John Wm. Jansonius
Feb 15, 2017
John William Jansonius, son of William & Vivian (VanDerWege) Jansonius, was born October 23, 1937 on a farm in Phillips County, Kansas. He passed away on February 15, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 79. John graduated from Prairie View High School in Prairie View, KS and then from Central College in Pella,...
Marcelle M. Hawkins
Feb 3, 2017
Athol resident, Marcelle M. Hawkins, passed away Feb. 3, 2017 at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center at the age of 90. She was born Oct. 20, 1926 in Esbon, KS, the daughter Austin & Georgia (Woodard) Watson. Survivors include her son, Melton Watson of Athol; her brother, Maurice Watson; sister Celia Watson of Topeka; 6 grandchildren &...
Delores A. Standley
Feb 2, 2017
Delores Annabell Mettlen was born in Lincoln County, KS on May 30, 1931 and passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center on February 2, 2017 at the age of 85 yrs. Delores is the daughter of Lawrence and Lela (Bates) Mettlen. She was the oldest of 3 children who grew up on a farm near Sylvan Grove, KS. Delores...
Irene E. Friebus
Jan 30, 2017
Former Phillips County resident, Irene Friebus, passed away January 30, 2017 at the Ridgewood Rehabilitation & Care Center in Seward, NE at the age of 95. She was born Sept. 29, 1921 in Norton County, KS, the daughter of Richard and Minnie (Braun) Wodtke. Survivors include her son, Richard of Terre Haute, IN; 3 daughters, Carol Johnson of Las Vegas,...
Sharon Ann Hodge
Jan 24, 2017
Sharon Ann Hodge departed this life to be in her heavenly home on January 24, 2017 at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 77. On September 9, 1939, she was born in the family home at Athol, Kansas to Arthur and Hazel (Walter) Bane. She attended school in Smith Center, Kansas. Sharon was united...
Floyd Alvin Russell
Jan 23, 2017
Floyd Alvin "Shorty" Russell, son of Alvin Frederick & Elizabeth Mary (Sell) Russell, was born on the family farm in Harlan County, Nebraska on July 29, 1929. He passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas at the age of 87. After serving his country during the Korean War, Shorty returned home and...
Lois M. Krouse
Jan 19, 2017
Logan resident, Lois M. Krouse, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 102. She was born Sept. 2, 1914 in Phillips County, the daughter of Richard & Anna (Shearer) Jaenicke. Her husband, Lewis Krouse, preceded her in death on June 25, 1993, as well as a son, Dennis. Lois...
Daniel Ray Pakkebier
Jan 15, 2017
Daniel Ray Pakkebier, son of Henry & Marie (VanDerVeen) Pakkebier, was born May 26, 1960 in Phillipsburg, KS. He passed away January 15, 2017 at the Norton County Hospital, Norton, KS at the age of 56. He grew up in Prairie View, KS and graduated from Logan High School with the Class of 1978. After graduation, Danny went to work...
Dennis N. Paulsen
Jan 14, 2017
Dennis Neil Paulsen, 70, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home in rural Phillips County. He was born in Phillipsburg, KS to John and Alice (Austin) Paulsen on August 27, 1946. Dennis graduated from Phillipsburg High School and then served in the National Guard for six years. On May 5, 1968, he was united in marriage to Marcia...
Patricia Ann Schandler
Jan 14, 2017
Patricia Ann Schandler, 81, was born on January 26, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, and died on January 14, 2017, in Hays, Kansas. After living in an orphanage as Patricia Gribble, she was adopted in 1942 by Frank and Marie Riemann of Logan, Kansas. She attended grade school in the Densmore area and graduated from high school at Mount St....
Geneva A. Gingles
Jan 13, 2017
Logan, KS resident, Geneva A. Gingles, passed away, Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Logan Manor in Logan at the age of 85. She was born October 5, 1931 the daughter of Gerrit & Anna (Van Zuuk) Van Loenen. She was married to Gailard Book on April 22, 1950 in Beloit, KS. He passed away on August 15, 1989. She...
Neva Stephenson
Jan 12, 2017
Neva Stephenson, daughter of Arthur & Myrtle (Olds) Hayes, was born April 20, 1921 in Speed, KS. She passed away on January 12, 2017 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 95. Neva grew up in Speed where she attended school. On October 30, 1939, she was united in marriage to Reuben Richardson. To...
Ione Hill-Romeiser
Jan 11, 2017
Logan resident, Ione Hill-Romeiser, passed away, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan at the age of 95. She was born October 10, 1921 in Cedar, KS the daughter of Lenard & Blanche (McCormick) McNeil. She was a school librarian in Logan. Ione was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, James A. Hill...
Lavergne L. Bietz
Jan 10, 2017
Logan resident, LaVergne L. Bietz, passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 101. She was born March 15, 1915 in Phillips County, Kansas the daughter of Albert P. & Amalie A. (Jaenicke) Schick. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Carl; twin sister, Maxine Bietz; sister, Martha Bruning;...
Lavera Ellis
Jan 1, 2017
LaVera Edna (Runge) Ellis, 88, passed away on January 1, 2017, at the Phillips County Hospital, in Phillipsburg, KS. She was born on July 27, 1928, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Deinert) Runge. LaVera was the youngest of five siblings; Frances, Regina, Richard, Harold, and Harvey. LaVera was born near Lincoln, NE and her family moved to Burlington, CO...
Marydel Graves
Dec 26, 2016
On December 26, 2016, Mary Delia (Higgins) Graves passed away peacefully at her home in Logan, Kansas with her family by her side at the age of 81 years. MaryDel, oldest daughter of Leonard and Augusta "Gussie" (Mock) Higgins, was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on April 27, 1935. She moved with her family to Logan, Kansas in 1942. MaryDel attended...
Stanley H. Harbers
Dec 19, 2016
Norton resident, Stanley H. Harbers, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at the Andbe Home in Norton, KS at the age of 92. He was born Sept. 16, 1924 in Prairie View, KS, the son of Ben & Dora (Ledeboer) Harbers. Survivors include his wife, Maxine, of Norton; three daughters: Sandra Preuss of Norton, Terry Ames of Sun City, AZ...
Jan Davis
Dec 16, 2016
Janet Rae Davis, daughter of Perry Eugene Walker and Serene (Idland) Walker, was born August 8, 1946 in Glendive, Montana. She passed away December 16, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 70. Jan grew up in Glendive, MT and graduated from Dawson County High School with the class of 1964. On July 15, 1979, she was united in...
Helen A. Rogers
Dec 14, 2016
Helen Alvina Rogers was born April 11, 1928, in Haxton, Colorado the youngest child of Harold & Alvina James. She passed away December 14, 2016 at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas at the age of 88. She attended school in Orleans Ne and graduated with the class of 1946. On July 17, 1946 she was married to Leonard (Jiggs)...
John M. Delaney
Dec 14, 2016
John M. Delaney, son of Richard and Virginia (Stultz) Delaney was born September 11, 1951 in Beloit, KS. He was the third of five children. He passed away on December 14, 2016 at the Omaha Nebraska Medical Center at the age of 65. He grew up in the Osborne area, graduating from Alton High School with the class of 1969....
