Obituary Listing

May 11, 2024

Brian Eugene Miller passed away on May 11, 2024, at his home.  He was 61 years old.  Brian, the son of Larry and Sylvia (Erpelding) Miller of Olpe, Kansas was born on July 18, 1962, in Emporia, Kansas.  Brian was the oldest of four and grew up in Olpe, Kansas and attended St. Joseph Catholic school, Flint Hills Tech...

May 9, 2024

Curtis M. Rhoades of Emporia, born on January 26, 1919, passed away on May 9, 2024, at Homestead of Emporia. He was 105. Mr. Rhoades was the fifth of seven children born in Ashland, Kansas, to Era and Anne Rhoades and the first of the children to be born in a hospital and not on the family...

May 4, 2024

Peter Michael Soetaert of Honolulu, Hawaii died on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  He was 48.

Peter was born on April 8, 1976, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Sharon Charlton Soetaert.

He is survived by his sons, Ian Yohan Soetaert and Isaac Joseph Soetaert, Honolulu, parents, Thomas...

May 3, 2024

Alfredo R. Rodriguez of Emporia, Kansas, died May 3, 2024, at Olathe Hospice House. He was 83 years old.

Alfredo was born on March 28, 1941, in Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Jose and Marina Rodriguez. He married Diane Rodriguez on October 4, 1969, in California. She survives of the home. While living in California, he worked...

Apr 30, 2024

John Edward Roberts, of Emporia, Kansas, died April 30, 2024, at home. He was 69 years old.

John was born in Olathe, Kansas, on October 9, 1954, the son of Marvin Roberts and Velma Eileen (Kellerman) Camfield. He married Cathy L. Coop on December 6, 1986, in Emporia Kansas. She passed on October 16, 2023.

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Apr 29, 2024

Marylee (Kiene) Phillips of Emporia passed away Monday, April 29, 2024. She was 92.

Born in St. Mary’s Hospital in Emporia on Oct. 15, 1931, she was the daughter of Frank Anton Kiene and Gertrude Cecilia (Hughes) Kiene. Her parents and her brother, Francis Anthony Kiene, preceded her in death.

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Apr 24, 2024

Marjorie Lee Horton passed away on April 24, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 89 years old.

Marjorie was born on August 28, 1934, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Robert E. Lee and Lucile (Crumley) Hubbard. She married Ray Kenneth Horton at First Methodist Church in Emporia, Kansas, on September 6, 1953. He passed on July...

Apr 21, 2024

Eileen Thornton of Emporia died on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at her home in rural Hartford.  She was 88.

Eileen was born on February 26, 1936, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Della Johns Cannon.  She married Noble Thornton on May 24, 1957, in Emporia, Kansas.  He died on April 27,...

Apr 20, 2024

Gerald L. Witten, 94, died April 20, 2024 at Lexington Park Health and Rehab of Topeka, KS.

Gerald was born May 12, 1929 on the family farm north of Jamesport, MO to Vernie E. Witten and Zola (Ridge) Witten.

Gerald graduated from Trenton High School in Trenton, MO in...

Apr 16, 2024

Gena Catherine Hoover of Emporia died on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home.  She was 79.

Cathy was born on February 1, 1945, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Ervin Franklin and Lorraine Evely Schesser Weber.

Surviving family members include sons, Randall Scott Smith of Emporia, Richard...

Apr 13, 2024

Mary Ellen Sutton, Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, April 13, 2024 at home. She was 75 years old.

Mary was born on April 26, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Alfonso A. and Consuelo (Torres) Luna. She attended school at Briarcliff College in Iowa, and Emporia State University. After graduating, she entered a Franciscan community from 1969-1970....

Mar 26, 2024

Brenda Janell Magathan Arndt of Emporia, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.  She was 66.

Janell was born on November 24, 1957, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Nelson and Jane Marie Rich Magathan.  She married Tony May and they later divorced.  Janell married Myles Arndt, Sr. on...

Mar 25, 2024

Marvin Joseph Schmidt, rural Hartford, Kansas, died Monday, March 25, 2024, at Newman Regional Hospital, Emporia, Kansas. He was 92 years old.

Marvin was born on March 27, 1931, the son of Norbert and Loretta (Waechter) Schmidt in rural Olpe, Kansas. He attended high school at St. Joseph High School in Olpe, Kansas. Marvin married Marilea Krueger...

Mar 25, 2024

Juan De Dios Landeros of Emporia, died on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.  He was 70. Juan was born on March 8, 1954, in Pharr, Texas, the son of Marcelino and Maria Ventura Cortez Landeros.  He married Teresa De La Cruz in 1969 in Edinburg, Texas. Surviving family members include his wife Teresa of the...

Mar 20, 2024

Dwight Otis Metcalf also known as ‘De-White’ or ‘The Chief’, of Emporia, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home.  He was 76.

Born on August 12, 1947, in Breckenridge, Colorado, the family relocated to Fort Scott, KS.  After high school he proudly served in the US Navy.  He graduated from...

Mar 19, 2024

Johnny Joe Christopher, Emporia, Kansas, passed away March 19, 2024, at Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia. He was 73 years old.

Johnny was born on April 5, 1950, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Llewelyn D. and Ruby Dora (Lassley) Christopher. He enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served from 1969-1973, where he...

Mar 18, 2024

Michael Alan Siebenaler of Americus, Kansas, died on Monday, March 18, 2024, in Emporia.  He was 60.

Mike was born on March 27, 1963, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Gerald and Nellie Wilhite Siebenaler.  He married Carol Horst but they later divorced.  He later married Wanda Dains on December 21, 2009, in Emporia, Kansas.  She survives....

Mar 18, 2024

Gary Epley of rural Emporia passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his home. He was 79 years old.

Gary was born on May 20, 1944, in Kingman, Kansas, to Robert L. and Pauline (Carlburg) Epley. He married Kathleen Wisehart on June 20, 1965, in Enid, Oklahoma. They moved to Emporia in 1974. Kathleen survives of the...

Mar 16, 2024

Ronald Lorenz Douglas of Emporia died Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor.  He was 75.

Ron was born on March 12, 1949, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Keith and Doris Nielsen Douglas. He married the love of his life Becky Marin on August 15, 1981, at the First Christian Church in Emporia.  She survives....

Mar 11, 2024

Felicitas “Phyllis” Alvarado of Emporia passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  She was 91.

Phyllis was born on May 21, 1932, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Modesto and Juana Rodriguez Tavares.  She married Patricio Alvarado at St. Catherine’s Catholic...