Shirley Faye Finke

Shirley Faye Finke, 85 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Chase County Care Center in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

Shirley was born June 15, 1937 in Virgil, Kansas the daughter of Albert Bryant and Faye Pearl (Shepherd) Meadows. She sold Home Interiors & Design. Shirley was a member of the Light House Baptist Church in Emporia, Emporia chapter of TOPS, Lyon County Historical Society and a volunteer at Newman Regional Health.

In 1957 Shirley married Loren Gentz in Virgil, Kansas and they later divorced. On July 16, 1968 she married Monty Finke in Eureka, Kansas. He died September 4, 1990. Shirley is survived by sons Russell Gentz and wife Darci of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Gentz and wife Karen of Emporia, daughters Kathy Schulz and husband Jon of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Kristy Rivers and husband Randy of Nokomis, Florida, sister Connie Schlotterbeck and husband Howard of Eureka, Kansas, grandchildren Logan Rivers, Kelsey Rivers, Brandon Gentz and wife Sierra, Kesston Gentz, and great-grandchildren Nevaeh Haney, Ellie Rivers, Lila Rivers and Ada Rivers. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and granddaughter Hillary Haney.

Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home in Emporia. Pastor Tim Tessen of the Lighthouse Baptist Church will be officiating. Inurnment will be in the Number 8 Cemetery in Madison, Kansas.

Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Hand-In-Hand Hospice and sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.