Victor "The Jayhawker" Rodriguez, Jr.
Dec 13, 2023
Victor "The Jayhawker" Rodriguez, Jr. of Emporia died on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at his home. He was 55.
Vic was born on March 20, 1968, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Victor, Sr. and Mary Duran Rodriguez.
Surviving family member: Mother, Mary Rodriguez of Emporia.
He is preceded in death by his...
Roy Joseph "Joe" Kuhlmann
Dec 13, 2023
Roy Joseph (Joe) Kuhlmann of Olpe, Kansas died on December 13,2023 at Homestead Assisted Living of Emporia.
Roy was born on September 19, 1937, in the Maydale Community, near Olpe, Kansas, the son of Paul and Regina Schafer Kuhlmann. He married Marilyn Ann Burenheide on May 3, 1958, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Olpe.
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Victor Rodriguez
Dec 13, 2023
Victor Rodriguez, Jr. of Emporia died on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at his home. He was 55.
Vic was born on March 20, 1968, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Victor, Sr. and Mary Duran Rodriguez.
Surviving family member: Mother, Mary Rodriguez of Emporia.
He is preceded in death by his father and...
James F. Leonard
Dec 11, 2023
James F. Leonard, 75 of Overland Park, Kansas died December 11, 2023 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Overland Park.
Jim was born February 27, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Gene and Norma (Kopke) Leonard. He was a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers College. Jim served in the U.S. Army, was a member of the...
Cindy Marie Clatterbuck
Dec 10, 2023
Cindy Clatterbuck, 62, Emporia, passed away at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Cindy Marie Lanzrath was born in Emporia, Kansas on January 12, 1961, the daughter of Lyle and Delores (Evans) Lanzrath. She is survived by her daughters; Kimberly (Tyler) Todd, Emporia, and Sara Hortenstine, Topeka, brothers; Gilbert, Pat, Matt (Marilyn), Daniel (Amy),...
Thomas Eugene Hicks, Jr.
Dec 2, 2023
Dr. Tom Hicks, Emporia surgeon, died unexpectedly at his home on December 2, 2023. He was 70 years old.
Thomas E. Hicks, Jr. was born in Memphis, TN on April 29, 1953, to Thomas E. Hicks, Sr. and Mildred (McPherson) Hicks.
Thomas graduated from Liberal High School, the University...
Christopher Stephen Gutierrez
Dec 1, 2023
Christopher Stephen Gutierrez, Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2023, at his home. He was 74 years old.
Christopher was born on April 27, 1949, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Pedro and Maria Natividad (Rodriguez) Gutierrez. He married Catalina Rodriguez in Emporia, Kansas, on October 2, 1971. She survives of the home. Other survivors...
Larry Victor Krom Sr.
Dec 1, 2023
Larry Victor Krom Sr., Americus, Kansas, died December 1, 2023 at his home. He was 80 years old.
Larry was born in Emporia, Kansas, on May 29, 1943, the son of Clarence Krom and Audrey Slack. He married Delores Duesler in December of 1963. They later divorced. Larry then married Joyce M. Coop-Richard on May 25, 1973....
Marcelina Rodriguez Bruce
Dec 1, 2023
Marcelina Rodiguez Bruce of Emporia, died on Friday, December 1, 2023, at her home. She was 83.
Marcelina was born on April 25, 1940, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Anastacio and Reyes Torres Rodriguez. She married Robert Eugene Bruce but later divorced.
She is survived by her brothers: Frank Rodriguez of Emporia, Joseph Rodriguez...
Daniel J. Slater
Nov 29, 2023
Daniel J. Slater, 74, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
Daniel was born in Topeka, Kansas on October 20, 1949, the son of Sonny and Esther (White) Slater. He married Connie Lake in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on August 5, 1972. She survives of the...
Larry Dean Pierce
Nov 29, 2023
Larry Dean Pierce, 86 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.
Larry was born June 5, 1937, in Emporia, the son of Wilbur Franklin and Sarah Helen (Cannon) Pierce. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1955. At the age of 16 Larry joined the Kansas National Guard. Also in...
Charles Wayne Brown
Nov 26, 2023
Charles Wayne Brown, 89 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Wayne was born July 6, 1934 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas the son of Willliam D. and Ethel Barbara (Wright) Brown. He served in the US Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict. Wayne taught for a while...
Susan Laverne Knight
Nov 23, 2023
Susan LaVerne Knight of Eskridge, Kansas died on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at her home. She was 73.
Suzi was born on May 17, 1950, in Washington, Missouri, and was adopted in infancy by William E. and Eileen D. Ready Bullington. She married Kenneth W. Knight on September 1, 1968, in Eskridge. He survives at home. She...
Charles Eugene "Gene" Chapman
Nov 19, 2023
Charles Eugene "Gene" Chapman of Emporia died on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at his home.
Gene was born on March 23, 1953, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Ralph Alden and Esther Marie Andrews Chapman.
Surviving family members include brother, Jack A Chapman of Emporia, sister, Rosalie Fowler of Emporia.
Gene worked for...
Emiko Risley
Nov 19, 2023
Emiko (Inoue) Risley, Emporia, Kansas, died November 19, 2023. She was 92 years old.
Emiko was born on August 20, 1931, in Kanagawaken Fujisawa City, Japan, the daughter of Sannosuke and Aki (Uno) Inoue.
Survivors include son Kevin (Carolyn) Risley, Emporia, KS; daughter Tammy (Jason) Montgomery, North Pole, AK; sister Matsue Nishio, Japan; grandchildren Bryson...
Peggy Ann Traner
Nov 17, 2023
Peggy Ann (Hayes) Traner, Emporia, Kansas, died at home November 17, 2023. She was 88 years old.
Peggy was born on May 30, 1935, in Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of Matthew Lawrence and Margaret Ann (Eisenbeis) Hayes.
Peggy married Warren Allen Traner on April 7, 1956, in Olpe, Kansas. He survives of the home.
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Homer Leroy Pritchard
Nov 17, 2023
Homer Leroy Pritchard, 85, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at his home in Emporia, Kansas surrounded by his family.
Leroy was born on February 4, 1938, on the family farm southwest of Dunlap to Wilbur and Mabel (Baker) Pritchard. He helped with the farm operation growing up and was a member...
Lynette Yvonne Ramirez
Nov 16, 2023
Lynette Yvonne Ramirez of Emporia passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 53.
Lynette was born on May 14, 1970, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Larry and Patricia Thompson Ramirez.
Surviving family members include: husband, Roy Douglas Johnson of the home; ...
Joyce Elizabeth Grimsley
Nov 14, 2023
Joyce E. Grimsley, rural Americus, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Sunflower Legacy Care Center, Emporia, at the age of 87.
Joyce Elizabeth Davidson was born February 23, 1936 in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Wilma (Karr) Davidson. Joyce married Jack Grimsley on January 21, 1955 in Emporia, Kansas. He died June 24,...
Jimmy Earl "Jim" Dillman
Nov 11, 2023
Jimmy “Jim” Earl Dillman, 90, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2023. Jimmy was born in Hesston, KS in 1933 to Dearmin and Sylva (Wenger) Dillman. As a boy he worked on his parents’ farm. During the Korean War, he enlisted in the United States Army. While in basic training the war ended. Instead of...
