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Frederick Lagergren

Posted on February 17, 2014

Phillipsburg resident Frederick Lagergren passed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at the age of 95.

He was born Sept. 28, 1918 in Randall, KS, the son of William & Mary (Wellman) Lagergren. He worked for the USDA Soil Conservation Service for 35 years.

His wives, Beulah and Josephine, and a granddaughter, Amanda Munoz, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his son, Ralph, of Wichita; daughters, Joan Bowman of Phillipsburg and Nancy Greuter of Wharton, NJ; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Rosella Damon of Mankato.

Funeral services will be held Wed., Feb. 19, at 10:30 a.m. in the Presbyterian Church, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Chris Davis officiating. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mankato, KS, with military honors by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Visitation will be today from 5 – 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with the family receiving friends Tues. evening from 7-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Westview Homes “bench fund,” the ALS Association, or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Reward offered in theft from dying Kansas woman

Posted on January 3, 2014January 3, 2014

WICHITA (AP) — Police are looking for a man who was in a silver car near where a Wichita woman was robbed after she died at a fast-food restaurant.

Danielle Zimmerman died Dec. 29 after suffering a brain aneurysm while pulling into a Taco Bell, causing her truck to hit a speaker in the drive-through lane. Someone took her purse, phone and wedding ring before help arrived.

Wichita police said the restaurant’s manager saw a man get out of a silver car and apparently approach Zimmerman’s truck. By the time the manager got outside, the man was pulling out of the parking lot.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest in the case.

Police: Homeless man freezes under bridge

Posted on December 30, 2013December 30, 2013

WICHITA (AP) — Wichita police are investigating the death of a homeless man, who they say might have frozen to death under a bridge.

Police found the man’s body under the bridge Sunday afternoon after being called to check on his welfare. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s or 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The bridge is just south of Wichita’s Riverside park.

The coroner will determine the man’s cause of death but police say there were no obvious signs of trauma.