Obituaries
Fred R. "Bud" Henrichs
Jun 29, 2011
Fred R. "Bud" Henrichs died June 29, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 85. He was born July 11, 1925 in Miller, South Dakota to George & Sylvia (Hoogestraat) Henrichs. In 1936, their family moved to Phillipsburg where Bud attended school and graduated with the Phillipsburg High School class of 1943. After...
Brenda J. Jerby
Jun 27, 2011
Brenda Joyce Jerby, daughter of Louis & Edna (Landman) Gemaehlich, was born in Neodesha, Kansas on February 11, 1941. She died June 27, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 70. When she was a young girl, her family moved to a farm near Kensington, Kansas, where Brenda attended school and graduated with the...
Patty Jane Pumphrey
Jun 24, 2011
Patty Jane Wheaton Pumphrey, daughter of Lavern Alvin "Casey" Wheaton and Frances Myrtle Johnson, was born June 14, 1935 in Phillipsburg Ks. and passed away June 24 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Ne. at the age of 76 years and 10 days. Patty lived in Phillips County all her life; she attended school in Phillips County and graduated...
I. D. "Mike" Hammond
Jun 12, 2011
Ivan Dale Hammond (known to friends & family as "Mike"), was born April 12, 1920, to Lewis Daily & Helen Josephine (Whitaker) Hammond. He was born and raised in Long Island, Kansas, where he worked in his parent's business, the Long Island General Store and Café. He was an avid athlete at a young age and became a prominent part...
Orval L. Ferguson
Jun 9, 2011
Orval L. Ferguson, son of Roy Edward & Sophia Teresa (Howard) Ferguson, was born on a farm in Dayton Township in Phillips County, Kansas on April 17, 1925, and he passed away June 9, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 86. Orval was united in marriage to Evelyn E. Ross on June...
Crystal Mcdonald
Jun 7, 2011
Crystal Lynn McDonald was a beautiful, exciting and fun-loving woman. She was born September 16, 1959 to Bob & Avice (Blew) Stanton in Logan, Kansas and she met her Heavenly Father on June 7, 2011, at the young age of 51. She grew up and attended schools in Logan, Kansas, graduating from Logan High School with the class of 1977....
John E. Strong
Jun 4, 2011
John E. Strong, son of Guy Ada & Mable A. (Middlebusher) Strong, was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on April 2, 1922. He died June 4, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 89. After graduating from high school, John served in the Army during WWII. Following his honorable discharge, he was united in marriage...
Ada Marie Gaines
May 27, 2011
Ada Marie Gaines, age 87, passed away May 27, 2011 at the Prairie Haven Nursing Home in Kensington, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 2, 1923 on the Emme family homestead near Germantown to Louie and Maggie (Grauerholz) Emme. Ada was baptized into Christian faith on June 21, 1923 at the 1st St. John Lutheran...
Huston R. Shellito
May 18, 2011
Huston Shellito was born December 30, 1934 to Harry and Joy (Thomason) Shellito. Huston was the middle child of three, having an older brother Don and younger sister Joan. Having lived in several towns in his child hood the family made their home in Phillips County when Huston was 17. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School. He married L. Joann...
E. Lucille Hofaker
May 17, 2011
Elsie Lucille Hofaker of Logan, Kansas was born on October 8, 1914 in Speed, Kansas and passed away on May 17, 2011 at Logan, Kansas at the age of 96 years 7 months, and 9 days. She was the oldest of seven children born to James L. and Josephine George Pool. Lucille's younger years were spent in a rural area...
Albert "Junior" Hackerott
May 14, 2011
Albert William Hackerott, Jr., age 90, passed away Friday, May 14, 2011 at his home in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He was born February 14, 1921 in Osborne County, Kansas to Albert W. & Margaret Dona (Wineland) Hackerott. "Junior" (as he was called by family & friends) graduated from Osborne High School in 1939. He attended Kansas State University for two years...
Cecilia Grauerholz
May 14, 2011
Cecilia Alvina Grauerholz, daughter of Henry & Elizabeth (Rahjes) Seemann, was born in Smith County, Kansas on March 2, 1936. She died May 14, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 75. On April 29, 1955, Cecilia was united in marriage to Raymond Grauerholz in Kensington, Kansas. This union was blessed with four...
Anna S. Ferguson
May 3, 2011
Lifelong rural Kensington resident, Anna Sophie (Seemann) Ferguson, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Prairie Haven in Kensington at the age of 84. Anna was born May 19, 1926 to George & Sophie (Isernhagen) Seemann in rural Kensington, the second of three children. She attended schools in Kensington and graduated from high school in 1944. After high school she...
Mildred "Bonnie" Snyder
Apr 25, 2011
Logan resident, Mildred E. "Bonnie" Snyder, passed away April 25, 2011 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 93. She was born in Phillips County on Feb. 7, 1918 to Edd & Mary (Padgell) Schooler. Her husband, Forrest, preceded her in death. Survivors include five sons: Dean of Winona, TX; Glenn (Lucy) of Great Bend,...
Dan B. Losey
Apr 15, 2011
Agra resident, Dan Losey, passed away Friday, April 15 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 84. Survivors include his daughter, Sheila Gaines of Smith Center, 4 sons: Mark & Roger of Agra, Mike of Wichita & David of rural Phillipsburg; 3 brothers: Stuart of Longmont, CO, Dale of Oakley & Joe of Salina; his sister,...
Johnita Chestnut
Apr 14, 2011
Speed, Kansas resident, Johnita Chestnut, passed away Thurs., April 14, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 63. She was born in Logan, KS on January 7, 1948 to Lonnie & Beryl (Snyder) Smith. She was a homemaker and mother. Survivors include her husband, Alan, of Speed; son, Clint Chestnut, of Blanchard, OK; daughter,...
Dale Reeves
Apr 11, 2011
Dale Reeves 88, Phillipsburg died Monday April 11, 2011. He was born July 10, 1922 to Reva (Smith) Reeves and John Gordon Reeves. He was born in Minneapolis Ks and attended grade school until 4th grade when the family moved to Concordia, Ks. When he was in 8th grade the family moved to Smith Center where he graduated high school...
M. Juanita Lorimor
Apr 3, 2011
Phillipsburg resident, M. Juanita Lorimor, passed away Sunday, April 3 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 95. She was born March 5, 1916 to Clarence & Mabel (Hill) Schrock. Juanita was a Certified Nurse's Aide. Her husband, Verle, preceded her in death in 1963. Survivors include her 2 daughters, Sharon Irvin of Phillipsburg and...
Wayne Earl Baker
Apr 1, 2011
Wayne Earl Baker, the son of Floris and Hazel (Munyon) Baker, was born June 15, 1925, on the farm that was homesteaded by his great-grandfather, Caleb Baker, and passed away Friday evening, April 1, 2011, at the Phillips County Retirement Center at the age of 85. Wayne attended Plum Creek Country School and graduated from Agra High School in 1942....
Myrnah Ratliff
Apr 1, 2011
Myrnah Marie (Grauerholz) Ratliff was born January 27, 1925 in Smith County, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grauerholz Goll. She passed away at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas on April 1, 2011 at the age of 86. Myrnah grew up north of Kensington, Kansas on the farm owned by her grandparents, Henry & Anna...
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