Former Phillips County resident Becky Rae Stuckman passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, KS at the age of 77.
She was born March 30, 1945, at the St. Anthony’s Hospital in Hays, KS the daughter of Ted and Helen (Ernst) Stuckman of Kirwin, KS. She attended grade school and graduated from Kirwin High School with the class of 1963. Following high school she attended Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina, KS, graduating in February 1964.
Becky accepted a job at the Beloit Hospital in Beloit, KS in their medical records department where she worked for a number of years. She then decided to answer an ad in a professional magazine for a Medical Record Department Head in Cedar Vale, KS. While there she was wiped out twice in tornadoes. She had always been terrified in storms, as Mother was, but surprisingly she stayed in Cedar Vale until she retired in 2016 and moved to West View Apartments in Phillipsburg, KS.
Becky enjoyed playing games, especially Gin Rummy when she was younger. She also enjoyed spending time in the kitchen. As a child she enjoyed making “Special” meals; such as, grape tapioca pudding for her family from a cook book for kids she received as a gift. Her mother strongly encouraged her, in all her cooking endeavors. She did become an excellent cook over the years. She assisted in the kitchen at the West View Apartments while she was there. Becky had many dogs over the years. She loved preparing special meals for them as well. Not one ever had hair on their bellies because they were so chubby it rubbed off on the carpet.
Becky was active in the Westview community. She assisted in the Westview kitchen, preparing and serving many meals over the years to not only residents, but the community.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a niece Keri Bremenkamp; cousin Mary Lou Ernst; and many aunts; uncles; other cousins; and her many dogs over the years.
She leaves to mourn her passing a sister Patricia Bremenkamp of Salina, KS; two nephews Gregory and Matthew Bremenkamp, both of Davenport, IA; four great nephews Noah, Logan, Mason, and Liam; along with a great niece Maddie; cousins Bob Ernst of Estes Park, CO, Jim Ernst of San Antonio, TX, Mark Merrill, Kathy Boroff, Kristi Dubbs all of Grand Island NE, and Cheri Sperling of Corpus Christi, TX.
Becky also leaves many friends and many memories for us to remember her by.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2022, in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Jay Brandon officiating. Services will be streamed live on the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel Facebook page. Burial will follow in the Kirwin Cemetery, Kirwin, KS.
Friends may sign the book from noon until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lynn Vice Companion Animal Continued Care Fund c/o the funeral chapel.