Louis J. Heins, Sr.
Jun 28, 2011
Louis J. Heins, Sr., Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the age of 92. Louis J. Heins was born in Emporia, Kansas on June 25, 1919, the son of John C. and Dorothy Wessel Heins. He married Esther Wombolt at Olympia, Washington on March 24, 1943. She died December 5, 2006. Surviving family members...
Lucille M. Cannon
Jun 27, 2011
Lucille M. Cannon, Emporia, Kansas, died at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia on Monday, June 27, 2011 at the age of 91. Lucille M. Woehlert was born in Emporia, Kansas on October 23, 1919, the daughter of William and Lucy Ogliaro Woehlert. She married Joe Cannon on June 22, 1969 in Pittsburg, Kansas. He died March 1, 2002. Surviving family...
Evelyn L. Caruthers
Jun 27, 2011
Evelyn L. Caruthers, 87, of Emporia, Kansas, died on June 27, 2011 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Evelyn was born on March 1, 1924 in Appleton City, Missouri the daughter of Walter A and Lula Grace (Purvis) Ison. She married Ray Andrew Caruthers on May 18, 1941 in Lamar, Missouri. He died on December 21, 1984 in Fayetteville,...
Christina Marie Hutchinson
Jun 26, 2011
Christina Marie Keith Hutchinson (79) passed away June 26, 2011, in Emporia, Kansas. Christina Marie Keith was born June 27, 1931, at Strawn, Kansas, the daughter of Daniel Franklin Keith and Viola Blanche (Watts) Keith. Christina graduated from Strawn High School in 1948. She attended Emporia State University, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She taught in...
Irene Reichardt
Jun 26, 2011
Irene Reichardt, 87, died on June 26, 2011 at Bickford of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. Irene was born on December 18, 1923 in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Roscoe G. and Chyuma K. (Higgins) Emley. She married Harold W. Reichardt on February 3, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on September 16, 1986 in Emporia, Kansas. Survivors include:...
Mabel Florence Stevenson Henry
Jun 22, 2011
Mabel Stevenson Henry, 99, of Emporia, passed away on June 22, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Henry was a loving, compassionate person who was fondly regarded by those who knew her. Even in her upper nineties, she retained a bright, clear mind and an interesting personality. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Mrs. Henry was born...
Edward John Mckernan Iii
Jun 21, 2011
Edward John McKernan III, rural Admire, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the age of 74. Edward John McKernan III was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 17, 1936, the son of Edward J. (Jr.) and Blanche Phenicie McKernan. He married Doris Ann Yockey June 13, 1959. She survives of the home. Surviving family members...
Thomas "T.G." George Humphreys
Jun 20, 2011
Thomas George “T.G.” Humphreys, 64, of Emporia, Kansas, died on June 20, 2011 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Tom was born on January 8, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Griffith G. “Junior.” and Hanna M. (Schaefer) Humphreys. He married Sandra Bishop on January 20, 1968 at the First Christian Church in Emporia, Kansas. She survives of the home....
Helen B. Bowman
Jun 20, 2011
Helen Gilligan Bowman, 91, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Sterling House in Emporia. She was born November 20, 1919 at Olpe, Kansas, the sixth child of 13 children born to William P. and Katherine (Haag) Miller. She attended school at Olpe and Maydale. She married Bernard Gilligan at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, Kansas, on June...
Helen Kathleen Stucky Hansen
Jun 12, 2011
Helen Stucky Hansen, age 98, died on June 12, 2011, in Gretna, NE. She was born Helen Kathleen Zuhars on December 6, 1912 in Peabody, Kansas. Helen and her brother, Harold, and their parents, Alfred and Ruby Zuhars, lived in rural Marion County. After graduating from Peabody High School in 1932, Helen earned a teaching certificate from Kansas State Teachers...
Everett L. Marsh
Jun 12, 2011
Everett L. Marsh, 66, of Melvern, Kansas died on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Everett was born on June 6, 1945 in La Junta, Colorado, the son of John Henry and Delphia (Hollman) Marsh. He married Rose Yeakly in June 6, 1965 in Emporia, Kansas, but later divorced. He then married Shirley Roush on...
Russell Guilfoil
Jun 11, 2011
Russell Guilfoil, 96, of Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Eskridge, Kansas, died on June 11, 2011 at his home. He was born on September 28, 1914, south of Eskridge, the son of Leslie Thorn and Valora Maud (Piper) Guilfoil. He graduated from Eskridge High School in 1931. He later married Myrtle Griffith. She died in 1995. Russ is survived by: his...
Norma Jean Bastin
Jun 8, 2011
Norma Jean Bastin, 74, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at her home. Norma Jean Dawson, the daughter of Bert and Fannie (Nay) Dawson, was born November 28, 1936 in Clements, Kansas. She married J. Wayne Bastin on January 21, 1955 in Clements. He survives of the home. Other survivors include: two sons, Craig Bastin and his...
Clifton Hull, Jr.
Jun 6, 2011
Clifton Hull, Jr., 86, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at his home. Clifton Hull, Jr. was born in Corcoran, California, on June 28, 1924, the son of Clifton George and Anna May (Dresen) Hull. He married June E. Kline on October 5, 1950 at Dodge City, Kansas. She survives of the home. Other surviving family members include:...
Bessie Belle Phillips Edmiston
Jun 6, 2011
Bessie Belle Phillips Edmiston (95) of Americus, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Bessie B. Brewer, the daughter of Guy and Elda Ethel (Blossom) Brewer, was born December 2, 1915 at Baudette, Minnesota. She married Willard L. Phillips on March 6, 1937 in Marion, Kansas. He died February 21, 1985. She later...
Kay Lorraine Bowers
Jun 4, 2011
Kay L. Bowers, Emporia, Kansas, died at her home on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the age of 75. Kay Lorraine Bates was born at Emporia, Kansas on December 3, 1935, the daughter of Alfred Lorraine and Raye Lucille (Gilbert) Bates. She married Ronald S. Thomas, whom she later divorced. On October 30, 1971, she married Martin J. “Jerry” Bowers....
Florence M. Evans
May 29, 2011
Mrs. Florence M. Evans, 95, of Emporia, Kansas, and formerly of Americus, Kansas, died on May 29, 2011 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Florence McCullough, the daughter of Edgar and Ida A. Grieder McCullough, was born June 30, 1915 near Olpe, Kansas. She married John A. Evans on September 5, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas. She is survived by:...
Linda "Sue" Rogers
May 28, 2011
Sue Rogers (71) of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Linda Sue Smith, the daughter of William “Bill” and Hazel Marie Pearson Smith, was born on November 17, 1939 in Emporia, Kansas. She married Lloyd “Bill” Rogers at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Emporia, Kansas on June 26, 1960. He survives of the...
Sarah Janell Holt
May 28, 2011
Janell Holt (46) of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was formerly an Emporia resident. Sarah Janell Nix, the daughter of Robert “Bob” and Jeanie Dougherty Nix, was born May 20, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas. She married Bruce E. Holt September 15, 2001 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He survives of...
Shirley Ann Bannon
May 27, 2011
Shirley A. Bannon (75) of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Shirley Ann Friesen, the daughter of David & Adina (Schmidt) Friesen, was born June 12, 1935 on the family farm in rural Newton, Kansas. She married John Bannon on January 22, 1955 in Newton. He survives of the home. She is...
