Ross H. Ludy
Mar 13, 2013
Ross H. Ludy, 85, of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Ross was born May 13, 1927 in Emporia, the son of John & Mable (Miller) Ludy. He was a farmer and a member of Flint Hills Christian Church in Emporia. Ross married Betty LaBrant at his sister’s home in Council Grove,...
Robert Hutchcroft
Mar 13, 2013
Robert Hutchcroft of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013. He was 63. Robert lived in Emporia and owned and operated Hutchcroft & Sons Welding. Cremation is planned, with a memorial service to be held at a later date. The family has the arrangements.
Ruth Brewington
Mar 13, 2013
Ruth Brewington, 100, Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Ruth Baird was born in Emporia on June 2, 1912, the daughter of Thomas E and Nina (Dukes) Baird. She married James R. Brewington at Emporia on October 23, 1938. He died February 11, 1991 in Emporia. She was preceded in death by her...
Scott Wade Tucker
Mar 12, 2013
Scott Wade Tucker, 45, of Rose Hill, Kansas, died March 12, 2013 while visiting the Philippines. Scott was born February 13, 1968 in Newton, Kansas, the son of John D. and Donna M. (Bazil) Tucker. Scott was a graduate of Rose Hill High School and had attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He worked as a Service Technician repairing copiers...
George D. Anderson
Mar 11, 2013
George D. Anderson, 88, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. George David Anderson, the son of David and O’Tillie Hagstrom Anderson, was born November 20, 1924 in McPherson, Kansas. He married Mary Ellen White in Miami, Oklahoma on July 23, 1958. She preceded him in death on August 15, 2004. Mr....
Reynol Rodriguez
Mar 10, 2013
Reynol Rodriguez, 69, a former resident of Emporia Rehabilitation Center, Emporia, died Sunday morning, March 10, 2013 at Burlington Lifecare Center, Burlington, Kansas. Mr. Rodriguez was formerly an employee of IBP, Emporia. Cremation is planned, with no services.
John F. Rossillon
Mar 7, 2013
John F. Rossillon, 75, Olpe, Kansas, died at his home on Thursday, March 7, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Rossillon was a retired businessman and investor. He was previously president of Great Plains Corporation in the 1980s, vice president of Becker Corporation in the 1970s and worked as a Marketing Manager for Brunswick Corporation in the 1960s....
Ralph Anthony Redeker
Mar 6, 2013
Ralph Anthony Redeker, 70, of Olpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Ralph was born May 19, 1942 in Olpe, Kansas the son of Joseph and Theresa (Scheve) Redeker. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Olpe High School. Ralph married Arlene Schneider on August 31, 1963 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church...
Elvira M. Wagner
Mar 5, 2013
Elvira M. Wagner, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, at the age of 74. Elvira M. Spealman was born July 13, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Dorotha F. (Strauss) Spealman. She married Leonard Wagner in Emporia on September 21, 1957. He survives of the home. Other...
Viola Maxine Miller
Mar 4, 2013
Viola Maxine Miller, 95, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Viola was born February 18, 1918 in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Milo and Hazel (Edmonds) Bathurst. She was a homemaker. Viola was a member of First Christian Church in Emporia, and active in several church groups. She also enjoyed square dancing and her...
Robert Clinton Whitaker
Mar 4, 2013
Robert Clinton Whitaker passed from this life on Monday, March 4, 2013. He was born on April 5, 1914 to Andy and Edna Nichols Whitaker of rural Dunlap, Kansas. He was one month short of his 99th birthday. Robert married his surviving wife, Velma Leeds, on March 3, 1946 at the Bushong United Methodist Church, Bushong, Kansas. Although quite ill...
Waylon Dean Schaefer
Mar 3, 2013
Waylon Dean Schaefer, treasured son of Hoyt and Amanda (Mayhew) Schaefer, and beloved brother of, Gracyn Mae of Emporia, Kansas, was born March 3, 2013 and met the eyes of Jesus that same day after struggling with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Waylon was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Ronald Dean Schaefer. Waylon is survived by his parents...
Robert "Bob" W. Rankin
Mar 2, 2013
Robert “Bob” W. Rankin, 68, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away March 2, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Bob was born on November 3, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Eugene Walker and Alberta Cannon Rankin. He received Bachelor of Science Degrees in both History and Library Science from Emporia State University. He is survived by a...
Betty A. Geiger
Mar 1, 2013
Betty A. Geiger, 86, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Betty Anne Lary, the daughter of William “Bill” and Mae (Morris) Lary, was born November 22, 1926 in Emporia. She joined the U.S. Army in 1954 and served in several countries all over the world. After leaving the military, she worked...
Laddie D. Stierwalt
Mar 1, 2013
Former Emporian, Laddie D. Stierwalt, passed away at his home in Derby, Kansas, Friday evening, March 1, 2013 at the age of 92. Laddie was born December 15, 1920 in Thayer County, Nebraska, the son of Bruce A. and Kitty J. (Shoup) Stierwalt. He married Leona V. Brooks in Emporia on October 27, 1946. She passed away July 30, 2009....
Tres Lu Peterson
Feb 27, 2013
Tres Lu Peterson, 56, of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his home. Tres was born January 6, 1957 in Denison, Iowa, the son of Robert & Marjorie (Marten) Peterson. Tres, was a longtime truck driver for Builders Choice in Emporia. He served in the US Army Reserve and was a member of the 129 Transportation Company out...
Donald A. Smith
Feb 27, 2013
Donald A. Smith, 76, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Donald Arthur Smith was born at Emporia, on June 11, 1936, the son of Charles Arthur and Byra Jo (Freeman) Smith. He married Mary Margaret Garland in Emporia on March 6, 1959. She passed away January 4, 2011. Surviving family members include: sons, Stephen (Danielle)...
Burris L. Smith
Feb 23, 2013
Burris L. Smith, 71, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at his home. Burris was born February 7, 1942 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Ray L. and Blanche (Burris) Smith. Burris is survived by: his sister, Mary Ann Kraft and husband Sam of Emporia; three nephews: Stephen Feldman, Alan Feldman and Douglas Feldman; and three nieces:...
Alvin "Pete" E. Maley
Feb 23, 2013
Alvin Edward “Pete” Maley, 90, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Pete was born December 10, 1922 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, the son of Frank J. and Clara E. (Cramer) Maley. Pete married Noveita “Nadine” Furgason in Garnett, Kansas on August 17, 1947. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: two...
James F. Harter
Feb 20, 2013
James F. Harter was the retired Vice President of International Education at Emporia State University, where he worked for over 40 years. He passed away in Emporia, Kansas on February 20th, 2013. He was 70. James was born in Bern, Kansas on January 22, 1943, the son of Sylvia and Howard Harter. Surviving James is his wife Dorine Dilak Harter....
