Obituary Listing

Apr 25, 2023

Kenneth Warren Tanner of Emporia died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at his home. He was 57.

Ken was born on October 16, 1965, in the US Army Hospital in Kanagawa-Kan, Japan the son of Delbert Edward and Dian Valerie Berdish Tanner.

He survived by stepmother Linda Marie Tanner of Trenton, MI...

Apr 23, 2023

Betty Jean Whitmore, 94 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Flint Hills Health Care in Emporia.

Betty was born February 14, 1929 in Admire, Kansas, the daughter of Cleo Robert and Maude Marie (Hooper) Robertson. She retired from the Food Service at Emporia State University in October 1993, having previously worked...

Apr 21, 2023

Lusiano Alvarado was born in Council Grove, Kansas on October 26, 1932, and passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home in Emporia surrounded by family. He was 90. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 24, 2023, at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home with Graveside services at 10:30 a.m.,...

Apr 18, 2023

Sharon Hudson, 78, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at her home in Emporia, Kansas.

Mass of Christian Burial will be (were) held at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Emporia, on Friday, April 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. with Father Carter Zielinski, Celebrant.  Cremation will follow with inurnment in Crawford Cemetery, Crawford, Nebraska.  The Rosary...

Apr 12, 2023

Randall M. Hoskins, 71, Emporia, Kansas, passed away of Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Chase County Care and Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.  Cremation is planned and a Celebration of Life will be scheduled for a later date.  The family requests no flowers with memorial contributions to the ALS Society, which may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home,...

Apr 12, 2023

Randall M. Hoskins, 71, Emporia, passed away at the Chase County Care and Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

Randall Marc Hoskins was born September 17, 1951 in Winfield, Kansas, the son of Albert Roger and Rose Mary (Gonzales) Hoskins.  He was married to Sharon Mosiman. She passed away August 24, 2018.  Surviving...

Apr 10, 2023

Robert H. Hossfeld, 78, of Emporia died on Monday, April 10, 2023, at his home.  The son of Harold and Lillian Hossfeld, he was born on January 4, 1945, in Clay Center, Kansas.  He was raised by his grandparents, Emil and Mildred Carlson.  He attended schools in Clay Center and graduated from Kansas State University with a...

Apr 10, 2023

Melba Melissia Weyrauch of Emporia died on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Sunflower Care Homes in Emporia.  She was 85.

Melba was born on August 5, 1937, in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Nellie Melissia Smith Robert.  She married Par Patrick Weyrauch on January 15, 1955, in Fredonia, Kansas.  He died...

Apr 7, 2023

Delores Collinge Davis of Olpe passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Emporia Place at the age of 84.

Delores was born on October 21, 1938, in Watts, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgil and Florence Lucille Gentner Collinge.  She graduated from Emporia High School in 1956.  On March 23, 1958, she married...

Apr 5, 2023

Wanda J. Davis of Emporia died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was 95.

Wanda was born on April 30, 1927, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar Walter and Hazel Jacobson Bruington.  She married Jack James Davis on February 15, 1947,...

Apr 5, 2023

Mary Irene Jackson of Emporia died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was 63.

Mary was born on May 13, 1959, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Richard Lee and Gladys Gottschalk Herrman.  She married Joseph Newton Jackson III on October 26,...

Apr 2, 2023

Charles (Chuck) Weldon Hanna passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the age of 94. He lived most of his life in Emporia, KS.

He was born November 2, 1928, in Wichita, KS to Weldon and Alberta Ott Hanna. He is survived by his children, Martin W. and wife, Donna Hanna of...

Apr 2, 2023

Maxine Horton, Overland Park, Kansas and formerly of Emporia, passed away at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at the age of 91.

Maxine Schrorer was born at the Schrorer family farm in Marion County, Kansas on August 25, 1931, the daughter of Edward and Lydia (Remmers) Schrorer. She married Warren J. Horton...

Apr 1, 2023

Shirley Jean Crayk Johnson passed away April 1, 2023 at the age of 86 at the Flint Hills Care Center surrounded by loved ones. Shirley Jean Crayk was born in Emporia, Kansas on April 24, 1936, the daughter of LaVern and Patricia Ann (Keller) Crayk.  She married Edgar Leon Johnson on August 29, 1954.  Ed died March 24, 2010....

Mar 31, 2023

Susan Marie Rathke of Emporia passed away on March 31, 2023, due to complications from cancer. She was 67.

Susan was born on October 19, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas to Milton D Merritt and Shirley Marie (Cowgill) Merritt. She was the third of four children. Susan grew up in the KCK area, winning spelling bees, belonging...

Mar 20, 2023

Jerry Wayne Brandon, 80, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at his home in Americus, KS. Funeral service will be held on Monday March 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, 605 State Street, Emporia, KS. Contributions may be made to Hand in Hand Hospice, 1201 West 12 th Ave. Emporia or Americus Township Library, 710...

Mar 19, 2023

Georgia Lorraine Marshall, 82 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the Harry Hines Hospice in Wichita, Kansas.

Lorraine was born July 7, 1940 in Hartford, Kansas the daughter of George H. and Beulah A. (Riggs) Duncan. She was a seamstress and owned Lorraine’s Sewing. Lorraine was a member of the First Christian Church in...

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...