Harold Lynn Zibell

Harold Lynn Zibell of Emporia, died on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia.  He was 80.

Harold was born on December 17, 1944, in Holton, Kansas, the son of Charles “Shannon” and Norma Arnold Zibell.  He married Elizabeth “Betty” Joyce Boutwell.  They later divorced.

He is survived by his daughters, Karen Rose Carl (Joe) of Americus, and Donna Marjorie Schumann (Dan) of Emporia; stepdaughter, Lorrie Whitten (Lynn) of Dawson, Nebraska; stepson, Mark Allen (Linda) Nelson of Shenandoah, Iowa; seven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and stepdaughter Virginia Lynn Nelson.

Harold after high school joined the United States Navy from 1962 to 1965 and was stationed in California.  He later returned to Kansas in 1967 and worked for the Holton Police Department, and Holton Transport and was a Volunteer Fireman.  He re-enlisted in the Army in 1984 and served in Fort Riley, Kansas until his retirement in 2009 as a Sergeant First Class.  He was also a Post Commander for the Lowry-Funston Post #1980 Veterans of Foreign Wars for a few years in Emporia.

Visitation will be Friday, January 31, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia.  Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Lowry-Funston Post #1980 Veterans of Foreign Wars.  Cremation will take place following the service with a private inurnment at a later date at the Veterans’ Cemetery at Ft. Riley in Manhattan, Kansas.  Memorial contributions to the Lowry-Funston Post #1980 Veterans of Foreign Wars can be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.