Reverend Phillip E. Sandbek, 84, of Bentonville, Arkansas, passed away March 12, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center of Benton County.
He was born October 11, 1922, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to the late John Sandbek and Alice Leaf Sandbek.
He graduated from Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, North Park Theological Seminary in 1952; received his Bachelors of Science in Education at State University College in Oneonta, New York, and a Masters of Divinity from Drew University School of Theology in Madison, New Jersey.
He served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1945 as a ball turret gunner on a B-17. He flew 30 missions over Germany.
He served as a minister to United Methodist Churches in Upstate New York, Long Island and in Brooklyn, New York. He served in Northport Michigan, Evangelical Covenant Church, East Northport Covenant Church, Treadwell United Methodist Church, Prattsville UMC, Roosevelt UMC, Grace UMC in Brooklyn, NY and Hauppauge UMC. After retiring to Arkansas in 1980, he served numerous church congregations in Arkansas, including Paragould, Highfill, Elm Springs, Oakley Chapel in Rogers, Pea Ridge, Gentry, Perryville, Russellville and the Bella Vista Wesleyan Church.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Willavene Shank Sandbek, whom he married April 14, 1946 in Baltimore, MD; one brother and wife, Vernon and Darline Sandbek; two daughters, Arlyce Suedel, a RN residing in Bentonville, AR; and Rebecca Sandbek-Gebbia, a special education teacher in Staten Island, New York, and husband, Philip Gebbia. He is also survived by grandchildren Jon Suedel and Ryan Suedel; and great grandchildren, Allison, Hunter, Blaine, Payton, Katie, Matthew, Timothy, Joshua, and Abby Rebecca.
Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Oakley Chapel United Methodist Church in Rogers with Rev. Jim Keith officiating.
Burial will be in Bella Vista Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oakley Chapel United Methodist Church or to Gideon’s International.
Arrangements by Rollins Funeral Home, Rogers. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas dated March 13, 2004
85 of Bella Vista, AR, passed away August 15, 2007 in Lowell, AR. Mr. Schlichter was born February 18, 1922 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Julius and Agnes Rykwski Schlichter. He served in the U.S. Army and was a retired supervisor of the Fairbank-Moorse. He is survived by his daughters Diana Hough of Grand Rapids, MI. and Mary Pohlmann of Lowell, AR; one son Mark Schlichter of Ocala, FL; sister Margaret Olsen of Rock, IL; 8 grandchildren. Cremation arrangements are by Benton County Funeral Home, in Rogers, AR.
Morning News June 11, 2009
ROGERS -- Jesse Smilie, 45, of Rogers died May 21, 2009. He was born in
Pittsburg, Kan., to Melvin and Sandra Smilie. He was a painter.
Survivors include two brothers, James R. Smilie of Inola, Okla., and
Melvin K. Smilie of Pittsburg; two stepchildren. A private service will
be held at a later date. Services are under the direction of Benton
County Memorial Park Funeral Home in Rogers
Morning News June 12, 2009
AVOCA -- James E. Smith, 68, of Avoca died June 11, 2009, at Northwest Medical
Center-Bentonville. He was born May 2, 1941, in Bear Creek, Ala., to
Oscar and Martha Kelly Smith. He worked in highway construction,
helping build U.S. 71. He enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his wife,
Maryann Smith; four sons, Richard Smith and wife Christine, and Anthony
Smith, all of Avoca, Jonathan Mack of Rogers and David Smith of the
home; three daughters, Denise Bohannon and husband Thomas of Highfill,
Rebecca Cofer and husband Roy of Lowell, and Janie Cornelius Vega and
husband Jose of Anderson, Mo.; a brother, Charlie Smith of Avoca; two
sisters, Marvene Cooley of Bella Vista and Arlene Junior of Avoca; many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Rollins Funeral Home in Rogers. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Little Flock Ward, in Rogers.
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas dated May 19, 2004
Morning News Sun Oct 2, 2005
BELLA VISTA -- John J. Steencken, 89, of Bella Vista died Oct. 1, 2005, at
Bentonville Manor. He was born March 11, 1916, in Baltimore, Md., to
Henry and Martha Mueller Steencken. He received his bachelor's
degree in ceramic engineering from the University of Illinois in 1938
and played football for the university. He was also a tennis and
bowling champion, demonstrating bowling on television in Kansas City in
the 1950s. He lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Missouri before moving to Bella Vista in 1973. His hobbies included
golf and model railroading. He was a charter member of Bella Vista Community
Church, where he sang in the choir. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor, in 1997. Survivors include
one daughter, Janet Sue Steencken of Springdale; a granddaughter; three
great-grandchildren; and a niece, Arlene Farrell of Bella Vista.
Memorial
services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Bella Vista Community
Church with Richard Lindman officiating. Burial will be in Bella Vista
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 969,
Rogers, 72757.
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas dated June 23, 2004
