Obituary Listing

Mar 18, 2023

Rhett B. Unruh, 59, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

Rhett was born on July 9, 1963 in Emporia.  He is survived by his mother; Ginger L. (Peak) Morris, Emporia, Kansas, his father and step-mother; Glenn and Diane Unruh, Strong City, Kansas, and his brother; Ty (Maegen) Unruh, Priest River, Idaho,...

Mar 16, 2023

Bill Tidwell passed away on March 16, 2023 due to complications from cancer. He was born on April 8, 1932 in Kiowa, Kansas, to Helen Mae Shafer Tidwell and William Lawrence Tidwell.

The youngest of six children, Bill spent his early years on the family farm outside of Kiowa. In the 1940s his brothers entered the armed...

Mar 12, 2023

Robert (Bob) M. Moews, 79 of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Homestead of Eudora, Eudora, Ks.

Bob was born July 17, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Charles Edward and Helen (Jenkins) Moews. He was a career music teacher with a custom haying and combining business in the 1980s. He was an...

Mar 8, 2023

Cynthia Gail Gilger, 44 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at her home.

Cindy was born December 25, 1978 in Salina, Kansas the daughter of Donald Dean and Laura Joyce (Ford) Gilger. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and her Master of Science in Psychology from Emporia State University. Cindy loved her dogs...

Mar 6, 2023

Barbara Ann Hinrichs Rhoads died on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.  She was 84.

Barbara was born on January 1, 1939, in Emporia, Kansas.  From the age of 3, she was raised by her maternal aunt and uncle, Nettie (Schroeder) and Julius Kettner.  She grew up on a farm...

Mar 5, 2023

Donald Edward Houston, 97 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home.

Donald was born February 12, 1926 in Hardtner, Kansas the son of Homer Lee and Nellie (Sullivan) Houston, Sr. He served in the US Navy during WWII and as a Navy Medic with Marines during the Korean Conflict and was wounded in...

Mar 5, 2023

Milagro Saray Vasquez-Mendoza, 13, Pomona, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Cremation is planned.  Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Emporia, KS on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 1:30 P.M. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Kansas is assisting with arrangements.

Mar 4, 2023

Fausteena “June” Hopkins, 89, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, Kansas, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. She had most recently been a resident at Sunflower Care Homes on 15th Avenue in Emporia.

Mrs. Hopkins was born in Towner, Colorado on June 10, 1933, the daughter of Clifford Rodney and Lena...

Mar 2, 2023

Anita Louise Parks, rural Emporia, died on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. She was 75 years old.

Anita was born on November 23, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Ervin L. and Winnifred C (Rezac) Surritt. She married Alfred W. "Alf" Parks in Lyon County, Kansas, who died...

Mar 1, 2023

Naomi A. Murray, 90, Emporia, Kansas, and formerly of Adrian and Butler, Missouri, passed away at her home on  Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.

Naomi Ann VanBenthusen was born in Adrian, Missouri on January 19, 1933, the daughter of James Wayne and Alma Marie (Deffenbaugh) VanBenthusen. Naomi and Charles W. Murray were married...

Feb 26, 2023

George Kauffman Walters passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. He was 93 years old. A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. preceding the service.

George was born on October...

Feb 25, 2023

John David Dieker of Olpe, Kansas died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 25, 2023, on the family farm.  He was 62.

John was born on January 21, 1961, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert H. and Ann Redeker Dieker.  He married Linda Wise on November 1, 1986, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church...

Feb 24, 2023

Julieta Elizabeth Keosybounheuang of Emporia passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 49.

Julieta was born on February 24, 1974, in Saltillo, Mexico, the daughter of Ernesto Escalante Hernandez and Ana Maria Cornejo De Escalante.  She married Onesy Keosybounheuang on September 7, 2006,...

Feb 23, 2023

Jesus called Allison “Alli” Hope Hess, 16, of Emporia, Kansas to His heavenly home Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Alli, the daughter of Eric and Kari (Ratcliff) Hess, was born November 28, 2006, in Emporia. She was a sophomore at Emporia High School. Alli was a member of the 12 th Avenue Baptist Church in Emporia,...

Feb 21, 2023

Funeral Services for Freda A. Venning, 102, Emporia, Kansas, will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Burial in Bushong Cemetery, Bushong, Kansas will follow. Mrs. Venning passed away at Sunflower Care Center, Emporia, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from...

Feb 21, 2023

Doris Ann Redeker of Olpe died on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at her home in rural Olpe.  She was 87.

Doris was born on November 26, 1935 in the Maydale Community south of Olpe the daughter of Paul and Regina Schafer Kuhlmann.  She married Jerry Redeker on February 20, 1954 at Maydale.  He survives.

Surviving...

Feb 20, 2023

Mark Edward Fowler passed away unexpectedly in Manhattan, KS on the afternoon of February 20, 2023. He was 52.

Fowler was born on March 18th, 1970 in Pratt KS to Thomas and Ruth (Fruit) Fowler. He grew up with deep agricultural roots here in Lyon County. He graduated from Emporia High School in...

Feb 19, 2023

John Griffith (Jack) Atherton of Emporia died on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.  He was 96.

Jack was born on April 3, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Oliver Tudor and Helen Jones Atherton.  He married Anne Howell on August 29, 1960 in Lexington, Tennessee.  She survives....

Feb 19, 2023

Ernest “Ernie” Harve Whalen, 77 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Ernie was born December 4, 1945 in Osage City, Kansas the son of Donald and Forest “Tut” (Tuttle) Whalen. He was a graduate of Kansas State University and worked in sales at Tabler Furniture Store in...

Feb 15, 2023

Lawrence “Larry” Erwin Williams of Emporia passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  He was 78.

Larry was born March 25, 1944, the son of Lawrence and Marjorie (Cook) Deever in Lawrence, KS.  He married Natha Gae Brown, his wife...