Obituaries

Sep 13, 2014

Lewis A. (Doc) Pumphrey, Jr., son of Lewis Alexander Pumphrey and Vandella Jones, was born May 15, 1935 in Fall River, KS and passed away September 13, 2014 at his home in Glade, KS at the age of 79. On August 30, 1953 Lewis married Patty Jane Wheaton in Phillipsburg. They lived in Phillipsburg and later Glade, KS. To this...

Sep 12, 2014

Patricia Louise Smith-Jussel, daughter of Harold Lester & Jane Lewann (Elliott) Sparks, was born April 17, 1956 in Aurora, Colorado, and passed away September 12, 2014 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas at the age of 58. Patti attended grade school and high school in Westminster, Colorado. In 1973 she married Randall Collier and was blessed with the birth...

Aug 29, 2014

Paul Lamont Myers, along with his twin sister Rebecca Jane, were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 3, 1938 to Michael Myers and Beulah Covell Myers. Rebecca lived for only 8 weeks. Paul grew up in northern Minnesota where he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized. He was an explorer scout in high school and was...

Aug 24, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Amy L. Kastle, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 92. She was born March 25, 1922 in Phillips County, the daughter of Robert William & Carrie Melinda (Zoller) Busby. Her husband, Robert, and sons, Richard and Larry, preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Mike...

Aug 16, 2014

Frances Lorraine "Fran" Erickson, daughter of Ben H. & Grace (Clanton) Wallen, was born March 3, 1927 in Fairland, Oklahoma, and passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 87. Fran entered into the United State Air Force on June 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. There, she met...

Aug 12, 2014

Margaret Johanna (Stalder) Vincent, daughter of Edward and Emma (Lubeck) Stalder, was born December 5, 1929 on the family farm south of Stamford, NE. She was baptized on February 2, 1930 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stamford and confirmed at Messiah Lutheran Church in Denver, CO on May 12, 1940. Margaret departed this life on August 12, 2014 at the...

Aug 8, 2014

Darlene J. Rumbaugh, daughter of Lowell and Marie (Gumble) Overman, was born July 2, 1925 in the town of Western, Nebraska, and she passed away August 8, 2014 in the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, at the age of 89.

Darlene was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, who (being an avid sports fan) rarely missed any...

Aug 5, 2014

Carol Ann (Fox) Stanton, 76, Logan, died August 5, 2014 in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born June 16, 1938 in Logan, Kansas to Leslie Glenn and Bernice Amanda (Shelly) Fox. She was a 1956 graduate of Logan High School and attended Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas. She married Darrell Wayne Stanton on July 3, 1957 at Fort Gordan Army...

Jul 26, 2014

Cheryl Ann Sporleder, daughter of Kenneth & Verna (Workman) Colby, was born in Yreka, California on June 3, 1951, and passed away at her home in Logan, Kansas on July 26, 2014 at the age of 63. "Cherie," as she was known to friends and family, grew up and attended schools in the Beloit and Concordia, Kansas areas. She later...

Jul 23, 2014

Dorothy Elizabeth (Noffsinger) Detwiler, daughter of Lyle and Ruth (Galley) Noffsinger, passed away July 23, 2014 at her home at the age of 90. She was born April 16, 1924 in Osborne County, Kansas, where she grew up and went to school, graduating from Osborne High School in1942. Following high school she attended Kansas State University, graduating with a Bachelor...

Jul 22, 2014

Former area resident, Cecile K. Peterson of Salina, Kansas passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center in Salina at the age of 75. She was born in Kirwin, Kansas on December 29, 1938 the daughter of Cecil & Ruth L. (Newbrey) Power. She was a Bookkeeper. She was preceded in death by her parents and...

Jul 22, 2014

Lonnie Lynn Kellerman was born on November 27, 1955 in Phillipsburg, KS to Norman and Lois (Stutterheim) Kellerman. He grew up in the German community of Stuttgart, KS in the same house his entire childhood, with his siblings Tammy, Danny, Tim. Growing up in Stuttgart, Lonnie helped his father Norman at Stuttgart Oil doing whatever needed done. Hard work was...

Jul 15, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Helen Rae DeBoer, passed away July 13, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 65. She was born Jan. 9, 1949 in Norton, KS to William & Martha (Meyer) DeBoer. Survivors include her 4 sisters: Carolene Stutterheim and Lorraine Wells of Phillipsburg, Elnor Van Der Wege of Lindsborg & Shirley Stutterheim of...

Jul 14, 2014

Wilmer Leonard Hogan, son of Elias and Aletta (Edel) Hogan was born March 10, 1921 near Long Island, Kansas and passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at The Wealshire, an assisted living facility in Lincolnshire, IL, at the age of 93. Wilmer lived most of his early life in the Phillips County area, except for seven years in Idalia, Colorado....

Jul 13, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, William "Bill" Ayres, Jr., passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 87. He was born on January 22, 1927 in Linn County, Kansas to William & Vesta Grace (Lee) Ayres. Bill worked as a tool pusher for an oil well drilling company. Survivors include his wife, Eva,...

Jul 10, 2014

Todd Michael Goscha, son of Jerome & Jeanne (Riedmiller) Goscha, was born June 3, 1965 in Norton, Kansas, and passed away July 10, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 49. Known to friends and family by his nickname "Hoop", he graduated from Logan High School with the class of 1983, and lived in...

Jul 6, 2014

Chester Alvin "Chet" Rumbaugh, son of Chester Cleveland and Kate Maria (Richard) Rumbaugh, was born January 28, 1926 near Agra, Kansas and passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 88. When he was young his family moved to Callaway, Nebraska where he grew up and graduated from Callaway...

Jun 28, 2014

Bertha Anna (Jurgensmeier) Glennemeier, daughter of Ben and Matilda (Kempkes) Jurgensmeier, was born on December 14, 1914, in St. Stephens, Nebraska and passed away June 28, 2014, at the Logan Manor Nursing Home, Logan, KS, at the age of 99 years, 6 months and 14 days. She attended the Sacred Heart Catholic School, in Lawrence Nebraska. On July 26, 1937,...

Jun 15, 2014

Shirley Marie (Horn) Smith, daughter of Myron Charles & Mercedes Casadena (Cary) Horn, was born May 22, 1940 in a farmhouse south of Logan, Kansas, and passed away June 15, 2014 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan, KS at the age of 74. She attended country school north of Logan until second grade and then transferred to school...

Jun 11, 2014

Roberta Graham Johnston, 83, of Inman, South Carolina died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in Magnolia Manor, Inman, SC. Born in Manhattan, KS, she was the daughter of the late Rollin R. and Juanita (Crocker) Graham. She was the widow of Rev. David Johnston who died in 2005. Roberta gradated from Phillipsburg High School, Phillipsburg, KS and Hastings College, Hastings, NE....