Bud B. Stanley
Jul 22, 2011
Longtime Emporia businessman, Bud B. Stanley, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home in Emporia, Kansas. He and his wife June owned and operated Stanley Jewelry in Emporia for 64 years, until his retirement in 2008. Bud B. Stanley, the son of Fred L. and Lura McRenolds Stanley, was bon November 30, 1920 in Plains, Kansas. He married...
Arlyne V. Fish
Jul 20, 2011
Arlyne V. Fish, 81 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Arlyne V. Hilfiker was born February 15, 1930 in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of Ruebin and Irene (Boden) Hilfiker. Arlyne graduated high school with honors, where she learned to speak French, Italian, and German. She was a trained opera singer and had recorded...
Robert "Bob" L. Bodkin
Jul 18, 2011
Robert L. “Bob” Bodkin, 73, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Monday, July 18, 2011. Robert was born August 10, 1937 in Manquoketa, Iowa, the son of LeRoy and Mildred (Houlahan) Bodkin. He married Aneta Nitcher in Des Moines, Iowa July 21, 1972. She survives. Other surviving family members include: son, Curtis Bodkin, Shawnee, Kansas; daughters,...
Dorothy E. Ludwig
Jul 18, 2011
Dorothy E. Ludwig, 80, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Dorothy Pinkston was born in Cedar Point, Kansas on April 29, 1921, the daughter of Ephraim and Frances (Hanselman) Pinkston. She married Elmer C. Ludwig at Elmdale, Kansas on August 5, 1941. He died December 24, 2000 in Emporia. Dorothy is survived by two sons, Mark A....
Michael A. Wedge
Jul 11, 2011
Michael A. Wedge, 63, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Michael Anne Bowers, the daughter of Howard and Ethel Fancher Bowers, was born October 9, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas. She was a homemaker. Surviving members of the family include one son, John Fuller of Emporia, Kansas; one daughter, April Wedge of...
Michael "Gundy" Thomas Van Gundy
Jul 10, 2011
Michael Thomas Van Gundy, 61, Emporia, Kansas, died at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, Kansas, on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Michael was born August 6, 1949 at Emporia, Kansas, the son of Stanley and Joan (Thomas) Van Gundy. He was married and later divorced. Mike is survived by his son, Brett Van Gundy, North Pole, Alaska; and sisters, Judy Adkins, Emporia,...
Nellie L. Siebenaler
Jul 8, 2011
Nellie L. Siebenaler, 70, of rural Madison, Kansas, died on July 8, 2011 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia, Kansas. Nellie L. Wilhite was born on September 22, 1940 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Louis and Edith V. (Taylor) Wihite. She married Gerald Siebenaler on April 28, 1962 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia, Kansas. He survives...
Pearl Jane Hughes
Jul 7, 2011
Pearl Jane Hughes, 59, Emporia, Kansas, died July 7, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Pearl Jane Berrong was born at McLeansboro, Illinois, on July 8, 1951, the daughter of Grover and Norma (Powell) Berrong. Surviving family members include: her longtime companion, Gary Potter, Emporia; sons, David Hughes, Burrton, Kansas, Michael Hughes, Emporia, and John Hughes, Halstead, Kansas;...
David Leroy Praeger Ii
Jul 5, 2011
David LeRoy Praeger II, Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in an accident west of Emporia on the Cottonwood River. He was 32. David was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on February 19, 1979, the son of David Prager I and Donna Jones. He married Jenna Hermman in 2007 at Topeka, Kansas, they were divorced. Surviving family members include: his...
Maurice "A.J." E. Fager, Jr.
Jul 3, 2011
Maurice E. “A.J.” Fager, Jr., 70, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia, Kansas. Maurice E. Fager, Jr. was born December 9, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Maurice Elsworth & Marjorie (Long) Fager. He was raised in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated from Topeka High School in 1961. He worked as...
Evelyn Gladys Walker
Jul 2, 2011
Evelyn Gladys Guernsey Walker of Eskridge, Kansas, and Los Gatos, California, passed away peacefully in her sleep July 2, 2011, at the age of 92. She was born on the family dairy farm near Cobleskill, New York, November 3, 1918. Her parents were Gladys (Earl) Guernsey and Grover Cleveland Guernsey. Evelyn’s mother, Gladys, died within days after childbirth in the...
Evelyn Alfreda Haag
Jun 29, 2011
Evelyn Alfreda Haag, of Olpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia, Kansas at the age of 95. Evelyn Alfreda Schultz was born July 11, 1915 in Maydale, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Anna (Knoll) Schultz. She married Nicholas Haag at the Maydale Catholic Church in Maydale, Kansas, on April 10, 1934. He died April...
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....
