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John Burdette Bowne
Feb 24, 2024
John Burdette Bowne of Emporia, died on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at his home. He was 72.
John was born on January 13, 1952, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Benjamine and Jane Rosemary Roscoe Bowne. He married Kathy McKeever on January 13, 1973, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She survives at home.
Surviving family members include...
Anastacia M. Aldrete
Feb 22, 2024
Anastacia M. Aldrete, 89, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Anastacia was born April 15, 1934 at Santa Maria de Valle Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Emeterio Murillo and Cura Arias. She married Pedro Aldrete in 1949 in Santa Maria del Valle Jalisco, Mexico, he passed away September 28, 1978 in...
Judith Ann "Judy" Price
Feb 15, 2024
Judith Ann “Judy” Price, 85, Emporia, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.
Judy Horrell was born in Ottawa, Kansas on September 18, 1938, the daughter of Maurice J. and Vivian (Tyler) Horrell. She married Jack Davidson Price on June 5, 1956 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He died April 25, 2000. She...
Renee Denise Stockwell
Feb 15, 2024
Renee Denise Stockwell of Emporia died on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 60.
Renee was born on January 17, 1964, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Sharon Headley Stockwell.
She is survived by her son, Casey (Elizabeth) Headley of Emporia; grandsons, Eli and Blake Headley; brothers,...
Geraldine "Gerry" Hagemann
Feb 13, 2024
Geraldine “Gerry” Hagemann, 80, Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Saint Francis Via Christi Hospital, Wichita, Kansas,
Gerry Johnson was born in Paola, Kansas on July 14, 1943, the daughter of Otis and Tropha (Burris) Johnson. She married James A. Hagemann in Olpe, Kansas on June 22, 1963. He survives and lives in...
Daryl Dean Hahn
Feb 13, 2024
Daryl Dean Hahn, 71, passed away at his home in Allen, Kansas, on February 13, 2024.
Daryl was born on June 15, 1952, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Lester and Wanda (Gerkin) Hahn. Daryl is survived by sons Brian Hahn of Garden City, KS; Brandon (Victoria) Hahn of Hallsville, TX; Henry (Cari) Cook of North...
Virginia Lopez
Feb 7, 2024
Virginia (Tabares) Lopez, 95, passed in her home Wednesday, February 7, 2024, surrounded by tremendous love, all her beautiful plants, and counters full of food. She lives on in the enormous lineage of people she had a hand in raising, nine generations of stories and photos, and all the “a handful of this” and “a pinch of that”, “just...
Debra Lynne Blackwell
Feb 4, 2024
Debra Lynne Workman Blackwell died on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. She was 69.
Debra was born on August 30, 1954, in Emporia, Kansas at St. Mary’s Hospital the daughter of Martel “Okie” and Elsie Margaret Stehlik Workman. She married Richard Blackwell but later divorced.
Surviving family members include...
Virginia M. Johnson
Feb 4, 2024
Virgina M. Johnson, 67, Emporia, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia
Virginia was born in Bakersfield, California on January 4, 1957, the daughter of Donald and Dolly (Trader) Brackett. She is survived by her daughter; Kim Johnson, Emporia, brothers; Cary (Mary) Brackett, Las Vegas, NV, Max Brackett, Midville, UT, and Nathan Holmes, Santa Paula, CA. She...
Bessie Jean Winkler
Feb 3, 2024
Bessie Jean Winkler, 89, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the Holiday Resort Care Center on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
Bessie Jean Fiant was born at Stark, Kansas on November 15, 1934, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Marie (White) Fiant. She married Delvin Dale Delfs, whom she later divorced, and he died December 1, 1990. On October...
Raymond Dennis Pember
Feb 2, 2024
Raymond Dennis Pember of Emporia died on Friday, February 2, 2024, at his home in Emporia. He was 71.
Dennis was born on February 24, 1952, in Jetmore, Kansas, the son of Raymond Earl and Jessie Lorene Stewart Pember. He married Kim Wendler on October 11, 1970, in Dodge City, Kansas.
Surviving family members include...
Montana Jean Cole
Jan 30, 2024
Montana Jean Cole was born August 23, 2002. She was the fourth child born to Joe and Carolyn Cole. She was one of six children. She attended Olpe Elementary through Olpe Jr. /Sr. High. She loved horses, playing with her siblings, swimming, being highly active in her younger years and her FAMILY!! She loved attending all Olpe sports activities...
Imogene Eunice Britton
Jan 30, 2024
Imogene Eunice Britton formerly of Waverly, died January 30, 2024, at Park View Nursing Home in Garnett, Kansas.
Known as Imo to most or Jean was born January 26, 1938, at Aulne, Kansas the daughter of Henry J. and Agnes Elizabeth (Just) Gaede. At the age of 4 she moved with the family to Peabody, where she...
Vernon E. "Rick" Buck
Jan 30, 2024
Longtime Emporia attorney and lifetime Emporian Vernon E. “Rick” Buck died Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Newman Regional Health. He was 71 years of age.
Rick was born January 8, 1953, the elder son of Vernon H. and Norma J. (Dowell) Buck. His brother, Chad C. Buck of Emporia, survives.
He was a graduate of...
Jerome "Jerry" Norbert Redeker
Jan 28, 2024
Jerome “Jerry” Norbert Redeker of rural Olpe died on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Sunflower Care Legacy in Emporia, KS. He was 89.
Jerry was born September 29, 1934, in Olpe, Kansas, the son of John and Theresa Hagemann Redeker. He married Doris Kuhlmann on February 20, 1954, at Maydale. She died on February 21, 2023, in...
Mark Edward Say
Jan 26, 2024
Mark Edward Say, 72, of Emporia, KS, passed away on January 26, 2024.
Mark was born on April 12,1951 to Evertt and Ruth (Porter) Say of Alma, KS. After graduating from Alma High School, he earned a degree in Industrial Technology at Emporia State University in 1974. Mark married Barbara Slawson in 1977 in Tonganoxie, KS.
...Mark Edward Say
Jan 26, 2024
Mark Edward Say, 72, of Emporia, KS, passed away on January 26, 2024.
Mark was born on April 12,1951 to Evertt and Ruth (Porter) Say of Alma, KS. After graduating from Alma High School, he went on to earn a degree in Industrial Technology at Emporia State University in 1974
Mark worked for Vektek for...
Saturnino Polanco
Jan 25, 2024
Saturnino Polanco, 95, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
Saturnino was born in El Salvador on November 30, 1928, the son of Jose Maria Andrade and Felicita Polanco. He married Maria Eva Martinez who died in El Salvador in 1971.
He is survived by one son, Saturnino...
Carolyn Rose Carlson
Jan 24, 2024
Carolyn Rose Carlson, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on January 24, 2024. She was 90 years old.
Carolyn was born on May 22, 1933, in Dodge City, KS, the daughter of Carl and Josephine (Giessel) Carmichael. Carolyn graduated from Dodge City High School, and Dodge City Community College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Art Education from Emporia...
Adam Albert Tebben
Jan 20, 2024
Adam Albert Tebben, 35 years old, of Winfield, KS entered into eternal rest on January 20, 2024, while doing what he loved as a flight nurse in Weatherford, OK. Adam was born on April 8, 1988, in Emporia, KS. He is the son of Dallas and Carmen Tebben, brother of Rachel Tebben- Wolter and husband of Rebecka Tebben.
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