Taylor Hohlstein
Feb 26, 2011
Taylor Duane Hohlstein, son of Kerri (Bretton) Bouchard, was born April 18, 1994 in Holdrege, Nebraska. He lost his courageous battle with cancer and pneumonia on February 26, 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 16. Taylor attended elementary and junior high school in Phillipsburg, serving as the Manager for his eighth...
Dixie Keeten
Feb 24, 2011
Phillipsburg resident, Dixie Keeten, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 87. She was born in Phillips County on Nov. 17, 1923 to Frank & Bessie (Taylor) Hodge. She was a homemaker & mother. Survivors include her son, Bud Keeten of Phillipsburg; two daughters, Judy Draper of College...
Regina "Gina" Wood
Feb 20, 2011
Regina "Gina" Lou Wood, age 53, of Phillipsburg KS, was called home on February 20, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Gina was born on June 11, 1957 in Plainville, Kansas to Leonard and Lorine (Brunson) Pfortmiller. Her parents later made their home in Stuttgart and Gina graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1975. She was united...
Inez F. Luthi
Feb 18, 2011
On Friday, February 18th, 2011, Inez F. Luthi left this world at the age of 101 years and eight months as peacefully as she entered after a beautiful life of motherhood, service and profound friendship to every person with whom she came in contact. Her joy in life was her family and intimate friends. Her most treasured times were spent...
Ralph S. Hatfield
Feb 14, 2011
Ralph S. Hatfield of Phillipsburg Kansas passed Monday February 14, 2011. He was born July 18, 1929 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Harry P. and Lulu M. Hatfield. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947 and was a machinist in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He was married to Anna Nadine Stout of Hutchinson from 1952 to 1969 where they moved...
Helen Elberta Boughton
Feb 14, 2011
Helen Elberta Boughton September 11, 1925 – February 14, 2011 Helen Elberta Boughton, a long time resident of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away at Hospice Care Center, she was 85 years young. Helen was a very devoted wife and mother and a very well rounded, diversified and much respected member of the community. Helen was born in Republican City, NE....
Irene M. Wylie
Feb 10, 2011
Irene M. Wylie, daughter of Henry & Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Dill) Gackstatter, was born September 11, 1923 in Phillips County, Kansas, and died February 10, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 87. She attended the rural Highland School during her elementary years and later graduated from Phillipsburg High School, earning her Normal certificate...
Carson H. Atchison
Feb 9, 2011
Carson Harvey Atchison, son of Harvey & Hazel (Patterson) Atchison, was born June 16, 1941 in Topeka, Kansas and died February 9, 2011 at the Prairie Haven Nursing Home in Kensington, Kansas at the age of 69. His younger years were spent with his Mom and sister, Marilyn, in Fort Ord, California, where his Dad was stationed in the Army....
Ida M. Forssberg
Feb 5, 2011
Ida M. Forssberg died on Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the Logan Manor, Logan, KS at the age of 100 years. Ida Margaret (Zillinger) Forssberg, eldest child of Adam George and Anna Elizabeth (Fritsch) Zillinger, was born on October 9, 1910 at her parent's home four miles north of Speed, Kansas. The family soon moved to a farm northeast of...
Walter C. Seidel
Feb 2, 2011
Walter Charles Seidel was born in February of 1921 and died at the age of 90 on February 2, 2011. He was the first of six children born to Charles Jacob and Esther (Zimmerman) Seidel. He grew to manhood on the family farm a few miles Northeast of Tipton, Kansas. It was in Tipton, Kansas that Walter fell in love...
Janet Devena
Jan 31, 2011
Agra resident, Janet Devena, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, KS at the age of 61. She was born January 4, 1950 in Concordia, KS to Doren & Virginia (Sarchet) Munyon. She worked for a number of years at Farmers National Bank in Phillipsburg. Survivors include her husband, Jim, of Agra;...
Loren L. Ferguson
Jan 30, 2011
Loren L. Ferguson, son of Roy & Sophia (Howard) Ferguson, was born January 23, 1923 on a farm in rural Phillips County, Kansas, and passed away January 30, 2011 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas one week after his 88th birthday. As a boy, he attended country schools in Phillips County. On May 18, 1944, Loren was inducted...
Hardy Lee Mccue
Jan 29, 2011
Hardy Lee McCue, 85, left the Phillips County Retirement Center and entered his heavenly home on Saturday, January 29, 2011. He was born October 13, 1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to George "Troy" and Mina (Farley) Mitchell. They moved to Kansas when he was three years old, where he was adopted by Earl and Nellie McCue. He grew up in Glade,...
Paul R. Schultz
Jan 29, 2011
Phillipsburg resident, Paul R. Schultz, passed away January 29 at the Aldersgate Village in Topeka, KS at the age of 77. He was born July 4, 1933 in Beatrice, NE, the son of William & Leona (Diederich) Schultz. Survivors include his son, William of Ft. Smith, AR, 2 daughters; Paula Meyer of Topeka & Tonya Matheny of Dodge City &...
Charles W. Simmons
Jan 26, 2011
Phillipsburg resident, Charles Simmons, passed away Wed. January 26, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays at the age of 68. He was born Feb. 23, 1942 in Lenora, the son of Albert & Marie (Cox) Simmons. He worked on the bridge crew for Phillips County. Survivors include his brothers: Allen & Raymond of Phillipsburg and Bob of Goodland; his...
Louise Gitchel
Jan 26, 2011
Anna Louise (Johnson) Gitchel passed away January 26, 2011 at the family home in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 84. She bravely fought metastasized breast cancer and its resulting complications for over three years. She was born August 31, 1926 in northern Phillips County to Ralph Harvey Johnson and Laura (Schulke) Johnson. She grew to womanhood on the family...
Bessie Arlene Schumacher
Jan 19, 2011
Bessie Arlene (Kendall) Schumacher departed this life to her Heavenly home on January 19, 2011 in the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 71, after a long battle with COPD and cancer.
She was born in Phillips County, Kansas on July 2, 1939 to Clarence & Winifred (Bretton) Kendall, the oldest of eight children. She grew...
Juanita Jerby
Jan 11, 2011
Juanita Jerby passed away Jan. 11, 2011 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, NE at the age of 83. She was born March 23, 1927 in Phillips Co., KS to George N. & Evea L. (Lindley) Jerby. She worked as a sales clerk at J.C. Penney's for many years before retiring. Her hobby was enjoying her nieces &...
Leslie Ilene Robinson
Jan 9, 2011
Lifelong Phillips County resident, Leslie Ilene Robinson, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Hospice of Salina, Salina, Kansas. She was 85. She was born May 18, 1925 in Agra, Kansas the daughter of Leslie H. & Veva (Redinger) Faulkender. She was united in marriage to Ivan Eugene "Robbie" Robinson on June 5, 1942, and eight children were born to...
Myron "Mac" Thomas Mccormack
Jan 7, 2011
Myron Thomas 'Mac' McCormack passed away at 4:54 a.m. on January 7, 2011 at the age of 60. He was born February 26, 1950 to Elbert and Betty McCormack in Doctor Mary's home clinic in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Myron, or 'Mac' to his friends and family, attended the Sumner one-room schoolhouse north of Agra through 7th grade. He graduated from Eastern...
