Alexander Doban
Sep 25, 2013
Alexander Doban, 85, of Camden, Maine, passed away September 25, 2013. Born in Manville, New Jersey on May 1, 1928, he was at son of Gabor and Mary Doban. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Army in Korea with Co. B 131st Infantry Regiment. He then joined friends to attend Kansas State College in Emporia, Kansas,...
Ruth E. Hughes
Sep 19, 2013
Ruth E. Hughes, 97, longtime resident of Emporia, Kansas, went home to her Heavenly Father on September 19, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, with son, John and daughter, Janet at her side. Ruth was born in Beloit, Kansas, on February 9, 1916, to John and Margaret McCall. After graduating from Beloit High School, Ruth moved to Emporia to attend the...
Frederick Charles Miller
Sep 16, 2013
Frederick Charles Miller, 75, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Fred was born on September 7, 1938 near Home, Kansas, the son of Emil Lew and Lena Matilda Moser Miller. He graduated from Marysville High School in 1956, Baker University in 1962, and Emporia State University in 1966. He married Jean Carol...
Rick Lee Harris
Sep 16, 2013
Rick Lee Harris, 57, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at his home in Grapevine, Texas. Rick Lee Harris, the son of John and Helen Harris, was born January 10, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas. He married Alicia Gerleman, and later divorced. His longtime companion, Michelle Brandt, survives of the home. Other surviving members of the family include:...
Rena J. Smith
Sep 15, 2013
Rena J. Smith, 80, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Rena Jeraldine Slack, the daughter of Clarence and Thelma Cunningham Slack, was born October 25, 1932 in Americus, Kansas. She married Charles Smith on August 24, 1961 in Emporia. He survives of the home. Other surviving members of the Family include: one...
Sarah "Sally" Ann Hahn
Sep 15, 2013
Sarah “Sally” Ann Hahn, 75, of Overland Park, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, passed into her heavenly home Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. Sally was born on October 18, 1937 in Emporia, the daughter of Fred J. and Margaret Shafer O’Brien. She married Ralph J. Hahn on May 29, 1960 at Sacred Heart Catholic...
William "Bill" Ray Haag
Sep 14, 2013
William “Bill” Ray Haag, 68, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Bill was born August 14, 1945 in Emporia, the son of Nicholas and Evelyn Schultz Haag. He was raised on a farm outside of Olpe, Kansas, and attended Olpe High School, where he played baseball and football and graduated from there in...
Betty J. Albin
Sep 13, 2013
Betty J. Albin, 87, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Friday, September 13, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. Betty was born on July 28, 1926 in Emporia, the daughter of Joseph C. and Lora V. Metcalfe Suddock. She married Wayne E. Albin on April 7, 1947 in Topeka, Kansas. He died on March 13, 2002 in Emporia. She is...
Bonnie Lee Belt
Sep 10, 2013
Bonnie Lee Belt, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, died at her home on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Bonnie was born on November 8, 1934 in Emporia, the daughter of Walter and Wreatha Killion Cole. She married Glenn Leroy Belt on May 6, 1954 in Council Grove, Kansas. He survives of the home. Other survivors include: her son, Mike Belt and wife...
Dolly J. Clopton
Sep 7, 2013
Dolly J. Clopton, 82, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Dolly J. Barton was born May 17, 1931 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Fred F. and Florence E. (McCracken) Barton. She was a graduate of Labette County High School. Dolly was a homemaker and also worked outside the home...
Esther Louise Taber
Sep 2, 2013
Esther Louise Taber, 88, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Monday, September 2, 2013 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Esther was born on December 18, 1924 in Forsythe, Missouri, the daughter of John Wesley “Blackie” and Margaret Josephine Brown Smith. She married Roy Taber on August 29, 1946 in Lyndon, Kansas. He died on December 29, 1992 in Reading, Kansas....
Jackie D. Siebenaler
Sep 1, 2013
Jackie D. Siebenaler, 74, of Olpe, Kansas, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas. Jackie Darlene Mitchell the daughter of John “Jack” and Opal Wagner Mitchell, was born July 5, 1939 in Elkhart, Kansas. She married Jim Siebenaler on February 2, 1957 in Elkhart. She worked at several businesses in Emporia, retiring from Country Kitchen....
Naomi Snyder
Sep 1, 2013
Naomi Dickson Snyder, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior, September 1, 2013, at her home in Emporia, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family. Naomi was the youngest of six children, born on November 17, 1925 to Matthew and Elizabeth Dickson, in Admire Kansas. Naomi graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science...
Paul George Aufleger
Aug 30, 2013
Paul George Aufleger, 95, of Emporia, Kansas died on Friday, August 30, 2013 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Paul was born on August 12, 1918 in Olpe, Kansas, the son of John and Catherine Resneder Aufleger. He married Ethal Sill on February 14, 1941 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. They were married 75 years. She survives of the...
Thomas Jerald Knight
Aug 29, 2013
Thomas Jerald Knight, 81, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center. Thomas was born on September 2, 1931 in West Carrollton, Ohio, the son of Thomas Lincoln and Anna Lee Knight. He married Marilyn Johnson and later divorced. He then married Maxine Whitaker on June 11, 1984 in Denver, Colorado. She survives at...
Santos Quirarte
Aug 29, 2013
Santos Quirarte, 92, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his home in Emporia, Kansas. Santos was born in Caney, Kansas on July 12, 1921, the son of Dionicio and Hilaria Padilla-Quirarte. Santos attended school in Strong City, Kansas. He was drafted into the military and served on active duty from 1942 to 1945. He received four bronze stars...
Ward Gasche
Aug 28, 2013
Ward Gasche, 88, of Olpe, Kansas, went to be with his Heavenly Father on August 28, 2013. Ward was born in Hartford, Kansas, on May 4, 1925 to Grover and Flora (McDonald) Gasche. He graduated from Lamont (Kansas) High School in 1943. He worked in agriculture his entire life. He married Eileen (Geiger) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia,...
R. Dean Grisell
Aug 22, 2013
R. Dean Grisell, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Heart Institute, Saint Luke’s Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. He was 83. R. Dean Grisell was born in Emporia on December 6, 1929, the son of Al and Muriel (Hindman) Grisell. He married Frances Jacobs at the First Christian Church, Emporia, on April 2, 1950. Rev. Leroy Hay...
Robert "Pete" Lee Peterson
Aug 22, 2013
Robert “Pete” Lee Peterson, 88, of Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his home. Robert Lee Peterson was born May 11, 1925 in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Thorvald and Harriet (Petersen) Peterson. Robert was a masonry contractor, and owned and operated his own business. He was a member of the Ball-McColm Post #5, American Legion, Emporia, and...
Robert Michael Grove
Aug 22, 2013
Robert Michael Grove, 61 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his home. Robert Michael Grove was born September 24, 1951 in Elkhart, Indiana the son of John & Wilma (Griffin) Grove. Robert was a Nurse Anesthetist at Newman Regional Health in Emporia for 10 years of his 35 year career. He retired a year ago due to...
