Virgil R. Shellenberger, Jr.
Sep 20, 2022
Virgil R. Shellenberger Jr. passed away at the age of 90 on September 20 at Sunflower Care Home in Emporia, KS.
Virgil was born on August 20, 1932 to Virgil Sr. and Rose Leffler Shellenberger in Bushong KS. He lived his childhood on a farm in North Lyon County and graduated from Bushong High School. He met...
Betty Christine Heath
Sep 16, 2022
Betty C. Heath, 82, Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Betty Christine Payne was born December 15, 1939 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Verl and Opal (Alton) Payne, She married Ralston G. Heath, Sr. July 31, 1971 at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church,...
David Wayne Carmichael
Sep 14, 2022
David Wayne Carmichael of Emporia Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
David was born October 16, 1971 in Blytheville Arkansas the son of Wayne and Faye Carmichael He was preceded in death by his father Wayne and his stepfather Dewey Herron Jr. He loved building cars, street racing, fishing, his family, and his friends....
Donald F. Burenheide
Sep 12, 2022
Donald F. Burenheide, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Baldwin Health Care Center, Baldwin City, Kansas on Monday, September 12, 2022 at the age of 80.
Donald was born October 5, 1941 In Emporia, Kansas, the son of Frank and Marguerite (Vohs) Burenheide. He married Victoria Catt. They had 4 children, and they later divorced. He married Shirley...
Tony Doyle Williams
Sep 9, 2022
Tony Doyle (ACE) Williams of Emporia died on Friday, September 9, 2022, at his home. He was 67.
Tony was born on June 30, 1955, in Emporia, Kansas the son of C.W. “Buck” and Beverly Dunham Williams.
Survivors include: brother, Rex Williams and wife Debbie of Emporia; sister, Renee...
Kermit Roy Grother
Sep 9, 2022
Kermit Roy Grother, 79 of rural Americus, Kansas died Friday, September 9, 2022 at his home.
Kermit was born January 13, 1943 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Carl William and Malinda Sophia (Kriete) Grother. Kermit married his high school sweetheart Linda Kay Waidley on March 25, 1961 and were married for 61 years. In high school...
Virginia M. Suddock
Sep 8, 2022
Virginia M. Suddock of Emporia died on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. She was 105.
Virginia was born on July 22, 1917 in Americus, Kansas the daughter of William and Mary Busch Viles. She married Thomas Suddock on July 31, 1935 at the Emporia First Baptist Church...
Ima Jean Markowitz
Sep 8, 2022
Ima Jean Markowitz of Emporia died on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Specialty Select Hospital in Wichita. She was 96.
Ima Jean was born on June 30, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Jesse S. and Iona May (Davis) Varner. She attended Emporia schools and graduated from Emporia High School in 1944. ...
Loren J. Selby
Sep 6, 2022
Loren J. Selby, Kansas City, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, passed away in Overland Park, Kansas on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the age of 78.
Loren was born in the Chalk Mound Community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas on April 12, 1944, the son of Nelson Alonzo and Aletha (Rees) Selby. He married Violet M. Kuhn in...
Vivian L. Hase
Sep 4, 2022
Vivian L. Hase, 92 of Emporia, Kansas formerly of Allen, Kansas died Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Vivian was born March 27, 1930 in Miller, Kansas the daughter of John George and Leona M. (Parks) Mann. She worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Mary’s Hospital in Emporia then at Newman Hospital in...
Oliva Rivera-Viveros
Sep 2, 2022
Oliva Rivera-Viveros, 56, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Oliva was born in Villa Jiménez, Michoacán, México on July 3, 1966, the daughter of Fidel Rivera and Aurora Salinas-Rivera. She is survived by her children Linda, Yuliana, Olivia, Adolfo and Mia, brothers; Ramiro and Antonio,...
Aaron Ellis Smith
Aug 26, 2022
Aaron Ellis Smith of Emporia, departed this plane with close friends and family by his side at Newman Regional Health on Friday August 26, 2022. He was 28 years old.
Born to Tina Silver and Mel Conner in Emporia, KS on January 12, 1994. He worked at La Quinta in Emporia as a...
Marcia Janzen
Aug 25, 2022
Marcia A. Janzen, 82, Emporia, passed away Thursday morning, August 25, 2022 at Newman Regional Health.
Marcia A. Ruhnke was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Harold and Hilda (Larsin) Ruhnke. She married Larry Janzen in California on November 18, 1964. He passed away on February 4, 2022. Marcia is survived by her daughters; Gayle...
Sarah Ruth Denny-Haig
Aug 24, 2022
Sarah Ruth Denny-Haig, 91 of Emporia, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Ruth was born March 31, 1931 in Burns, Kansas the daughter of Joe and Wilna (Williams) Ayers. She worked 32 years for KPL/Westar and was an office manager when she retired 25 years ago. Ruth was a member...
Ronald Dean Wessel
Aug 19, 2022
Ronald D. Wessel, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Friday evening, August 19, 2022 at the age of 81.
Ronald Dean Wessel was born in Holton, Kansas on August 31, 1940, the son of Henry Dietrich and Esther Elvira (Williams) Wessel. Ronald and Charlotte Ann Olsen were united in marriage in Council Grove, Kansas on...
Ileen Lynelle Meyer
Aug 15, 2022
Ileen Lynelle Meyer, 77 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, August 15, 2022 at her home.
Ileen was born November 17, 1944 in Burdick, Kansas the daughter of Carl and Lilly (Peterson) Strand. She had received her master’s degree from Emporia State University and had worked as a nurse for Newman Regional Health, USD 253, Kansas Department of...
Jennifer Nicole Myers
Aug 15, 2022
Jennifer Nicole Myers, 42 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, August 15, 2022 around 7:45 AM at her home.
Jennifer was born January 26, 1980 in Gridley, California the daughter of Dennis and Julie (Jones) Maguire. She was a paraprofessional at Timmerman Elementary School in Emporia she always had a real good read on the special needs kids...
James F. Muckenthaler
Aug 14, 2022
James F. Muckenthaler passed away Sunday evening, August 14, 2022 at the Sunflower Care Home.
Jim was born in St. Marys, Kansas, March 18, 1938, the second of Manual & Bertha Muckenthaler’s six children. He graduated from St. Marys High School in 1956 and came to Emporia to attend KSTC (Kansas State Teachers College). While at KSTC...
Mary May Fuller
Aug 11, 2022
Mary May Fuller, 83 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.
Mary was born October 30, 1938 in El Dorado, Kansas the daughter of Isaac Raymond and Cleo Mary (Pfaff) Beach. She was a homemaker. Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church and the ABW(American Baptist...
Bridget Deon Monroe
Aug 10, 2022
Bridget D. Monroe, Emporia, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the age of 44.
Bridget Deon Combes was born in Emporia, Kansas on March 6, 1978. She was the daughter of Gary Combes and Sheila (Black) Combes Knoll. Bridget married Brad Monroe, and they later divorced. She is survived by her daughter;...
