Obituary Listing

Aug 20, 2010

Kathryn Lucile Duffield of Emporia died Friday, August 20, 2010 at Sterling House, where she had resided the last five years. She was 98 years old. She was born November 21, 1911 in Emporia, the daughter of Clarence Morris & Laura (Atkinson) Hughes. She married Homer Louis Duffield on September 3, 1938. He died June 21, 1963. Kathryn graduated from...

Aug 13, 2010

Eleanor Louise Brinkman Blaufuss of Olpe died Friday, August 13, 2010, at Overland Park Memorial Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. She was 91. In recent years she had resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Eleanor and Gary Baugh in Lenexa, KS. She was born September 29, 1918, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore and Nellie Walker Brinkman....

Aug 12, 2010

Clyde Lesley Giffin, Jr., 84, of Waverly Kansas died August 12, 2010 at the Sunset Manor in Waverly. Clyde was born on June 13, 1926 in Waverly, Kansas the son of Clyde Lesley and Theresa Lorene Noblett Giffin. He married Helen E. Gibson, she died on March 2, 1968 in Topeka, Kansas. He later married Bertha L. Stevens in 1969...

Aug 11, 2010

Doris Louise French, Emporia, Kansas, died at the Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, Kansas on August 11, 2010. She was 82. Doris Louise Figueroy was born in Maryland on October 5, 1927, the daughter of Henry and Helen Figueroy. She married Eldon Everett at Leavenworth, Kansas in 1950, they later divorced. She married Ralph French, and they later divorced. Surviving...

Aug 11, 2010

ALICE WINIFRED GATEWOOD, Emporia, Kansas, died at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the age of 92. Alice Winifred “Winnie” Grimsley was born at Americus, Kansas on May 5, 1918, the daughter of John and Anna Christensen Grimsley. She married Carroll Gatewood at Emporia, Kansas on May 9, 1941, at which time she moved to Emporia....

Aug 8, 2010

Laura A. Redeker, 89 a longtime resident of Olpe, Kansas died on August 8, 2010 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. Laura was born on July 9, 1921 in Olpe, Kansas the daughter of George and Frances Weber Dieker. She married John F. Redeker on July 16, 1940 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olpe, Kansas. He died...

Aug 7, 2010

Marvin N. Messerschmidt died Saturday August 7, 2010 at his home. He was 77. Marvin Nicholas Messerschmidt, the son of Matthew and Teresa (Leise) Messerschmidt, was born December 18, 1932 in Colwich, Kansas. He married Ruth Hogwood July 7, 1957 in Emporia. They later divorced. He then married Janice Merscick on July 7, 1975. They later divorced. He is survived...

Aug 1, 2010

Helen Theresa Katzer Windle, 77 of Olpe, Kansas died on August 1, 2010 at her home. Helen was born April 8, 1933 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Francis and Josephine Egidy Katzer. She married Fred Oliver Windle on June 17, 1958 in Greeley, Kansas. He survives at the home. Other surviving family members include: Sons: Francis Windle of Garnett,...

Jul 28, 2010

Violet F. Pauler, Emporia, Kansas, died at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She was 88. Violet F. Wilson was born at Lang, Kansas, northeast of Emporia, on August 8, 1921, the daughter of Bert and Amy (Gibson) Wilson. She married Floyd Rice in 1941 at Emporia. He died April 29, 1955. She married Francis Pauler at...

Jul 17, 2010

Bruce Hoover, Jr. of Emporia died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 79. The son of John Bruce “J.B.”, and Bertha E. (Dill) Hoover, he was born on November 13, 1930 in Hartford, Kansas. He married Joan Canaday on December 24, 1950 at Emporia, Kansas. Bruce is survived by his...

Jul 17, 2010

Jim “Sarge” Haynes, devoted husband, father and grandpa, died at his home in Olpe, Saturday morning, July 17, 2010. He was 76. He began a 29 year career in law enforcement with 2 years as Undersheriff in Montgomery County, Kansas, followed by 3 years with the Forestry, Fish, & Game Commission and the final 23 years as a proud member...

Jul 13, 2010

JOSEPHINE P. ROBLEDO, Emporia, Kansas, died at her home Tuesday, July 13, 2010. She was 80. She was born at Humbolt, Kansas on March 17, 1930. She married John N. Robledo in September of 1950 at Emporia, Kansas. He died in September of 1968. Surviving family members include: Daughter: Mary Watson of Emporia, Kansas Grandchildren: Dawn and Crystal Watson of...

Jul 10, 2010

Fred “Ted” Brooks Kline, 91 formerly of Holiday Estates in Emporia, died on July 10, 2010 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Ted was born on April 21, 1919 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Fred A. and Maude J. (Brooks) Kline. He married Dixie Bayless in August 5, 1951 in Emporia, Kansas. She died on November 20, 1961 in...

Dec 5, 2007

A committal service for Carl J. Hotzel, who died December 5, 2007, will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Emporia, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. The service will be conducted by Father Brandon Farrar, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Military Honors will be presented by Ball-McColm Post #5, American Legion, and Lowry-Funston Post #1980, Veterans of Foreign...

Jun 6, 1944

Sergeant John Owen Herrick, United States Army, of Emporia, Kansas, was killed in action on June 6, 1944, off the coast of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. He was 19 years old.

John was born on November 11, 1924, in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of Carl Addison and Zola (Love) Herrick. He was an All-American boy. John...

Nov 22, 1943

ROBERTS-BLUE-BARNETT FUNERAL HOME / EMPORIA, KANSAS

OBITUARY               SEPTEMBER 9, 2021               620-342-2134

PFC GLENN FRANKLIN WHITE

PFC Glenn Franklin White, United States Marine Corps, 19, of Emporia, Kansas was killed in action on November 22, 1943 during the invasion of Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands during World War II.

Glenn Franklin...