Obituary Listing

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...

Mar 9, 2024

Justin Heinitz, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the age of 44.

Carl Justin Heinitz was born in Emporia, Kansas on July 6, 1979, the son of Rex Heinitz and Janece (Mize) Heinitz. Justin married Melissa Mayer on August 6, 2005, in Olpe, Kansas. They later divorced. He married Naomi...

Mar 5, 2024

Doris Jane Pearson, Emporia, Kansas, died on March 5, 2024, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 90 years old.

Doris was born in Council Grove, Kansas, on January 30, 1934, the daughter of Milam and Wilma Lucille (Reasoner) Hanson. She married Melvin E. Pearson on February 15, 1952, in Alta Vista, Kansas. Melvin...

Mar 4, 2024

Raymond Victor Rodriguez of Emporia passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, at his home. He was 80 years old.

Raymond was born on June 15, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas, to Lorenzo and Sofia Torres Rodriguez. He married Barbara Jean Jones on October 16, 1965, at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church...

Mar 3, 2024

Norma M. Klein, Leawood, Kansas, formerly of Emporia, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024,  at her home at Colonial Oaks, a senior living community in Leawood at the age of 90.

Norma Murlene Walker was born at the family home in Fowler, Kansas on September 25, 1933, the daughter of Eldon and Lola Muriel (Flinn) Walker. Norma...

Feb 29, 2024

Clara Marie Brown Wagner, 85, of Olpe, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Clara Marie was born on November 9, 1938, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Nicholas and Clara Boes Brown.  She graduated from Olpe High School in 1956 and married Earl Wagner...

Feb 29, 2024

Roger Ernest Buffum, of Emporia, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Roger was 77.

Born on October 17, 1946, in Ft. Madison, IA, his family relocated from Nauvoo, IL to Wichita, KS where he graduated from Wichita East High School. Roger proudly served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam from 1964-1967. He...

Feb 27, 2024

Betty Joan Ludy, 91, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Homestead of Emporia.

Betty was born on October 3, 1932, in Burdick, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Calvin and Laura Katherine (Cunningham) LaBrant. She married Ross. H. Ludy in Council Grove, Kansas, on November 25, 1965. He passed away on March 13, 2013....

Feb 25, 2024

Randy Lee Edmunds of rural Allen, Kansas passed away Sunday morning at his home surrounded by those he loves.  He was 64.

Randy was born on January 31, 1960, the son of Lester and Betty Fitch Edmunds.  He married Linda Lea Hopper on April 12, 1980, in Emporia.

Surviving family members include his wife Linda...