000 in Hays, KS.  He passed away November 6, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 19.

Matthew grew up in Phillipsburg where he attended school, graduating with the PHS Class of 2019.  He was attending Wichita...

Oct 23, 2019

Dean Walter Klink, son of Walter Clyde and Louise Isabell (Kinter) Klink was born on April 9, 1934, on the Klink homestead northwest of Speed, Kansas.  He had one sister, Dolores Louise.  Dean passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center on October 23 at the age of 85.

Dean attended grade school in Speed and attended...

Oct 13, 2019

Elaine Joyce Mooney passed away on October 13, 2019 at the age of 73 at the Phillips County Hospital.

Elaine was born January 23, 1946 in Kensington, Kansas to parents Irwin C. "Shorty" Sims and Thelma D. Sims. She attended school at Agra and graduated with the class of 1964. After high school Elaine married Ronald Edward...

Oct 8, 2019

Donna Lowry passed away Tuesday, October 8th in Logan, KS at the Logan Manor at the age of 75. Donna was born June 19, 1944 in Almena, KS to Roland and Maxine (Price) Glenn. The family moved to Pueblo, CO when Donna was an infant and later returned to Norton in 1959 where Donna graduated from Norton High School....

Oct 5, 2019

Ryan Lee Clancy of Greeley, Colorado passed away on October 5, 2019 at the age of 24.

He was born August 13, 1995 in Hays, KS, the son of Jeremiah Clancy and Lisa (McKinley) Bowker.  Ryan was raised in Phillipsburg, KS, and attended school there until 2013,...

Oct 4, 2019

Mary Jane Keim was born May 14 th , 1940, the third child to Harold Keim and Florence McGinnes.  She passed away Friday, October 4 th at the Logan Manor in Logan at the age of 79.

Mary was preceded in death by her brother, Leon and her mother Florence.

Survivors include brothers: LeRoy Keim...

Oct 2, 2019

Norton resident, Margarette Daphne (Ebborn) Nyland was born January 18 th , 1938 in Gloucester England to Karl and Dorothy Ebborn (Nee) Harper.  She passed away Wednesday, October 2 nd , 2019 at her home at the age of 81.

The family lived most of Margarette's young years in the Forest of Dean until moving to Cheltenham...

Sep 30, 2019

Howard Ira "Toby" Colby, son of Benjamin & Geneva (Arment) Colby, was born into this world on July 12, 1939 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  He took the stairway to Heaven peacefully on September 30, 2019 at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas at the age of 80 with his wife, Rita, by his side.

Toby grew up...

Sep 30, 2019

Walter Henry "Hank" Schurz, Jr. came into this world on December 27, 1957 in Logan, Kansas, one of eleven children born to Walter & Georgine (Bittel) Schurz.

He grew up on a farm and attended school in Logan.  On June 25, 1988 he married Linda Smith in Hays, Kansas.  This union was blessed with two daughters, Sara...

Sep 15, 2019

Phillipsburg resident, Bailey Ann Roth, passed away Sept. 15, 2019 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 11.  She was born November 18, 2007 in Holdrege, NE, the daughter of Jerod & Amber (Huenergarde) Roth.  She was in the 6 th grade at Phillipsburg Middle School.

Survivors include her parents, Jerod and Amber...

Sep 11, 2019

Phillipsburg resident, Lawrence "Larry" Garman passed away Sept. 11, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 88.

Survivors include his wife Dora Lee of the home; son Curtis of Phillipsburg; daughters, Cindy Dietz of Phillipsburg and Karen McCall of Derby; 6 grandchildren & 6 great grandchildren.

Cremation was chosen.  The...

Sep 10, 2019

Mary Joan Sage was born February 3, 1930, the first of three children to Frank and Cora (Attkisson) Parret in Cherryville, Kansas.  She passed away on September 10, 2019, at the Norton County Hospital, Norton, Kansas at the age of 89.

Mary Joan lived in Moundridge, Kansas, until eighth grade, when the Parret family moved to Neodesha,...

Sep 3, 2019

Phillipsburg resident, Gerald W. Bredemeier, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 93.

He was born March 19, 1926 in Phillips County, the son of William H. and Lillie M. (Miller) Bredemeier.  Gerald graduated from Phillipsburg High School.  Then on January 10, 1951 he entered into...

Sep 1, 2019

Rose Ellen (Allen) Haskett was born the first of three children to Henry and Mary (McFarlane) Allen on December 4, 1921 Harlan, County, Nebraska in her parent's home and departed this life on September 1, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska at the age of 97 years 8 months and 28 days.

Rose...

Aug 28, 2019

Logan resident, Wilma E. Jackson, passed away August 28, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 88.  She was born Sept. 29, 1930 in Phillips County, the daughter of George J. & Minnie (Kellerman) Bach.

Survivors include her son Robert of Logan; her daughter, Karen Navis of Lawrence; sister-in-law, Bettie Bach of...

Aug 27, 2019

Cheryl Ann Nedrow Kastle-Fenton was born on March 15, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona to Cyril P. Nedrow and Mary Grace Elizabeth James Nedrow.

She moved back the family farm in Kirwin, Kansas shortly after WWII ended. She attended school in Kirwin, KS until she graduated in 1963. She then attended Fort Hays State college for 1 year...

Aug 22, 2019

Ernest Andrew Thacker was born February 28, 1940 in Russell, Kansas, the son of Harold & Amy (Corwin) Thacker.  He passed away at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE on August 22, 2019 at the age of 79, surrounded by his family.

Ernest (Ernie) Thacker grew up in the Russell, Kansas area and graduated from Russell...

Aug 21, 2019

Kimberly Kay Eagleburger, daughter of William "Bill" Urban, Jr. and Shirley (Kent) Urban, was born in Norton, Kansas on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1958.  She passed away at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas on August 21, 2019 at the age of 61.

Kim was united in marriage to David Eagleburger and the couple was blessed...

Aug 19, 2019

Lorraine Ruth Bartley, one of seven children born to Earl & Pearl (Ritter) Stevens, came into this world on August 6, 1938 in Phillips County, Kansas and passed away on August 19, 2019 at the Smith County Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas at the age of 81.

As a young girl she attended the Greenwood country school...

Aug 18, 2019

Richard J. Fischli Jr. was born June 15, 1925 at the Fischli Farm 8 miles north of Speed, Kansas.  He passed on August 18, 2019 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas.  Richard attended grades one through eight at Wolf Creek Country School in Speed.  He was proud of walking four miles to and from school each day, which...