Obituaries

Leland W. Mcguire

Leland W. Mcguire

Dec 30, 2015

Leland Wayne McGuire, son of John Lloyd and Mabel Ruby (Trowbridge) McGuire was born July 16, 1919 south of Mingo, Kansas. He passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his home in Hays. He was united in marriage to Ruby L. Smith on May 4, 1940 in Colby, Kansas. She preceded him in death on February 20, 2001. He then...

Loretta Ann Becker

Loretta Ann Becker

Dec 30, 2015

Loretta Ann (Jandera) Becker was born Monday, February 20, 1933 in Hanover, Kansas, and passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in Logan, Kansas. The second child of Joe and Anna Jandera, she attended schools in Hanover, Colby and Logan, graduating from Logan High School with the class of 1951. She was married to Paul Eugene Becker on June 11, 1951...

Leonard L. Ford

Leonard L. Ford

Dec 29, 2015

Phillipsburg resident, Leonard L. Ford, 94, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg. He was born May 30, 1921 in Hoisington, KS the son of Leonard & Rose (Pizinger) Ford. He was united in marriage to Gloria J. Peterson on September 9, 1944 in Miami, FL. Together they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary....

Carolyn R. Holle

Carolyn R. Holle

Dec 20, 2015

Carolyn Ruth Holle was born January 1, 1934 to William and Ruth (Kipple ) Soderland at their home in rural Decatur county. Kansas. She died Sunday, December 20th, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg Kansas at the age of 81. Carolyn spent her early childhood years on the farm where she was born, and often recalled spending special times...

Larry J. Dennis

Larry J. Dennis

Dec 16, 2015

Larry Joe Dennis, son of Harold Arthur & Iva Mae (Goracke) Dennis, was born February 13, 1941 on a farm in Phillips County, Kansas, and died December 16, 2015 at Phillips County Health Systems in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 74. He attended the Gooder Rural School thru the 8th grade and graduated from Agra High School in 1959....

Gordon Dettmer

Gordon Dettmer

Dec 15, 2015

Gordon Paul Dettmer, son of Paul & Ann (Isernhagen) Dettmer, was born October 28, 1943 in Smith Center, Kansas, and passed away December 15, 2015 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 72. He attended school in Kensington, Kansas, graduating with the high school class of 1961. On August 15, 1964, he was united...

Caryl A. Schukman

Caryl A. Schukman

Dec 8, 2015

Phillipsburg resident, Caryl A. Schukman, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 94. She was born in Norton County, KS on Nov. 2, 1921, the daughter of Clay & Fay (Underwood) Davis. Her husband, L.J. "Bud" Schukman, and sons, Jay and Gail Dee, preceded her in death. She is...

William R. Hoover

William R. Hoover

Nov 30, 2015

William R. Hoover, son of Clarence & Clara (Overton) Hoover, was born July 9, 1925 in Glade, Kansas and died Monday, November 30, 2015 at his home in the Prairie Winds Villa Assisted Living in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 90. On December 6, 1944, William was united in marriage to Katherine Babcock in the Phillipsburg Christian Church Parsonage....

Billie Stapel

Billie Stapel

Nov 24, 2015

Billie Junior Stapel, eighth child of William Albert & Marie Hazel (Voight) Stapel, was born on the family farm in Phillips County, Kansas, on April 19, 1940, which was the last day of his siblings' grade school. He attended all eight elementary grades at the Iowa Union country school and then graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, Kansas with...

Margaret Judd

Margaret Judd

Nov 24, 2015

Margaret Louise Simmons was born December 23, 1934, the second child of seven born to Albert and Marie Simmons in Lenora, Kansas. Margaret grew up in the towns of Lenora, Logan and Glade, Kansas. She described herself as a "daddy's girl." She was occasionally invited to ride with her father who worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, riding the rails...

Betty Ryan

Betty Ryan

Nov 12, 2015

Betty Ryan, daughter of Everett & Elsie (Walbrecht) Lich, was born April 23, 1926 in York, NE. She passed away on November 12, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 89. She attended school in North Platte, NE and graduated from North Platte High School. On June 15, 1948, Betty was united in marriage...

Paul R. "Pr" Beyerlein

Paul R. "Pr" Beyerlein

Nov 3, 2015

Phillips County resident, Paul R. "PR" Beyerlein, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 93. He was born March 21, 1922, in Loveland, Colorado, the son of Paul John "PJ" & Martha (Bach) Beyerlein. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1940. In 1942 he joined the United States Army,...

Phyllis A. Brumbaugh

Phyllis A. Brumbaugh

Nov 3, 2015

Phyllis Ann (Nichol) Brumbaugh, daughter of Arthur and Bertha (Jameson) Nichol was born September 6, 1927 in Graham County, near Hill City, KS and passed away on November 3, 2015 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home, Logan, KS at the age of 88. Phyllis graduated from Hill City Memorial High School in 1945. She then graduated from Fort Hays State...

Doris L. States

Doris L. States

Oct 31, 2015

Doris Lucille Keeten States of Logan, Kansas, passed away at Logan Manor, Logan, Kansas, on October 31, 2015,at the age of ¬¬¬94.She was born to Milton and Mary (Taylor) Keeten on November 18, 1920, at Glade, Kansas. Doris was the seventh of eleven children. She grew up on a farm southeast of Glade and attended grade school at Pleasant Hill...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Oct 30, 2015

Donald R. Johnson of Norton, KS died Friday, October 30, 2015 at home. He was born August 1, 1943 in Colby, KS. to Mandus and Evelyn Johnson. Proceeded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Connie, his two children Paige Johnson of Kansas City, MO, and Daniel (Angela) Johnson of Lee's Summit, MO and his grandson...

Sharlyn (Sherri) K. Hanchett

Sharlyn (Sherri) K. Hanchett

Oct 29, 2015

Phillipsburg resident Sharlyn (Sherri) K. Hanchett passed away Oct. 29 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 65. She was born July 10, 1950 in Phillipsburg, the daughter of Delvin & Delpha (Smith) Jennings. She owned and operated a floral shop in Phillipsburg for several years. She is survived by her husband Dale of the...

Verda I. Shields

Verda I. Shields

Oct 27, 2015

Verda Irene Schwisow, 88, of Lindsborg, KS, previously of Phillipsburg, KS, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Bethany Home. She was born on January 14, 1927, to Walter and Grace (Mumby) Schwisow. She attended elementary school in Swanton, NE, and graduated high school from Fairbury, NE, in 1944. Verda was well known in Phillipsburg as the "check out...

David D. Losey

David D. Losey

Oct 25, 2015

Logan resident, David D. Losey, passed away Sunday, Oct. 25 in Logan at the age of 54. Survivors include his father, Gary & brother Greg & wife Tangela of Logan. Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Nancy Ann Mcdermed

Nancy Ann Mcdermed

Oct 20, 2015

Nancy Ann McDermed, daughter of Eugene and Doris (Atkins) Tackwell, was born on August 29, 1937 in Phillips County, KS and passed away October 20, 2015 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 78. Nancy graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1955. After graduation, she worked at KN Energy. On May 19, 1957, Nancy was united...

Marguerite Jane Wallace

Marguerite Jane Wallace

Oct 19, 2015

Marguerite Jane Wallace, daughter of James Roy & Hazel Mildred (Rumbaugh) Rowland, was born in rural Phillips County, Kansas on October 16, 1930, and left this earthly life to join her husband, Bud, on October 19, 2015. She attended country school in Gretna, Kansas and graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of 1948. After graduating, she was employed...

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