Aleta R. Ducharm
Apr 20, 2013
Costa Mesa, California resident, Aleta R. Ducharm, passed away April 20, 2013 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas at the age of 76. She was born September 1, 1936 in Gretna, Kansas the daughter of Paul Edwin & Crystal Winona (Peterson) Gower. She was united in marriage to Alfred Lee Ducharm on June 12, 1954 in Norton. He...
Harold Mccue
Apr 18, 2013
Harold Massie McCue was born in a sod house in Rooks County, Kansas on August 26, 1925 to David Massie McCue and Rosa Mae LeSage. He passed away on April 18, 2013 at Roberts Place, his residence in Logan, Kansas. Harold attended the Brown School south of Logan, graduating from the 8th grade. After his schooling he worked on the...
John E. Anderson
Apr 9, 2013
John Eldon Anderson, son of John Albin Grant Anderson & Nora (Thoren) Anderson, was born June 3, 1938 in Oxford, NE and passed away April 9, 2013 at the Colonial Villa in Alma, NE at the age of 74. John graduated from high school in Nebraska and worked as a bridge & building carpenter for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad....
Ingeborg K. Lunsford-Gibson
Mar 29, 2013
Phillipsburg resident, Ingeborg Katharina Lunsford-Gibson passed away, March 29, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 80. She was born September 9, 1932 in Munich, Germany the daughter of Lambert & Petronilla (Perlesreuther) Kerschreiter. Ingeborg was united in marriage to Clyde Lunsford in Germany. To this union two sons were born, Jerry & John...
Ilene F. Coomes-Lebeda
Mar 25, 2013
Ilene F. Coomes-Lebeda, 73, Phillipsburg passed away March 25, 2013 in Alma, Nebraska. She was born the oldest of four children to Merle and Elsie Doak Shearer on December 1, 1939 in Norton county. Ilene graduated high school from Almena rural high school with the class of 1958. She was united in marriage to Lyman Orlin Coomes of Agra, Kansas...
Eileen Kats
Mar 22, 2013
Long Island resident, Eileen Kats, passed away Friday, March 22 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 86. She was born December 24, 1926 in Phillips County, the daughter of Harry and Nellie (Kats) Ponstein. Survivors include her sons, Melvin & Daryl of Long Island; her daughter, Norma Meuzelaar of Pella, IA; 6 grandchildren &...
Harold J. Kaiser
Mar 22, 2013
Harold John Kaiser was born February 9, 1920 at his parents' farm west of Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas, to Herman Henry Paul and Eva (Fink) Kaiser. He departed this life March 22, 2013, at the age of 93 years, at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, Kansas. Harold was baptized and confirmed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, Kansas. He...
Della J. Nicholson
Mar 17, 2013
Kirwin resident, Della Nicholson, age 43, passed away March 17, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. Survivors include her fiancé, Tim Fowler of Kirwin; 2 sons, Vince Nicholson of Iowa, Jesse James Points of Wichita, KS; a daughter, Rachel Points of Joplin, MO; and 3 grandchildren. A celebration of life barbecue will be held at the Kirwin,...
Anna Van Loenen
Mar 10, 2013
Anna Pakkebier Van Loenen, daughter of Henry G. Pakkebier and Alie Tien, was born on March 4, 1927 in rural Prairie View, Kansas and passed away on March 10, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Anna graduated from Luctor School in 1940 and from Prairie View High School in 1944. Following graduation, she worked at the Wolters'...
Thomas Junior Reese
Mar 8, 2013
Phillipsburg resident, Thomas Junior Reese, passed away March 8, 2013 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 44. He was born July 11, 1968 in Phillipsburg to Thomas & Connie (Chestnut) Reese. His father preceded him in death. Survivors include his mother, Connie Reese, of Glade, KS; son, Clinton, of Hays, KS; step son Trevor...
Bessie L. Donahey
Feb 22, 2013
Logan resident, Bessie L. Donahey, passed away Friday, Feb 22 at the Logan Manor in Logan at the age of 96. She was born March 23, 1916 in Graham County, KS, the daughter of Jess and Mae (Archer) Henry. She and her husband owned and operated the grocery store in Logan for several years. Survivors include her brother Norman Henry...
David Daniel Jerby
Feb 13, 2013
David Daniel Jerby was born January 17, 1942 in Phillips County, Kansas to Alfred E. Jerby and S. Muriel (Rowland) Jerby and he passed away February 13, 2013 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 71. David attended schools in Phillipsburg and graduated from Phillipsburg High School. On March 9, 1962, he was united in...
Zachary Paul Albert
Feb 9, 2013
Phillipsburg, Kansas resident, Zachary Paul Albert, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home at the age of 19. Zachary was born March 18, 1993 in Aurora, Colorado the son of Paul Albert & Heidi (Denning) Fischer. He graduated from Hays High in Hays, KS in 2011. Survivors include his mother, Heidi Fischer of Phillipsburg; father, Paul Albert of Parker,...
Rick L. Shea
Jan 31, 2013
Levant, KS resident, Rick L. Shea , formerly of Phillipsburg, passed away Jan. 31, 2013 at his home at the age of 49. He was born Aug. 19, 1963 in Colby, KS to John & Connie (Erwin) Shea. Rick was a farmer and over-the-road truck driver. He is survived by his parents, John & Connie Shea, his brother, Randie Shea,...
Foster Dieckhoff
Jan 31, 2013
Foster Dieckhoff died unexpectedly on January 31, 2013. He was born October 21, 1948 in Stuttgart, Kansas to Ray and Eileen Dieckhoff. He was raised on the family farm in Phillips County, Kansas where he acquired his life-long love of nature and all things mechanical. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in mathematics. After completing his...
Norma Jean Allison
Jan 31, 2013
Norma Jean (Hunt) Allison was born on May 15, 1930 in Evansville, Indiana to Jaime and Zelva (Corley) Hunt. She departed this earthly life on January 31, 2013 at the Phillips Country Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 82. Norma moved with her parents to Phillipsburg, Kansas from Evansville, Indiana shortly after she was one year old....
Ruby I. Ruff
Jan 27, 2013
Ruby Ilene Shockley, 73, of Logan, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Ruby Ilene Shockley was born July 1, 1939 on the Family Farm in the Thornburg Community to Thomas Everett Shockley and Erma Matilda Tuxhorn Shockley. She was raised with her four brothers and 1 sister: Harold, Kenneth "Kenny", Marvin,...
Grace Myers
Jan 26, 2013
Grace Myers, 101, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Topeka. She was born September 21, 1911, in Cora, Smith County, Kansas, the daughter of Lon and Gertrude (Shepardson) Jennings. She attended elementary and high school in Lebanon, Kansas, and after graduation became a teacher in a rural school in Smith County. Grace and Lawrence "Brownie" Brown were married June 12,...
Wayne Earl Groom
Jan 23, 2013
Phillipsburg resident, Wayne Earl Groom, passed away January 23, 2013 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan at the age of 91. Wayne was born May 10, 1921 in Plainville, Kansas the son of Earl & Laura (Jones) Groom. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School. He was united in marriage to Lois Lemon on May 31, 1942 in Phillipsburg...
Chris R. Hall
Jan 20, 2013
Long Island, KS resident, Chris R. Hall, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Almena, Kansas at the age of 39. Chris was born September 7, 1973 in Champaign, Illinois the son of Patrick E. Hall and Sandra Lee Shook. He worked in the oil fields in and around the area. He was married to Regina M. Poague on September...
