Obituaries

Leland L. Ewing

Leland L. Ewing

Mar 22, 2015

Leland L. Ewing was born on October 29, 1938 in Phillips County, Kansas to Forrest C. Ewing and Opal Fern Thompson. He passed away on March 22, 2015 at his home in rural Phillips County, Kansas at the age of 76. Leland grew to adulthood in rural Phillips County. He attended elementary school at the country school house in Gretna,...

Sherman Wolfe, Jr.

Sherman Wolfe, Jr.

Mar 20, 2015

Glade resident, Sherman E. Wolfe, Jr., passed away Friday, March 20, 2015, at the Smith County Long Term Care in Smith Center, KS at the age of 69. He was born April 15, 1945 in Birmingham, AL, the son of Sherman E. & Norma L. (Holmes) Wolfe. Sherman worked as an engineer for the railroad. Survivors include his wife, Wanda,...

Willard T. Ragsdale

Willard T. Ragsdale

Mar 9, 2015

Agra resident, Willard T. Ragsdale, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Smith County Hospital Long Term Care in Smith Center, KS at the age of 87. He was born in Phillips County on December 28, 1927, the son of William Robert & Edith Ela (Major) Ragsdale. His wife, Carol, two daughters, Lori and Linda, and granddaughter, Tina Ragsdale,...

Betty A. Brown

Betty A. Brown

Mar 2, 2015

Betty Ann (Westbrook) Jackson Brown, second of five children born to Birdis & Essie (Hostutler) Westbrook, was born August 23, 1931 on the family farm east of Kirwin, Kansas. She passed away March 2, 2015 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas at the age of 83 years, 6 months, and 9 days. Betty attended school in Kirwin, graduating from...

Geraldine Anna Van Kooten

Geraldine Anna Van Kooten

Feb 28, 2015

Geraldine Anna (Walcott) Van Kooten, 93 years of age, of Hays, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Hays Good Samaritan. She was born on March 26, 1921 in Prairie View, Kansas to the late George and Anna (DeYoung) Walcott. Geraldine was Baptized and made Profession of Faith at the Prairie View Reformed Church, Prairie View. She attended grade school...

Kathleen Jane Wayman

Kathleen Jane Wayman

Feb 25, 2015

Kathleen (Kathye) Jane (Irsik) Wayman, 66, passed away Wednesday 25, 2015 at 1:38 AM in Augusta, GA, at the Georgia Regents University Hospital. She died peacefully in her sleep after a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 18, 1948 in Garden City, Kansas. She graduated Holcomb High School in 1966. She received her Associate Degree at Garden City Junior College...

John Z. Voss

John Z. Voss

Feb 13, 2015

John Zachary Voss, son of Louis Dean and Glenna Gail (Hutchinson) Voss, was born May 12, 1975, in Norton, Kansas and passed away February 13, 2015 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 39. He graduated from Logan High School with the Class of 1993. On August 16, 2003 he was united in marriage to...

Travis Dean Jensen

Travis Dean Jensen

Feb 8, 2015

Travis Dean Jensen, son of Larry Chris Jensen & Carolyn Kaye (Wurtz) Jensen, was born September 6, 1971 in Phillipsburg, Kansas and passed away February 8, 2015 in Hays, Kansas at the age of 43. Travis grew up in Denton, Texas where he graduated from high school. In 1989 Travis was united in marriage to Brandi Palmer Jensen in Wichita,...

Dennis C. Marsh

Dennis C. Marsh

Feb 7, 2015

Dennis Craig Marsh, son of Howard & Dixie (Ratliff) Marsh, was born April 30, 1951 in Denver, Colorado and passed away February 7, 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 63. He was raised in Denver and graduated from Alameda High School in Lakewood, Colorado. Dennis was united in marriage to LeaAnn Cooper...

Marilyn June Minkler

Marilyn June Minkler

Feb 7, 2015

Marilyn June Minkler, firstborn daughter of Melvin & Fern (Sojandler) Kellogg, was born June 19, 1928 in Courtland, Kansas and passed away February 7, 2015 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 86. On December 27, 1944, at the age of 16, she was united in marriage to David Milburn Minkler in Phillipsburg, Kansas....

David J. Melroy

David J. Melroy

Feb 4, 2015

David Joseph Melroy, son of Joseph & Bessie (Blickenstaff) Melroy, was born April 25, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri and passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Utica Community Care Center in Utica, Nebraska at the age of 69. He graduated from Norton High School in Norton, Kansas with the class of 1964. On November 7, 1980, David was...

Lela May Goldsmith

Lela May Goldsmith

Jan 31, 2015

Lela May (Culbertson) Goldsmith passed away on January 31, 2015 at the Carriage House in Denton, Texas at the age of 86. She was born May 21, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Everett and Fena (Harden) Culbertson. Her mother died when she was three years old and she was adopted and raised by her Uncle Harry and...

Mary Bandt Mcclure

Mary Bandt Mcclure

Jan 19, 2015

Mary Faye Bandt McClure, daughter of Benjamin Harry & Lizzie (McClaskey) Sparks, was born February 23, 1921 in Glade, Kansas and passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 93. She grew up in a large family, having four brothers and five sisters. At a young age Mary had to...

James R. Lorensen

James R. Lorensen

Jan 19, 2015

James R. Lorensen was born September 18, 1933 in Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, and he died on January 19, 2015 at the Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska at the age of 81. He was the only son born to Andrew & Edna (Swanson) Lorensen. James grew up on a farm southwest of North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska where he attended...

Fred W. Hoppe

Fred W. Hoppe

Jan 16, 2015

Fred Wesley Hoppe was born April 28, 1934 in Phillips County, Kansas, the second son of Fred Irving and Emma Viola (Outhet) Hoppe. He went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 16, 2015 from the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 80. He was raised on the family farm and attended the one-room...

Darrell "Corky" Dee Redinger

Darrell "Corky" Dee Redinger

Jan 14, 2015

Darrell D. "Corky" Redinger was born March 8, 1935 in Agra, Kansas to Ed & Grace (Glen) Redinger. He passed away January 14, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 79. Corky attended school in Agra, Kansas and on July 27, 1952 he married Freda Cox. To this union four children were born: Donald...

Rhonda Kaye Daniels

Rhonda Kaye Daniels

Jan 1, 2015

Norton resident, Rhonda Kaye Daniels, age 58, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. She was born October 1, 1956 in Norton, KS the daughter of John Wesley and Pearl Anna (Jurey) Eagleburger. She was a Certified Nurse Assistant. Rhonda was a member of the Norton Christian Church, where she was baptized September 18, 2012....

Lois L. Bowman

Lois L. Bowman

Dec 23, 2014

Lois Lola Bowman was born May 26, 1920 in Phillips County, Kansas to Rueben A. Chestnutt and Mary A. (Mitchell) Chestnutt. She passed away at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas on December 23, 2014 at the age of 94. Lois was united in marriage to Lee Everett Bowman from Norton, Kansas. To this union two children were born, Virginia...

Mary Kayrene (Zillinger) Cates

Mary Kayrene (Zillinger) Cates

Dec 19, 2014

Mary Kayrene "Zillinger" Cates, daughter of Marcia (Grauerholz) Nelson and Kerry Zillinger, was born in Phillips County, Kansas on May 14, 1986. She died December 19, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 28. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 2004 and attended Dodge...

Alice Dell Hoppe

Alice Dell Hoppe

Dec 16, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Alice Dell Hoppe, passed away Tuesday evening, December 16, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 78. She was born April 22, 1936 in Burr Oak, Kansas the daughter of Forest & Retha B. (Hawkins) Foster. She graduated from the Burr Oak High School and then attended Washburn University....

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