Audrey M. Tompkins
Jun 4, 2016
Audrey Muriel (Case) Tompkins, daughter of Loren and Anna (Jerby) Case, was born January 17, 1926, at the family's home in Farmington Twp. near the Rooks/Phillips County line. She passed away on June 4, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society - Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska, at the age of 90. Audrey grew up on the family farm where she enjoyed...
Velma E. Munyon
May 27, 2016
Phillipsburg resident, Velma E. Munyon, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, at the age of 97. She was born October 18, 1918 in Phillips County, the daughter of Ralph & Mary (Schmid) Fouts. Survivors include her sister, Kathyrn Matteson of Pocatello, ID and several nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held Wed....
Leroy Clyde Dubois
May 27, 2016
LeRoy (Lee) DuBois died on May 27, 2016, eleven days shy of his 90th birthday and 70th wedding anniversary. This veteran and member of the "greatest generation" is survived by his wife, Ella Marie DuBois, and four children: Dalene Bradford of Kansas City, MO; Marjean Brooks of Birmingham, AL (Ricky), Dwight DuBois of Des Moines, IA (Janice) and Doug DuBois...
Lotte A. Balthazor
May 22, 2016
Phillipsburg resident, Lotte A. Balthazor, passed away Sunday, May 22 in Orleans, Ne at the age of 87. She was born Aug. 26, 1928 in Wurzburg, Germany, the daughter of August & Kathrine (Trout) Horn. Survivors include her husband Dale of Phillipsburg; 2 sons, Brad Balthazor of Topeka, KS & Gary Horn of Horseheads, NY; her daughter, Jana Jacobs of...
Donald D. Fogleman
May 16, 2016
Donald Dean Fogleman, of Ottumwa, Iowa, passed away May 16, 2016, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Don was born April 16, 1930, in Phillips County, Kansas. He graduated from Phillipsburg (Kansas) High School in 1949, then was called to serve his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He remained stateside throughout the conflict, stationed at Arlington, Virginia...
Betty L. Hoover
May 16, 2016
Betty Lou (Hill) Hoover was born June 27, 1940 in Smith Center, Kansas into the loving arms of her parents Kenneth Lee and Doris E (Shook) Hill. She departed life, May 16, 2016, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. As a child, she attended elementary school at Corvallis where she especially enjoyed the school music socials. She attended Smith...
Leota L. Chance
May 11, 2016
Former Phillipsburg resident, Leota L. Chance, age 99, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. She was born March 28, 1917 in Phillips County, KS the son of Roy & Faerie F. (Brown) Kendall. She was united in marriage to Cloyce E. Chance on July 18, 1942 in San Rafael, CA. He preceded her...
Helmi E. Moody
May 10, 2016
Helmi Elvira (Peckert) Moody, 87, died May 10th at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born September 28, 1928 in Prague, Czechoslovakia to Karl and Berta (Rakuschan) Peckert. She was raised in Bodenbach, Czechoslovakia and attended schools there. In 1945, she and her family came to Erlangen, Germany as refugees. She worked for one year for...
Dick Kennedy
May 8, 2016
Richard Warren "Dick" Kennedy was born January 1, 1946 the 5th of 6 children born to Vern Wesley & Sylvia Mae (Gipe) Kennedy. He was born on the farm 11 miles north and 3 east of Phillipsburg, KS. The majority of Dick's childhood was spent in North Central KS. Growing up on the farm he developed a lifelong love for...
Theron "Bud" N. Vanallen
May 6, 2016
Theron Norwood Van Allen (better known as Bud or T.N.) departed his earthly life on May 6, 2016, at the age of 94 years. Bud was born on April 23, 1922, on the family farm on Bow Creek, rural Phillips County. He was the third son of Edwin Voyle Van Allen and Fannie Fern (Wisehart) Van Allen. He recalls walking...
Mark C. Whitney
May 3, 2016
Mark Cortland Whitney was born on July 30, 1950, in Omaha, NE. Joan and Eddie Whitney welcomed Mark into their home when he was three years old. He passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 65. Mark attended Norton public schools from kindergarten through graduation, with the exception of 6th...
Jeanette K. Haskett
Apr 27, 2016
Jeanette Kaylene Thomas was born January 11, 1946 at the St. Anthony's Hospital, Hays, Kansas. Jeanette went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2016 at home in Agra, KS. Jeanette was the daughter of Wayne and Mildred (Showers) Thomas. At the time of Jeanette's birth, the family lived west of Palco, Kansas, in the Redline community. When she...
Clarence C. Gould
Apr 23, 2016
Clarence Crayton Gould, 96, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Clarence was born on September 13, 1919 in rural Phillips County, Kansas, the son of Jay Crayton Gould and Etta Pearl (Hester) Gould. The family moved to Phillipsburg when Clarence was 2 yrs. Old, and he attended school in Phillipsburg, graduating from Phillipsburg High School...
Sylvia Alice Kats
Apr 22, 2016
Sylvia Alice Kats passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born December 21, 1934 in Phillips County, KS the daughter of Henry G. Pakkebier and Alie (Tien) Pakkebier. She attended Luctor grade school and graduated from Prairie View High School in 1952. She was united in marriage...
Donald E. Lumpkin
Apr 21, 2016
Donald Elmer Lumpkin, long time grocer and world traveler, departed for his final trip Thursday April 21, 2016 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He was 81 years of age. Don was born to Elmer Ellsworth Lumpkin and Dorothy Isom on April 16, 1935 in Smith Center, Kansas. Don spent most of his childhood years in Phillipsburg,...
Warren L. Stevens
Apr 20, 2016
Warren L. Stevens, son of Elbert & Etta E. (McDermed) Stevens was born July 26, 1925 in rural Phillips County, near Gretna and passed away, April 20, 2016 at the age of 90. His early years were spent on the farm going to country school, then to Kirwin his freshman year. He then transferred to Agra where he graduated in...
Milburn Minkler
Apr 5, 2016
David Milburn "Mink" Minkler, son of Earl & Rose (Shaw) Minkler, was born January 8, 1924 on the farm in Kincaid, KS. He was the youngest of 5 children. He passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, at the age of 92. On December 27, 1944, Milburn was united in marriage to Marilyn Kellogg...
Lela Alma Kipp
Apr 4, 2016
Lela Alma Emma Weinman was born in Phillips County on September 12, 1926 to Michael M. Weinman and Anna Barbara (Wagner) Weinman and passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center on April 4, 2016 at the age of 89. She became a child of God in Holy Baptism on October 10, 1926 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, KS....
Gordon James Reneberg
Apr 1, 2016
Gordon James Reneberg was born March 1st, l933 to Berniece James and Earl Reneberg on the farm l mile north of Kensington. He had a older brother, Norman LeRoy who preceded him in death and is survived by a younger sister, Erleen Rae Norris. He was not a healthy baby, weighing only 9 lbs at six months and had been...
Royce E. Wilson
Mar 30, 2016
Almena, KS resident, Royce E. Wilson, passed away early Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in his home at the age of 70 years. He was born July 16, 1945, in Norton County, KS, the son of Donald F. & Mildred L. (Thacker) Wilson. He graduated from Almena Rural High School with the class of '63. He then joined the United States...
