Obituaries

Mar 10, 2025

Ronald Randall passed away on March 10, 2025, at the Girard Medical Center, in Girard, Kansas, at the age of 85.

Ronald Leroy Randall was born on May 15, 1939, in Webster, Kansas, to his parents Harvey Ellis and Iris Mae (Garringer) Randall.

Ronald served in the United States Army from November 7, 1961 to...

Feb 28, 2025

Colleen Kay Conrad, 73, passed away on February 28, 2025, surrounded by family at the Phillips County Retirement Center.

Colleen Kay Conrad was born on July 30, 1951, in Manhattan, Kansas, to her parents Lloyd Arthur Welborn and Dona Mae (Mellies) Welborn. She was the oldest of four children and grew up in Clyde, Kansas, where she...

Feb 26, 2025

Kenneth Joseph Riemann, 91, lifetime Edmond, KS resident, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Memorial Hospital North, Colorado Springs, CO.

He was born December 9, 1933, on the family farm southeast of Edmond.  He was the fourth of seven children born to Joseph and Margaret (Jurgensmeier) Riemann. He attended and graduated from Edmond Consolidated School with...

Feb 19, 2025

Norton resident, Gordon Dean Husted, passed away on February 19, 2025 at the Graham County Hospital in Hill City at the age of 87.  He was born December 22, 1937 in Sheridan County, KS, the son of Franklin & Margaret (Montgomery) Husted.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his bonus brother Archie Hughes & his...

Feb 18, 2025

Logan resident, Craig Snider, passed away Feb. 18, 2025 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 69.  He was born Feb. 3, 1956 in Logan, the son of Ernest & Lucille (Damewood) Snider.

Survivors include his wife Paula of the home; his son, Paul Larson of St. Francis; daughters, Amber Kadlecek of...

Feb 14, 2025

Phillipsburg Resident, Rodger Wells passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 77.

Rodger Wells was born March 13, 1947 in Phillipsburg, KS the son of Carl Wells and Ella (Weinman) Wells.  Rodger grew up on a farm north of Stuttgart, KS.   He went to Stuttgart...

Feb 8, 2025

On February 8, 2025, Larry D States passed away peacefully at the age of 76 in Westminster, CO.  Larry was born on April 18, 1948 to parents Arnold and Freida States.  Growing up in the Logan community, Larry formed a work ethic that drove him to want to excel at everything he got involved with.  Rumor had it some...

Feb 6, 2025

Ruth Elaine Hackerott was born January 7, 1939, to Emil and Florence (Beisner) Hackerott. She was born at her home in Natoma, Kansas, and was the baby of the family. Ruth was

baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church north of Natoma on January 22, 1939.  She had many obstacles to overcome throughout her life with an iron...

Feb 4, 2025

Phillipsburg resident, David Bolte, passed away February 4, 2025 at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora, NE at the age of 79.  He was born June 6, 1945 in Beaver Crossing, NE, the son of Alfred & Palma (Hoffschneider) Bolte.

Survivors include his son Russ of Belleview, NE & his daughter, Deana Schweitzer of California.  He was preceded...

Feb 3, 2025

Norton resident, Robert Coil, passed away on February 3, 2025, at the Norton County Hospital, in Norton, Kansas, at the age of 86.

Robert was born on January 14, 1939, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Marian and Mildred (Bedford) Coil.

Robert is preceded in death by his wife Joann Coil and his parents Marion and Mildred...

Feb 2, 2025

Phillipsburg resident, Eugene (Gene) Earl, passed away Feb. 2, 2025 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 85.   He was born Feb. 21, 1939 in Speed, the son of Max & Ruby (Bruning) Earl.

Survivors include his wife Fran; his daughters, Julie Rowland of Phillipsburg & Jennifer Lee of Hanston, KS; his...

Jan 27, 2025

Glade resident, Robin S. Jackson, passed away Jan. 27, 2025 at her daughter's home in rural Stockton at the age of 90.  She was born May 7, 1934 in Concordia, KS, the daughter of Maxwell and Magdaline (Edwards) Larkin.

Survivors include her daughters, Lori of Stockton & Georgia of Louisville, KY; her brother, Pat Larkin of Scottsdale,...

Jan 24, 2025

Prairie View resident, Samuel Burdett Leydig passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 90.

Burdett Leydig was born July 16, 1934 southwest of Glade the son of William and Bernice (Mutum) Leydig before later moving east of Glade. From an early age, he developed a...

Jan 23, 2025

Phillipsburg resident, Lelia "Legi" E. Milam was born November 30, 1957 in Val Verde, TX the daughter of Francis Gunter.  She passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 67.

She grew up and attended schools in Hernando, MS and went on to graduate from the Northwest...

Jan 20, 2025

Judith Colleen (Hoppe) Brown, of St. Helens, Oregon, passed away peacefully at Touching Lives Senior Living on January 20, 2025 at the age of 91.  Judy was born June 29, 1933 in Hagler, Nebraska to Arthur William & Verlyn Hoppe.

Judy married Bob Brown in 1967 & moved to Oregon. She has 3 children, 4 stepchildren, 14...

Jan 20, 2025

Norton resident, Norman G. Olliff, passed away January 20, 2025 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton at the age of 87.  He was born June 27, 1937 in Smith Center, KS, the son of Versailes & Mary (Shook) Olliff.

Survivors include his wife, Vesta Hobbs of the home; his son, Verland of Norton; son-in-law John Engel...

Jan 19, 2025

Leola Kaye Gingles, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on January 19, 2025, at the Bryan Medical Center, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 77.

Leola was born on July 20, 1947, in Hays, Kansas, to her parents Frank Adrian Gingles and Thelma Grace (McLaughlin) Gingles.

She is preceded in death by her parents Adrian...

Jan 18, 2025

Phillips County resident, Donald LeRoy Ehm, son of Arthur and Alice (Beckmann) Ehm was born July 10, 1946 in Phillipsburg.  He passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the Smith County Health and Rehab Center in Smith Center at the age of 78.

Don spent his childhood on the family farm and attended school in Phillipsburg graduating...

Jan 15, 2025

Bill Vanderplas, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on January 15, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 88.  Born on March 15, 1936, in Sheldon, Iowa, Bill was the son of William and Fannye (Kats) Vanderplas.  He graduated from Long Island High School in 1954.  He...

Jan 9, 2025

Kensington resident, Jackie Sidman, passed away Jan. 9, 2025 at her home in rural Kensington at the age of 60.  She was born Aug. 28, 1964 in Neligh, NE, the daughter of Jack & Bonnie (Damme) Kallhoff.

Survivors include her husband Ron; stepson Matthew & wife Lynn of Kensington; stepdaughters, Christina Sidman of Rapid City, SD &...