Phillipsburg resident Erma M. Harbers Soodsma passed away at her home Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the age of 84.

She was born March 7, 1931, the daughter of Charles & Mary Lucy (Hern) Swearingen.

She was united in marriage to Albert G. Harbers on May 23, 1948, in Phillipsburg, KS.  He preceded her in death in 1988.  She then married Jacob Bartel “Bart” Soodsma on May 25, 1991, in Prairie View, KS.  He also preceded her in death in 2010.

Survivors include her son, William Harbers of Billing, Montan; 2 daughters, Lucy Snyder and Dora Hoover, both of Great Bend, KS; 4 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; a brother, Ray Swearingen of Georgia; and Rheva Wilson of Spokane, Washington.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in the Prairie View Reformed Church in Prairie View, KS with Pastor Aaron Rust officiating.  Burial will follow in the Prairie View Cemetery.

Mrs. Soodsma will lie in state from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, 1115 2nd Street, Phillipsburg, KS  67661.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Prairie View Reformed Church.

Online condolences to www.olliffboeve.com.