Ronald J. Ross
Nov 28, 2011
Ronald J. Ross, son of the late Mazie (Williams) and Irvin Ross, died peacefully in Venice, Florida on November 28, 2011. He suffered a stroke November 20, 2011. Ron was born in Haviland, Kansas, December 7, 1928. He attended Haviland Grade School and Friends Bible College/Academy. After marrying the late Norma Jeanne Ross (Smith), they lived in Haviland, Kansas operating...
John F. Petersen
Nov 26, 2011
John F. Petersen, 74, of Emporia, Kansas, died on November 26, 2011 at his home in Emporia. John was born on November 29, 1936 in Emporia, the son of Earl H. and Virginia F. Kyle Petersen. He married Roberta A. Roberts on August 21, 1955 in Emporia. She died on November 6, 2006 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son,...
Angela Carlene Austin
Nov 23, 2011
Angela Carlene Austin, Emporia, Kansas, died November 23, 2011 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. She was 47. Angela Carlene Jones was born at Emporia, Kansas on July 30, 1964, the daughter of Theran H. and Carole A. (Livingston) Jones. She married Brian K. Austin in 1987. He survives of Grand Junction, Colorado. Other surviving family members include her mother, Carole...
Jerry J. Johnson
Nov 23, 2011
Jerry J. Johnson, 51, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and formerly of Emporia, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011, as a result of a traffic accident. Jerry Johnson, the son of Glenn Edward and Lois Florine Galutia Johnson, was born March 14, 1960 in Emporia, Kansas. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1978 and was a fork lift operator...
Henry James Dick, Jr. M.D.
Nov 21, 2011
Henry James Dick, Jr. M.D., Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, November 21, 2011 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. He was 84. Henry J. Dick, Jr. was born September 3, 1927 at Emporia, the son of Henry J. and Blanche L. (Grandpre) Dick. He married Elizabeth Bishop in 1954, they later divorced. Surviving family members include his sons, John Dick, of Yates Center,...
Rowan Lee Hoeme
Nov 18, 2011
Rowan Lee Hoeme, Emporia, Kansas, died at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, on Friday, November 18, 2011. He was 60. Mr. Hoeme was born at Pratt, Kansas on August 18, 1951, the son of Donald and Peggy Jo (Oller) Hoeme. He married Kathy Lynn Williams July 7, 1999 at Emporia. She survives of the home. He is also survived by...
Arthur Rathke, Jr.
Nov 16, 2011
Arthur Rathke, Jr., 87, of Emporia, Kansas, and formerly of rural Olpe, Kansas, died on November 16, 2011 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Arthur was born October 23, 1924 on the family homestead south of Olpe, the son of Arthur F. Sr. and Irmyle Pauline Paige Rathke. He married Ruth W. Homewood and later divorced. He then married Lillian I....
Helen Elizabeth Waters
Nov 16, 2011
Helen Elizabeth Waters, 89, died November 16, 2011 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. Helen Elizabeth Rude was born December 3, 1921 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of John Randolf & Rena (Meek) Rude, Sr. Helen married Harry J. Waters in Marshalltown, Iowa on January 25, 1945. He died February 12, 2008 in Emporia. Helen moved to Emporia in 1954....
Betty Jewel Worcester
Nov 10, 2011
Betty J. Worcester, 89, of Lebo, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 in Emporia. Betty Jewel Hollar, the daughter of Golden and Priscilla (Grimmett) Hollar, was born December 1, 1921 in Emporia. She married Robert Worcester on September 14, 1942 in Bastrop, Texas. He preceded her in death on March 3, 2003. Surviving members...
Darrell Dean Meyer
Nov 7, 2011
Darrell Dean Meyer, rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, November 7, 2011. He was 69. Darrell was born November 16, 1941 at Paullina, Iowa, the son of Elvert and Irene (Meyer) Meyer. He married Ileen Lynelle Strand at Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, Kansas, on January 29, 1965. She survives of the home. Other surviving family members...
Linda May Trayford
Nov 4, 2011
Linda May Trayford, 61, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Linda May Hamill was born at Longview, Washington on January 1, 1950, the daughter of Rex and Zella (Cummings) Hamill. She married Larry Trayford at Emporia, Kansas on October 20, 1984. He survives of the home. Mrs. Trayford is survived by her husband;...
Hugh Joseph O'Reilly, Sr.
Nov 2, 2011
Hugh J. O’Reilly Sr. “Nubby” passed away peacefully on the morning of November 2, 2011 at his home in La Quinta CA. He was 75 years old. He was born at St. Mary’s hospital in Emporia, Kansas on July 20, 1936 to parents Harry and Esther O’Reilly of Strong City. Hugh was the youngest of three boys, Henry Charles of...
Donald Gene Rosenboom
Oct 29, 2011
Donald Gene Rosenboom, 83, of Emporia, Kansas, died on October 29, 2011 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Don was born on August 3, 1928 in Okabena, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Reka Doyen Rosenboom. He married Tennice Toleff in 1946 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, they later divorced. He later married Margaret “Peggy” Ingles on September 29, 1964...
Raye Lucille Bates
Oct 28, 2011
Raye Lucille Bates, 99, Emporia, Kansas, died at Emporia Presbyterian Manor Friday morning, October 28, 2011. Raye Lucille Gilbert was born in Grandview Township, Morris County, Kansas, on April 15, 1912, the daughter of Cecil and Gladys Eubank Gilbert. She married Alfred L. Bates at Council Grove, Kansas on June 7, 1930. He died December 4, 1978. She is preceded...
Mack Yenzer
Oct 27, 2011
Mack Yenzer (93) of Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Saffordville, Kansas, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Mack Yenzer, son of Seward and Margaret Wilson Yenzer, was born January 22, 1918 in Saffordville. He married Leona M. Payton on April 6, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas. She preceded him in death on July 19, 2003. He...
Marjorie Ann Arndt
Oct 26, 2011
Marjorie Ann Arndt, 84, of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Marjorie Ann Burden was born February 22, 1927 in Emporia, the daughter of Clifford and Primrose (Jones) Burden. Marjorie was a graduate of Emporia High School and worked as a bookkeeper at J.C. Penney’s, Westamerica Securities and Didde Graphics, all in Emporia. Marjorie married...
Tom Wilson
Oct 26, 2011
Tom Wilson, 66, of Emporia, Kansas, died on October 26, 2011 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Tom was born on August 25, 1945 in Widen, West Virginia, the son of Daniel Thomas and Maycil Hunt Wilson. He married Linda S. Mercer on February 2, 1974 at First Friends Church in Emporia. She survives of the home. Other survivors...
Eleanor Emma Brown
Oct 22, 2011
Eleanor Emma Nuessen Brown was born September 21, 1916 at Olpe, Kansas and died October 22, 2011 in Presbyterian Manor, Emporia, Kansas. She was the daughter of Barbara Brown Nuessen & J. Herman Nuessen. She married Seraphin “Sam” J. Brown January 25, 1943 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, where they were members for 30 years. They moved to Emporia,...
Ingeborg May
Oct 21, 2011
Ingeborg May, 72, Emporia, Kansas, passed away October 21, 2011, at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas Ingeborg Martin was born April 17, 1939 at Freiburg, Germany, the daughter of Fritz and Anna Rüde Martin. She married Karlton Mac May at Wolfgang, Germany, December 12, 1963. He died September 13, 1997 at Topeka, Kansas. Surviving family members include a daughter,...
Norma Jeanne Ross, Ph.D.
Oct 20, 2011
Norma Jeanne Ross, Ph. D., daughter of the late Cathryn (Bailey) and Ralph Smith died peacefully in Sarasota, Florida on October 20, 2011. She was diagnosed with melanoma cancer earlier this year. Norma was born in Emporia, Kansas, April 18, 1928. She attended Emporia Grade School, Friends Haviland Academy, Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University. After marrying Ronald...
