Phillipsburg resident Royce Ratliff passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2025, at the age of 78.

He was born on June 2, 1947, in Smith Center, Kansas, to his parents, Wayne and Pearl (Gutzman) Ratliff.

Royce was united in marriage to Connie (Olson) Ratliff on September 15, 1968, at the First Christian Church in Smith Center.

Royce is preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Pearl Ratliff; his brothers, Dean and Brian Ratliff; and his sisters, Diane Kern and Coleen Gale.

Janice Elaine Keller, 73, of Stockton, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. 

She was born on May 10, 1952, in Stockton, Kansas, to Jesse and Dorothy (Young) Hunt. In 1976, she married the love of her life, Kent A. Keller, in Stockton.

Janice grew up in rural Stockton and graduated from Stockton High School in 1970. Throughout her life, she worked for Osborne GT, Schult Mobile Homes, and later as a clerk at Webster’s Super Market.

A Celebration of Life for William Martin “Bill” Delaney, 68, will be held on Saturday, November 22, from 1-4 p.m. at 183 Lanes, 906 S. Cedar in Stockton, for friends and family.

Bill passed away on August 27, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. 

He was born on May 12, 1957, to Robert L. and Betty Ellen (Earl) Delaney.

He grew up in Woodston and graduated from Stockton High School in 1975.