Nathalie Bean
Jul 13, 2019
Phillipsburg resident, Nathalie Bean, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 95.
She was born February 28, 1924 in Lucas, KS, the daughter of James Libal and Veda (Maupin) Libal. She married Olin Bean on June 25, 1944; he preceded her in death. Nathalie was the head...
Janet M. Jansonius
Jul 11, 2019
Janet Marie (McCue)(Nichol) Jansonius, daughter of Harold Massie and Jeannine (Bartlett) McCue was born May 28, 1950 at Hays, Kansas. After battling ALS, she passed away at her home in Prairie View, Kansas, July 11, 2019, with family at her side.
She grew up in the Logan, Kansas vicinity, graduating from Logan High School in 1968. She...
Nancy Ann Stewart
Jul 9, 2019
Nancy Ann Stewart, born Nancy Ann Scheimo on October 20, 1955, went home to be with the Lord on July 9, 2019 following a long battle with lung cancer and neuropathy. She passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family.
Nancy confessed Jesus Christ as her savior and was baptized in 1965. As an adult...
John H. Sanders
Jul 7, 2019
John Harry Sanders, son of Robert Lyle & Jaclynn Cae (Haak) Sanders, was born Mary 8, 1953 in Dodge City, KS and passed away July 7, 2019 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, KS at the age of 66.
He spent his early childhood years traveling with his parents, his father working as a mechanic on...
Richard A. Townley
Jul 7, 2019
Long-time Phillips County resident, Richard Arden Townley, died suddenly at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the age of 87 years.
He was born September 18, 1931 to Arthur Raymond Townley and Neva Pearl (Hays) Townley in Glade, KS. Richard grew up on a farm north of Glade and...
Mary Ann Merklein
Jul 5, 2019
Mary Ann (Preuss) Merklein, youngest of 7 children, was born January 25, 1925 northeast of Stuttgart, KS on the family farm to Fred and Barbara (Weinman) Preuss. She passed away July 5, 2019 in the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 94.
Mary Ann was baptized on February 22, 1925 and confirmed on...
Wilma V. Nash
Jul 5, 2019
Wilma V. Nash, youngest child and only daughter of William & Hazel Iva Ayers, was born February 20, 1922 in Central City, Nebraska. She passed away July 5, 2019 at the Colonial Villa in Alma, NE at the age of 97.
Wilma grew up with an older brother, Virgil, their family living in Nebraska and later moving...
Patsy L. Michael
Jun 28, 2019
Patsy Leone (Smith) Michael, 75, of Norton, KS, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019, at Hays Medical Center in Hays.
She was born April 26, 1944 in Almena, KS to Ivan Raymond and Mildred Erma (Keene) Smith. She attended country schools in Norton County and then Norton High School.  She lived most of her life in Norton...
Gene Vogel
Jun 26, 2019
Former Stuttgart resident, Gene Vogel, passed away June 26, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 83. He was born Feb. 19, 1936 in Phillips County, the son of Alvin & Martha (Merklein) Vogel.
He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July...
Marie Flanigan
Jun 24, 2019
Leolla Marie Flanigan was born November 20, 1921 on the family farm between Gretna and Agra. She died June 24, 2019 at the age of 97 at the Phillips County Hospital. Her parents were Vern Anderson and Bertha Jane (Rowland) Anderson.
Marie was married to Fred Flanigan in Phillipsburg on December 31, 1950. They were the parents...
Jean Nyland
Jun 7, 2019
Erma Jean (Vahle) Nyland, daughter of George & Gertrude (Russell) Vahle, passed away at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas on June 7, 2019, at the age of 93.
She was born in Harlan County, Nebraska on November 27, 1925. Her education began in country school District 53 where she spent her first year, then 2 nd...
Bob Eakin
Jun 3, 2019
Robert Lee Eakin, Jr., also known as "Bob" by family and friends, age 60, was a long-time resident of Kirwin, KS. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who left this earth far too soon. Bob passed away June 3, 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.
Bob was born...
Joyce Rupp
Jun 1, 2019
Joyce Laverne (Beisner) Rupp left this earthly life on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas at the age of 77.
She was born May 12, 1942 in Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd & Eva (Kirkendall) Beisner. When she was a young girl her family moved to Alma, Nebraska where she attended...
Gertrude Erickson
Jun 1, 2019
Gertrude Erickson, daughter of George Ernest & Katherine Margaret (Forssberg) Flanigan, was born October 21, 1920 on the family farm, 4 miles west of Phillipsburg. She passed away on June 1, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 98.
She was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in November of 1920....
Lovetta Wood
May 26, 2019
On May 26, 2019 our Lord called home His servant Gracie Lovetta Wood. Lovetta was 85 years old. She was born on December 16, 1933 in Chattanooga, Oklahoma to F.B. and Cle Ora Vice. As a child Lovetta's father was a government employee and she lived in several locations, going to twelve different schools during her elementary to high...
Fredrick "Fred" E. Robinson
May 19, 2019
Fredrick Eugene Robinson was born on May 22, 1938 to Sidney Herbert and Mildred Gertrude Drake Robinson in Phillips County, Kansas. Growing up on a farm North of Phillipsburg, he and brother, Loren learned civil engineering skills building earthen creek dams to create swimming holes and finding their own entertainment.
He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in...
Virgil H. Whitsitt
May 12, 2019
Phillipsburg resident, Virgil H. Whitsitt, passed away May 12, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 97. He was born July 6, 1921 in Phillips County, KS, the son of Carl & Ada (White) Whitsitt.
Survivors include his daughters; Lois Blakemore of Phillipsburg and Peggy Dayton of Dayton, OR; 2 grandchildren...
Elda Mae Hanke
May 11, 2019
Phillips County resident, Elda Mae Hanke, passed away May 11, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 86. She was born August 2, 1932 in Phillips County, the daughter of Bill & Frieda (Bach) Dill.
Survivors include her son Alan of rural Phillipsburg; 2 daughters, Robin Chester of Glade & Terri Hanke...
Lila Pearl Engelhardt
May 10, 2019
Almena resident, Lila P. Engelhardt, passed away May 10 at her home in Almena at the age of 84. She was born Feb. 9, 1935 in Kanona, KS, the daughter of Franklin & Augusta (Soderlund) Towery.
Survivors include her son Daniel of Norton; her daughter Carlene Schemper of Holdrege, NE; Â sister, Leola Curtis of Denver, CO; 6...
Dalene E. Schuster
May 6, 2019
Former Phillipsburg resident, DaLene E. Schuster, passed away May 6, 2019 in Tucson, AZ at the age of 86. She was born Jan. 10, 1933 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of Fredrick & Tillie (Eikenberg) Otis.
Survivors include her daughter, Susan Schuster of Tucson, AZ; 3 sons, Russell of Lincoln, NE, Ronald of Pueblo West, CO &...
