Obituaries

Sandra Jo Clark

Sandra Jo Clark

Oct 4, 2013

Phillipsburg resident, Sandra Jo Clark was born January 11, 1970 in York, Nebraska, the daughter of Norman Clark & Patsy (Corbit) Clark. She passed away on October 4, 2013 in an auto accident with her mother, Patsy Baumgarner & nephew, Brandon Clark. Sandra graduated from Chadron High School in Chadron, NE with the class of 88', attended the University of...

Margaret Lorene Miner

Margaret Lorene Miner

Sep 27, 2013

Margaret LoRene Miner, daughter of Ivan Wayne Ladd & Grethel Frances (Covington) Ladd, was born May 24, 1946 in Phillipsburg, Kansas and passed away September 27, 2013 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 67. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School and attended Cosmetology school for one year. On August 27, 1966 LoRene...

Irving Leroy Smith

Irving Leroy Smith

Sep 24, 2013

Logan resident, Irving LeRoy Smith, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at his home at the age of 80. Irving served in the U.S. Navy, upon his return he worked as a hired hand in the Densmore area. He was united in marriage to Mary E. Scott on January 2, 1959 at Logan, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Mary of...

Carlisle E. Thompson

Carlisle E. Thompson

Sep 20, 2013

Our dad was born in 1932 and his first several years were spent living on a farm in Western Kansas in the Greenwood Township. Remember this was the years of the great depression and wind-ravaged farms known as the Dust Bowl! His dad and mom lived with his father's parents on the farm. After a few years his grandfather traded...

Alberta "Bertie" Chestnut

Alberta "Bertie" Chestnut

Sep 17, 2013

Alberta "Bertie" Chestnut passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 73. She was a resident of Via Christi Village in Hays. Alberta was born October 23, 1939 in Stockton, Kansas to Carl & Elizabeth (Huber) Trarbach. She graduated from Bogue High School in Bogue, Kansas. On June 7, 1961...

Petra Christine O'Rourke

Petra Christine O'Rourke

Sep 17, 2013

Rural Phillipsburg resident, Petra C. O'Rourke, passed away Tuesday at the Norton County Hospital in Norton at the age of 47. She was born Sept. 6, 1966 in Vilseck, Germany, the daughter of Helmut & Christine (Hauptmann) Wagner. Survivors include her husband Edward of the home; 3 sons, Kevin, Kenneth & Rene' all of Phillipsburg and her father, Helmut of...

Gary E. Johnson

Gary E. Johnson

Sep 16, 2013

Gary Eugene Johnson, son of Jerry & Catherine (Olson) Misner, was born May 8, 1943 in Denver, Colorado and passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Deseret Nursing Home in Kensington, Kansas at the age of 70. Gary grew up in Colorado, living most of his life in the Denver area. After graduating from high school he worked in...

Olin E. Bean

Olin E. Bean

Aug 29, 2013

Phillipsburg resident, Olin E. Bean, 93, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg. He was born August 10, 1920 in Waldo, Kansas the son of John & Sena (Huston) Bean. He was united in marriage to Nathalie Libal on June 25, 1944 in Osborne, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dennis Bean...

Iva Jarvis

Iva Jarvis

Aug 26, 2013

Mary Iva (Pembridge) Jarvis, daughter of Arthur Robert and Cicely Isabelle (Jones) Pembridge, was born January 12, 1926 in Phillips County Kansas and passed away August 26, 2013 at the Colonial Villa in Alma, NE at the age of 87. Iva grew up on a farm in rural Phillips County and went to Union Dale country school until it was...

Marcia G. Paulsen

Marcia G. Paulsen

Aug 21, 2013

Marcia Gail (Francis) Paulsen, 64, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Phillips County Hospital. She was born in Riverside, California to Merl and Geraldine (Hopson) Francis on October 18, 1948. The family then moved back to Phillipsburg where Marcia graduated from high school. On May 5, 1968, she married Dennis Paulsen. They resided north of Phillipsburg near the family...

Karen Jean Bach

Karen Jean Bach

Aug 19, 2013

Karen Jean (Covey) Bach, age 70, passed away peacefully at her home in Woodruff, Kansas on Monday, August 19th, 2013. Karen was a devout Christian and was ready to go to her Savior, Jesus Christ our Lord. Karen was born on May 30th, 1943 in Oxford, Nebraska. She was the first of two girls born to Eugene "Gene" and Eileen...

Warren Wesley Willis

Warren Wesley Willis

Aug 3, 2013

Warren W. Willis, 90, of Joplin, died August 3, 2013, at Spring River Christian Village, his home since 2012. He was born November 22, 1922, in Kirwin, KS, the son of Ulysses S. Grant and Grace Brewer Willis. On January 6, 1946, he married Helene E. Jensen of Soldier, IA, in Omaha, NE. Warren attended the Kirwin farm school and...

Roy O. Bretton

Roy O. Bretton

Jul 27, 2013

Roy Orlin Bretton, son of Mavor & Ethel (Smith) Bretton, was born January 25, 1942 in Kirwin, Kansas and passed away July 27, 2013 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 71. He grew up on the family farm with his brothers, Ralph and Rex, and sisters, Lila and Luella. Roy attended elementary school and...

Glade T. Lienberger

Glade T. Lienberger

Jul 22, 2013

Glade Taylor Lienberger passed away on July 22, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 94. He was born on June 18, 1919 to Elsie Myrtle (Taylor) and Marsdon M. Lienberger on a farmstead near Randall, Kansas. Glade graduated from Randall High School on May 20, 1938 and then joined the Signal Corp, U.S. Air...

Pauline E. Mankin

Pauline E. Mankin

Jul 21, 2013

Pauline Ellen (Shoemaker) Mankin passed away July 21, 2013 in Salina, Kansas after a lengthy memory impairment illness. She had been a life-long resident of Phillipsburg, and was 94 years old. Her deceased parents were also lifetime residents of the Phillipsburg area, Charles F and Esther M (Clonch) Shoemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William...

Rex Vanallen Kellogg

Rex Vanallen Kellogg

Jul 20, 2013

Rex Van Allen Kellogg, son of Alvin Ray & Bessie (Van Allen) Kellogg, was born September 29, 1922 west of Bogue, Kansas in Graham County and passed away July 20, 2013 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 90. Rex attended elementary school and high school in Bogue, graduating with the class of 1941. He...

Ada Kathryn Rose

Ada Kathryn Rose

Jul 17, 2013

Rural Agra Resident, Ada Kathyrn Rose, passed away Wed., July 17, 2013 at the Deseret Health & Rehab Center in Kensington, KS at the age of 93. She was born October 26, 1919 in Kirwin, KS, the daughter of Fred & Gertie (Downing) Zoller. Her husband, Lee, preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2003. Survivors include her son, Steven...

Carla M. Opliger

Carla M. Opliger

Jul 16, 2013

Carla Marie (Stockman) Opliger, 71, passed away peacefully at her home in Topeka, Kansas on July 16, 2013 surrounded by loving family. She was born in Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas, daughter of Warren Julius Stockman and Merle Marie (Moore) Stockman, on July 15, 1942. Carla spent her early childhood in Kirwin and received her education there. She graduated with the...

Shelby Lynn Hale

Shelby Lynn Hale

Jul 14, 2013

Phillipsburg resident, Shelby Lynn Hale, passed away Sun., July 14, 2013 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 48. She was born February 24, 1965 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Shelby & Francis (Gunter) Williamson. Shelby worked as a title clerk for a car dealership. Survivors include her mother, Francis Townsdin, of Phillipsburg; daughters,...

Brian R. Allison

Brian R. Allison

Jul 11, 2013

Brian Richard Allison was born to Orlis (Red) Allison and Norma (Hunt) Allison ON May 4, 1958 at the Phillips County Hospital. He departed this earthly life on July 11, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center following a brief illness. Brian is a lifelong resident of Phillips County. Brian graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1976 and attended Colby Community...

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