Lester R. Schmidt
Jan 31, 2013
Lester Raphael Schmidt, 74, of Olpe, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor, after a long battle with heart disease. He was born December 27, 1938, west of Hartford, Kansas, one of ten children of Raphael Anthony “Ray” and Leona Eleanor (Haag) Schmidt. Lester grew up on the family farm and attended Twin Mound Rural School...
Richard J. Hart
Jan 29, 2013
Richard J. Hart, 73, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Cremation is planned, with a private family gathering at a later date. Richard James Hart, the son of George and Iva Parks Hart, was born on April 18, 1939 in Rosalia, Kansas. He married Hazel Glassburner on January 3, 1959...
Phillip L. Germann
Jan 27, 2013
Phillip L. Germann, 64, of Emporia, Kansas, died on January 27, 2013 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Phil was born on March 30, 1948 in Emporia, the son of Ray A. and Virginia F. Springman Germann. He married Linda Sue Heins on December 7, 1968 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. Surviving family members include: sons, Travis Germann, and...
Geraldine "Jerri" Pennington
Jan 26, 2013
“An Hour with Jerri," a memorial celebration of the life of Geraldine "Jerri" Pennington, who passed away in January, will be held Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 p.m. in Heath Recital Hall of Beach Music Hall on the Emporia State University campus. A reception in the Rotunda of Beach Music Hall will follow the memorial. Geraldine “Jerri” Pennington, 83, retired...
Roy L. Benjamin
Jan 26, 2013
Roy L. Benjamin, 74, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home in Emporia, Kansas, following a courageous battle with cancer. Roy was born November 23, 1938, at home in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Roy L. and Elva McCune Benjamin. Roy graduated from North High School in Wichita in 1956. He attended Wichita State University for one and a...
Jackie "Jack" L. Schrader
Jan 23, 2013
Jackie L. “Jack” Schrader, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the age of 75. Jackie was born on January 4, 1938 in Junction City, Kansas, the son of Harry Floyd and Oma Helen (Benton) Schrader. He and Jane Schneider were married at Maydale, Kansas (southeast of Olpe) on January 24, 1959. She...
Alfred "Al" K. Defoor
Jan 19, 2013
Alfred “Al” Kenneth Defoor, 84, of Emporia, Kansas, died on January 19, 2013 at his home in Emporia. Al was born on May 24, 1928 in Drasco, Arkansas, the oldest son of Birt J. and Martha Lois Bufford Defoor. He married Madine Schellhamer on September 23, 1951 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He is survived by: his wife; sons, Terry Defoor...
John R. Stine
Jan 18, 2013
John R. Stine, 83, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died on January 18, 2013 at Emeritus at Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. John was born on June 29, 1929 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, the son of Perle W. and Hazel M. Petty Stine. He is survived by: wife, Donna Randall of Eudora, Kansas; brothers, Jay P. Stine and wife Margie...
Sharron Lee Slider
Jan 17, 2013
Sharron Lee Slider, 64, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. Sharron was born November 11, 1948 at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth George and Elizabeth (Bergen) Holmes. She was raised by her mother, Elizabeth, and her adopted father, James M. Shepherd. Surviving family members includes her brother, Ray Shepherd and wife Bonnie...
Anna L. Lillian
Jan 16, 2013
Anna L. (Fish) Lillian, 82, of Emporia, Kansas, and formerly of Hartford, Kansas, passed away at Holiday Resort, Emporia, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Anna was born to Benjamin Franklin and Florence May (St. Bonnett) Fish on August 7, 1930 on a farm west of Neosho Rapids, Kansas. She married Arthur “Wayne” Lillian September 28, 1948. He passed away February...
Clara M. Baltz
Jan 14, 2013
Clara M. Baltz, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. She was 89. Clara M. Pittman was born at Bartlesville, Oklahoma on December 23, 1923, the daughter of Charles and Martha Pittman. She married Donald T. Baltz on February 18, 1967. He died July 10, 1986. Mrs. Baltz is survived: by her son, Sherman (Kristine)...
Helen Mae Rathke
Jan 14, 2013
Helen Mae Rathke, 86, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died on January 14, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society of Dodge City, Kansas. Helen was born on September 26, 1926 in Iuka, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Alta Helen Raymond Wright. Helen was raised on a farm located north of Kiowa, Kansas in Moore Township. She graduated from Medicine Lodge...
Ramona "Mona" Smith
Jan 13, 2013
Ramona “Mona” Smith, a resident of Emporia, Kansas, died at her home on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the age of 75. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held in the chapel of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, on Friday, December 18, 2013 at 1:30 P.M., conducted by Pastor Austin Rivera, First United Methodist Church, Emporia. Eastern Star Services...
Willa May Bufalo
Jan 6, 2013
Willa May (Turner) Bufalo, 74, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Sunday, January 6, 2013. Willa May Turner was born in Missouri on May 30, 1938, the daughter of Thomas George and Violet Bessie (Franklin) Turner. She married George Bufalo on November 21, 1958. He died June 8, 2009 at Emporia. Surviving family members include her three...
Evelyn Ruth Brunner
Jan 4, 2013
Evelyn Ruth (Janzen) Brunner died January 4, 2013 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. She was 89. The daughter of Henry P. and Susie (Reimer) Janzen, Evelyn was born April 15, 1923 in Newton, Kansas. On October 17, 1946, she married Ralph H. Brunner in Sacramento, California. Ralph died June 14, 2010; they were married 63 years. Other survivors include...
Dorothy Jean Woods
Jan 4, 2013
Dorothy Jean Roggli Woods of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, January 4, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 92. The daughter of Carl Frederick and Esther Glaus Roggli, Dorothy was born on July 1, 1920 in Decherd, Tennessee. She graduated from Franklin County High School, Decherd; Oklahoma College for Women, Chickasha, Oklahoma; and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mrs....
Ruth M. Lewis
Jan 3, 2013
Ruth M. Lewis, 90, of rural Emporia, Kansas, departed this life on January 3, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Ruth was born on February 7, 1922 at Youngstown in Marion County, Kansas, the daughter of Walter C. and Gladys M. Higgins Kaniper. She married Vernon M. Lewis on February 10, 1941 in Miller, Kansas. He died on November 25, 1995...
Marg Bayless
Jan 2, 2013
Marg Bayless died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor where she was a longtime resident. She was preceded in death by her husband, George M. Bayless, and their three children. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. The family will greet folks an hour before service time. Burial...
Cleve Cook
Jan 1, 2013
Cleve Cook passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Congregational Home in Brookfield, Wisconsin, where he lived with his wife Hildred. He was 100 years old and died just eight days prior to his 101st birthday. Cleve was a lifelong resident of the Emporia area, although he and Hildred have spent the last few years in Wisconsin near their...
Frank A. Mcclain
Dec 30, 2012
Frank A. McClain, 79, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Frank A. McClain was born August 24, 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Mack and Ethel (Finley) McClain. Frank came to Emporia in 1965. He was a trackman for the Santa Fe Railroad for 20 years until his retirement in...
