Obituaries

Jul 31, 2019

Barbara Ann (Littrell) Russell of rural Phillipsburg, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Barbara was born July 18, 1951 in Holdrege, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Genevieve (Smith) Littrell. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of 1969. Later in life, after her children left home, she finished her education...

Jul 23, 2019

Marvin Henry Bohl, son of Henry and Bertha (Rading) Bohl, was born August 28, 1931 in Phillipsburg, KS and passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, KS on July 23, 2019 at the age of 87.

Marvin grew up in Phillipsburg and attended the Phillipsburg Grade School and High School.  On June 29, 1953, Marvin...

Jul 18, 2019

Ronald Lee Conrad-Farr, son of Ronald Max and Ethel Lou (Lanham) Conrad, was born December 31, 1955 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He lost his battle with cancer on July 18, 2019, at his home in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 63. Ronald's younger years were spent in Colorado, Alaska and Kansas. He attended schools in Colorado and Alaska....

Jul 17, 2019

Carol Joann (Roth) Werner was born October 24, 1939 in Phillips County, Kansas and left this world on July 17, 2019 at the Smith County Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas, at the age of 79. Daughter of Roy & Hazel (Highley) Roth, Carol was born in the family farmhouse south of Gretna, Kansas, near the banks of Deer Creek....

Jul 14, 2019

James Irwin Miller was born October 12, 1935, in Phillips County, Kansas, the youngest child of Guy Benjamin and Olive Sylvia (Wallace) Miller. He passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center on July 14, 2019, at 83 years old. His father died when James was a year old.

James graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1953....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...