Obituary Listing

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.

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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...

Feb 13, 2023

William Daniel Bond of Emporia died on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  He was 60.

Dan was born on December 17, 1962 in Paola, Kansas the son of Gene and Mary Giffin Bond.  He married Leslie Narron on April 19, 1988 in Miami, Oklahoma.

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Feb 12, 2023

Alberta Annette Brinkman, 102, Emporia, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia.

Alberta Annette Stolfus was born September 28, 1920 in Hamilton, Kansas, the daughter of William Albert and Anna (Holmberg) Stolfus.  She married Parry Collins Reed on June 28, 1942 in Miller, Kansas. He died April 28, 1949. On May 18,...

Feb 12, 2023

Darla Kay Edwards, rural Emporia, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.

Darla Kay Goldsberry was born in Emporia, Kansas on December 2, 1940, the daughter of Everett Merle and Goldie Alma (Place) Goldsberry.  Darla married Ronald G. “Zeke” Edwards in Emporia, Kansas on April 15, 1960. After the wedding...

Feb 6, 2023

Maureen G. Dodson, 89 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday February 6, 2023 at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.

Maureen was born June 21, 1933 in Wakeeney, Kansas, the daughter of Leo and Agnes (Truan) Malinowsky. She graduated from Trego County High School and attended Brown Mackie Business College in Salina, Kansas. On July 16, 1955...

Feb 4, 2023

Judy Gosser, 86, Emporia, Kansas, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Chase County Care and Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

Judy Waite was born in Lebo, Kansas on September 3, 1936, the daughter of Harold and Eva (O’Neil) Waite. She married James Junior Gosser in Yates Center, Kansas on June 21,...

Jan 28, 2023

William F. Cook of Emporia died on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at his home.  He was 95.

William was born on April 22, 1927 in Lyon County, Kansas the son of Jerry F. and Clara Elizabeth Wagner Cook. He married Billie J. Bruce on February...

Jan 26, 2023

Jesus C. Aranda of Emporia died on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  He was 88.

Jesus was born on February 24, 1934 in Guanajuato, Mexico the son of Augustin and SanJuana Carreras Aranda.  He married Aurora Guerra in 1957 in Mexico.  She died on July 8, 2012 in...

Jan 21, 2023

John Bennett “J.B.” McCreary, Jr. III, 79 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Advent Health in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

J.B. was born August 20, 1943 in Emporia the son of John Bennett and Alice Irene (Selves) McCreary, Jr. II. He worked as a conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years, retiring...

Jan 15, 2023

Megan O’Reilly Hayes Mahoney passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 after living for 3 years with unclassified sarcoma. She is survived by her beloved husband and best friend, Tom; their three beautiful children, Bridget, Jack, and Liam; and her dear father, Larry (Roberta) Hayes. Megan was preceded in death by her mother, Velma (Bohnsack) Hayes, uncle Carl Bohnsack,...

Jan 13, 2023

Charlotte Ann (Olsen) Wessel passed away at her home on January 13, 2023. She was born on September 3, 1942 in Eureka, Kansas to William Oliver Olsen and June Hart Olsen. Early in her childhood, the family moved to Council Grove, Kan. where she grew up on a diversified farm which included a Grade A dairy; a flock of...

Jan 13, 2023

Donald C. Bush of Emporia, Kansas went to be with his wife Norma on their 73 rd wedding anniversary on Friday, January 13, 2023 at Emporia Place in Emporia.  He was 94.

Don was born on November 10, 1928 in Wilson, Kansas the son of Eugen Lester and Elizabeth Borman Bush.  He married...

Jan 9, 2023

Harold Dean Hensley of Emporia died on Monday, January 9, 2023 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  He was 89.

Harold was born on December 6, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas the son of William S. and Ora Bell Stubbs Hensley.  He married Sharon M. Headley in 1971 at Messiah Lutheran Church.  They later...