William "Bill" A. Long
Dec 15, 2010
William A. “Bill” Long, Columbia, South Carolina, died at his home on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. He was 63. William A. Long was born at Halstead, Kansas on December 28, 1946, the son of Melvin A “Shorty” and Delores E. (Ehler) Long. He married, and later divorced, Inez Davis Long. Surviving family members include: his mother, Delores, of Emporia, Kansas;...
Leslie Deweese
Dec 14, 2010
Leslie DeWeese, 77, Ottawa, and a former resident of Rantoul and Americus, Kansas, died at his home in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Leslie DeWeese was born April 2, 1933 on the family farm in Americus, Kansas, the son of Warren Dewey and Bertha E. (Klemm) DeWeese. Surviving family members include: his brother, Carl DeWeese, Americus, Kansas; seven nieces...
Sherry Ann Harris
Dec 14, 2010
Sherry Ann Harris, 56, of Hamilton, Kansas died on December 14, 2010 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas. Sherry Ann Mathena was born on March 5, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Donald and Marian Turpin Mathena. She married Marvin Harris on September 20, 1971 in Emporia, Kansas. He survives of the home. Sherry is also survived...
Edwin E. Moran
Dec 11, 2010
Edwin E. Moran (82) of Olpe died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at his home. Edwin E. Moran, the son of Edwin W. and Ruth (Emrick) Moran, was born on January 31, 1928 near Hamilton, KS. His family moved to the Olpe Community in 1936, and he resided there until his death. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1946, and...
Donald F. Haag
Dec 11, 2010
Donald F. Haag (83) of Olpe died Sat. Dec. 11, 2010 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Donald F. Haag, the son of John A. and Irma Striegel Haag, was born on Aug. 4, 1927 in Olpe. He is survived by: seven sisters, Phyllis (John) Wilson, Marilyn Allen, and Wilma (John) Flattery all of Wichita, Margaret Haag of...
Ruby Marguerite Stockton
Dec 6, 2010
Ruby Marguerite Stockton, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday night, December 6, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. She was 87. Ruby Marguerite Ambrose was born at Russellville, Missouri on April 27, 1923, the daughter of John F. and Blanche V. (Leslie) Ambrose. She married Robert D. Stockton at Jefferson City, Missouri on May 19, 1945. He survives....
Jason Allen Jenkins
Dec 4, 2010
Jason Allen Jenkins, 40, of Neosho Rapids, Kansas, died December 4, 2010 from injuries he sustained in a boating accident while duck hunting at John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County. Jason Allen Jenkins was born on April 24, 1970 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Ronald & Sandra (Lyon) Jenkins. Jason married Shelley Yeager on June 14, 1997 at Neosho...
Jeremy Gene Jenkins
Dec 4, 2010
Jeremy Gene Jenkins, 11, of Neosho Rapids, Kansas, is presumed dead after a boating accident while duck hunting at John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County, KS, December 4, 2010. Jeremy Gene Jenkins was born November 16, 1999 in Burlington, Kansas, the son of Jason & Shelley (Yeager) Jenkins. Jeremy was a fifth-grader at Neosho Rapids Grade School in Neosho Rapids,...
Leona Adaline Roach
Dec 4, 2010
Leona Adaline Roach, Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday morning, December 4, 2010 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 84. Leona Adaline Conner was born at Ericson, Nebraska on June 17, 1926, the daughter of Forest Milo and Mohida M. (Yost) Conner. She married Charles W. Roach at Hutchinson, Kansas on July 23, 1945. He died October 29, 2009. Surviving family...
Clinton Calvin Dean Yeager
Dec 4, 2010
Clinton Calvin Dean Yeager, 22, of Neosho Rapids, Kansas, died December 4, 2010 from injuries he sustained in a boating accident while duck hunting at John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County, Kansas. Clinton Calvin Dean Yeager was born on May 30, 1988 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Calvin & Patricia (Colglazier) Yeager. Clint graduated from Hartford High School and...
Francis "Shorty" Richard Kehres
Dec 2, 2010
Francis Richard “Shorty” Kehres, 88, Olpe, Kansas, died at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Francis Richard Kehres was born in Maydale, Kansas on December 7, 1921, the son of Joseph and Mary (Scheve) Kehres. He married Patricia Matheis at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, Kansas on May 26, 1962. She survives. Other surviving family...
Gretta May Thomas
Dec 2, 2010
Gretta May Rees Thomas, 94, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Gretta May Rees was born July 21, 1916 on the family farm south of Emporia. She was the daughter of Conwy C. and Hattie (Richards) Rees. She married Howard W. Thomas on June 5, 1945 at her parents home south of Emporia. He...
Patricia "Patty" I. Vandalsem
Dec 1, 2010
Patricia I. “Patty” VanDalsem, 63, of Topeka, Kansas formerly of Emporia, KS died on December 1, 2010 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Patricia I. Detwiler was born on October 3, 1947 in Anthony, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil and Pat (Hyatt) Detwiler. Patty married John H. VanDalsem on August 23, 1969 at Kanopolis, Kansas. They moved to Emporia, Kansas...
William "Bill" B. Brooks
Nov 29, 2010
William B. “Bill” Brooks, 87, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Monday, November 29, 2010. William B. Brooks was born at Emporia, Kansas on April 30, 1923, the son of Clyde J. and Grace L. (Harris) Brooks. He married Marie Elizabeth Mietchen February 3, 1946 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. She survives of the home. Other family members...
Lois Magdalene Schlender
Nov 29, 2010
Lois Magdalene Schlender, 78, of Emporia, Kansas died on November 29, 2010 at the Holiday Resort Care Center. Lois Magdalene Voth was born on January 16, 1932 in Halstead, Kansas, the daughter of Edward Duerksen Voth and Bertha Voth Voth (Maiden Name is the same as the Married Name). Lois and her family moved to La Fontaine, Kansas (nine miles...
Delna Irene Thiessen
Nov 23, 2010
Delna I. Thiessen, Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 88. Delna Irene Tillery was born at the family farm near Turon, Kansas on October 1, 1922, the daughter of Roy and Sylvia (Lamont) Tillery. She married Nick Thiessen at Wichita, Kansas on October 27, 1948. He died February 22, 1999 at Emporia....
Laverne "Vern" H. Miltz
Nov 23, 2010
Laverne H. “Vern” Miltz, former Emporia and Bella Vista, Arkansas resident, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 at the Wamego City Hospital. He was 88. Vern Miltz, the son of Walter & Mollie (Bernhardt) Miltz, was born Feb. 23, 1922 in Lost Springs, Kansas. He married Irene A. Navrat in Leavenworth, Kansas on April 22, 1946. He is survived by:...
Louis Joseph Marin, Jr.
Nov 22, 2010
Louis Joseph Marin, Jr. Emporia, and formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died Monday morning, November 22, 2010 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, Kansas. He was 78. Louis Joseph Marin, Jr. was born at Osage City, Kansas on May 25, 1931 the son of Louis Joseph (Sr.) and Elizabeth (Rifenbark) Marin. He married Carol Zimmerman, they later divorced. Surviving family members include: Daughter,...
J. Trevor Lewis
Nov 22, 2010
J. Trevor Lewis, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Monday, November 22, 2010. He was 94. James Trevor Lewis was born August 9, 1916 at his parents’ home at 23 Union Street. He was the son of James Lewis and Elizabeth Williams Lewis. He married Elizabeth E. Hughes September 29, 1940 at Emporia, Kansas. She died August 23, 2010...
Mildred "Midge" Joy Naylor Pagan
Nov 20, 2010
Mildred Joy “Midge” Naylor Pagan, Emporia, Kansas, died at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the age of 80. Mildred Joy Naylor was born on October 7, 1930 at Arvonia, Kansas, the daughter of James and Fannie Smith Naylor. She married E. C. Pagan in 1949; they later divorced. Surviving family members include:...
