Obituaries

Apr 22, 2014

Bentley Lee Russell, stillborn infant son of Matt & Rachel (Edwards) Russell, Phillipsburg, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.

Survivors include his parents, Matt & Rachel; 2 brothers, Dale Wayne Wood, Jr. of Sedalia, MO and Marchall Tate Russell of Phillipsburg; 1 sister, Brittaney Lea Wood of Sedalia,...

Apr 18, 2014

Logan resident, Virginia K. Bowman, passed away April 18, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 70. She was born October 30, 1943 in Norton, KS, the daughter of Lee & Lois (Chestnutt) Bowman.

Survivors include her mother Lois and her brother Robert of Logan.

Funeral services will be held...

Apr 14, 2014

Donald Henry Tyrrell was born March 23, 1956 in Norton, Kansas, and passed away on April 14, 2014 in Phillipsburg, Kansas, at the age of 58. He was the ninth child born to Roy "Tiny" and Mary (Vahling) Tyrrell.

Don spent his early years in Norton, Kansas, where he attended school until his family moved to Phillipsburg....

Apr 13, 2014

Norton resident, Debora Dea Taylor, passed away on April 13, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin at the age of 63.

Survivors include daughters, Tina Taylor Shrader & husband, Wayne of Newcastle, Wyoming, Trisha Taylor Koerner of Lawrence, Kansas & Jaime Taylor; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren brother, Robert Sullivan of Wichita; nephews, Blake & Allen...

Apr 10, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Elaine L. Keeten, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 64.

She was born September 28, 1949 in Hanston, KS, the daughter of Otha Truman & Sylvia May (Clifton) Salmans. Elaine was a teacher at the elementary school in Phillipsburg for many years.

Apr 4, 2014

Wayne LeRoy Larick was born to Willie and Ruth Gower Larick on January 14, 1948 and passed from this life in April 4, 2014.

Childhood years were spent playing baseball in the pasture, basketball, badminton, flag football, bowling and everything else country kids could dream up.

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Mar 29, 2014

Scott Victor Randolph passed away March 29, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was 50 years of age.

Scott was born June 13, 1963 in Logan, Kansas - the son of Victor Randolph and Margaret (Kitchen) VanScyoc, and spent his formative years in Osborne, Kansas. I n August of 1999, Scott married Billibrooks...

Mar 27, 2014

Charlene Jean Ewing, 71, passed away on March 27, 2014 at Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, KS.  She was born on October 22, 1942 in Smith County, Kansas to Burl Hines & Velma Baetz. Velma later married Garold Frase who raised Charlene as his own.

Charlene grew up in rural Smith County and graduated from Kensington High School...

Mar 23, 2014

Margaret Katharine (Merklein) Jackson was born October 11, 1920 to Charles F. and Margaret (Miller) Merklein and passed away March 23, 2014 at the age of 93.

She became a child of God in Holy Baptism on Nov. 9, 1920 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, KS. On June 24, 1934 she reaffirmed her faith at her...

Mar 10, 2014

Rural Phillipsburg resident, Charles Adams, passed away March 10, 2014 at the PhillipsCountyHospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 80. He was born on December 9, 1933 in Florida, MO, the son of Willard & Wilma (Landis) Adams.

Cremation is planned. There will be no services.

Mar 9, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Phyllis N. Kennedy, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 75. She was born February 14, 1939 in Natoma, KS the daughter of Floyd & Eva (Kirkendall) Beisner. She was united in marriage to Bill J. Kennedy on October 25, 1960. He preceded in death on June 8,...

Mar 8, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Warren L. Bennett, passed away Saturday, March 8, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 71. He was born July 8, 1942 in Phillips County, the son of Hugh and Neva (Smedley) Bennett. He was a retired bridge foreman for Phillips County. Survivors include his wife Judy of Phillipsburg; 2 brothers-in-law, Donald Braun...

Mar 7, 2014

Leland Frederick Miller, son of William and Ella (Dettmer) Miller, was born on the farm at Agra, Kansas on March 11, 1924, and passed away March 7, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Lutheran Church, rural Agra. He and his family later became members of...

Mar 6, 2014

Logan resident, Darrell Mulder, passed away Thursday, March 6, at the Logan Manor in Logan at the age of 76. He was born April 17, 1937 in Norton, the son of Ira and Hazel (Harper) Mulder. He was a farmer. Survivors include his brother Gary & wife Doris of Logan: 2 sisters-in-law Arlene Mulder of Fremont, NE and Nancy Mulder...

Mar 4, 2014

Todd Lenker, one of six children born to Alvin (Jack) & Ruth (McCain) Lenker, was born August 19, 1958 in Spaulding, Nebraska and passed away at his home in Phillipsburg, Kansas on March 4, 2014 at the age of 55. He attended grade school in Grinnell, Kansas before their family moved to Phillipsburg in 1968. Todd graduated from Phillipsburg High...

Feb 26, 2014

Gary Boeve, former Hays resident, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 10 AM Monday, March 3, 2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Burial will be Monday at 3 PM in the Fairview Cemetery Phillipsburg, KS. Visitation will be Sunday 3 PM - 8 PM at Brock's Funeral Chapel 2509 Vine Hays,...

Feb 22, 2014

Mark L. Runnion, son of Niles and Delva Jean Runnion, was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on January 21, 1969. His life was taken too soon in a house fire along with his two dogs and a bird on February 22, 2014 at his home in Logan, Kansas. He had recently celebrated his 45th birthday. Mark graduated from Phillipsburg High...

Feb 20, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Pauline E. Hanson, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 92. She was born September 17, 1921 in Phillips County, the daughter of Roy M. & Nellie (Robinson) Van Allen. Her husband, Edward, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Bob of Lawrence,...

Feb 15, 2014

Frederick Erick Lagergren, age 95, died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on February 15, 2014. Born September 28, 1918 in Randall, Kansas, he was the son of William E. and Mary Ruth (Wellman) Lagergren. Fred graduated from Burr Oak, Kansas High School in 1936. He attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois and worked for an...

Feb 10, 2014

Esther Marie Norden, 97, passed away February 10, 2014 at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas. She was born July 7, 1916 on the family farm northwest of Kensington, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Gemaehlich) Grauerholz. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John's Lutheran Church in Kensington. On September 25, 1940 she married...