Revenna Eikenberry
Feb 10, 2019
Revenna (Jones Bruner) Eikenberry, 64, died February 10, 2019 at home following a short illness with her husband, Wayne, by her side. Revenna was born November 21, 1954 in Portland, IN, the eighth child of Polie and Eva (Abbott) Jones. At nine months of age, she was placed with a foster family and was later adopted by Richard and...
Esther J. Slater
Jan 20, 2019
Esther J. Slater, 91, Americus, Kansas and formerly of Salina, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Life Care Center, Burlington, Kansas.
Esther White was born at Saint Mary’s, Kansas on August 12, 1927, the daughter of Thomas and Jewel (Sage) White. She married Urlin D. “Sonny” Slater at Topeka, Kansas on October 20, 1948. He...
Vivian Elaine Betty
Jan 17, 2019
Vivian Elaine Betty, 90 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Vivian was born June 24, 1928 in Creston, Iowa the daughter of Edgar and Georgia (Dawson) Hatfield. She was a homemaker, a member of the Emporia Presbyterian Church, Church Choir, Sweet Adeline’s Singing Group, the Emporia Community...
Ronald D. Rowe
Jan 13, 2019
Ronald D. Rowe, Emporia, and formerly of Strong City, died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas at the age of 85.
He was born April 20, 1933 at (Guessing Manhattan, KS), the son of Charles Henry and Flossie Louisa (Keech) Rowe. He married Peggy Ann Rickstew in 1952. They divorced. He...
David Francis Schneider
Jan 11, 2019
David Francis Schneider of Olpe died on Friday, January 11, 2019 at his home in Olpe. He was 75. David was born on November 9, 1943 in Olpe, Kansas the son of Firmin and Addie M. Korphage Schneider.
He is survived by his brother, Dale (Deb) Schneider of Lawrence; five sisters, Shirley (Russ) Brown of Wichita, Arlene...
Marjorie Marie Renfro
Jan 8, 2019
Marjorie M. Renfro, Emporia, passed away at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the age of 88.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Rev. Rob Clausen, First Baptist Church will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Key...
April Dawn Finlay
Jan 2, 2019
April Dawn Finlay, 58 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka from small cell cancer.
April was born June 15, 1960 in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Robert LeRoy and Marian Lucille Hamilton Finlay. In 1962 the family moved to Emporia after her father took a position as meat...
Gary David Waechter
Jan 1, 2019
Gary David Waechter, 56, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at his home. Gary was born May 18, 1962 in Emporia, the son of Leo J. and Rosa C. (Walters) Waechter. He was an over the road truck driver for several years. Gary was an avid KC Royals fan and a huge supporter of Olpe High School sports....
George R. Free
Jan 1, 2019
George R. Free, 83, of Emporia died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
George was born on September 3, 1935 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania the son of John Harrison and Florabelle Brenneman Free. He married Stella M. Gilligan on October 26, 1957 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives.
Surviving family members include:...
Virginia "Ginger" Lee Haas
Dec 31, 2018
Virginia “Ginger” Lee Haas, 74 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, December 31, 2018 in Emporia.
Ginger was born October 26, 1944 in her family home in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond L. and Velda (Kane) Hunter. She was a para professional for U.S.D. #253 for 16 years. She retired in 2008. Ginger was a very active...
Laverne Mae Bahre
Dec 30, 2018
LaVerne Mae “Verna” Bahre, 88 of Emporia, Kansas died December 30, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
On May 23, 1930 Verna was born on a farm near Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Schultz) Bahre. The family moved from western Kansas to McPherson, Kansas where she graduated from McPherson High...
Henry Scott Haag
Dec 29, 2018
Henry Scott Haag of Olpe passed away on December 29, 2018 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 3 months old.
Henry was born on September 14, 2018 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Andrew and Jean Haag.
Surviving family members include: parents, Andrew and Jean Haag of Olpe; sister Harley Grace...
Terry Eugene Shown
Dec 25, 2018
Terry Eugene Shown, 64, of Americus died on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Terry was born on December 7, 1954 at Emporia, Kansas the son of Clayton Eugene and Mable Ann Steen Shown.
Surviving members include: son, Nathan Shown of Topeka; granddaughters, Tristan and Kathryn Shown of Topeka; sister, Sandy Shown...
Ricardo "Woody" Robledo
Dec 15, 2018
Ricardo “Woody” Robledo of Emporia died on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. He was 93.
Woody was born on July 22, 1925 in Ft. Madison, Iowa the son of Marcelino and Simona Landeroz Robledo. He married Delia Juarez Roblez in May 1947 in Emporia. She died in 1959. He later married...
Larry Dean Hall
Dec 15, 2018
Larry Dean Hall was born January 24, 1948, in Emporia, KS, the son of Howard Hanson and Iola J. (Keller) Hall. Larry entered heaven on December 15, 2018.
After graduation from Reading High School Larry was employed at Temp & Company. Joining the United States Army, he proudly served his country as a Ranger in the 71...
Joan Marie Hummel
Dec 11, 2018
Joan Marie (Pummell) Hummel died peacefully on December 11, 2018 at the age of 74. Joan was born on September 13, 1944 in Blanchester, Ohio. She was later adopted at the age of three by Homer and Mabel Pummell. She joined the army upon graduation from high school, and was stationed at Fort Sam Huston in San Antonio, Texas, ...
Willene Charlotte Cole
Dec 10, 2018
Willene Charlotte Cole, 88 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, December 10, 2018 at her home.
Willene was born February 9, 1930 in Oneida, KS, the daughter of William and Anna Marie (Keck) Ackerman. Dedicated to the education of children, Willene began teaching at the age of 17 and received her Master’s in Education from Emporia State University....
Fidelina Ramirez
Dec 4, 2018
Fidelina Ramirez, 66 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Fidelina was born September 12, 1952 in La Libertad, El Salvador the daughter of Silvestre Ramirez and Margarita Aguirre. She owned and operated Variedades El Salvador in Emporia since 1998. Fidelina was a member of the Iglesia Pentecostes Para Cristo...
Rita Aileene Kelly Wurtz
Dec 1, 2018
Rita Aileene Kelly Wurtz, 79 of Emporia, Kansas passed away peacefully Saturday December 1 st , 2018 in her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle against adenocarcinoma.
Rita was born January 2 nd , 1939 in King City, Missouri, the daughter of the late James Patrick Kelly and Mary Josephine Fisher Kelly. She graduated...
Mark Allen Gardner
Nov 29, 2018
Mark Allen Gardner, 59 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Mark was born February 4, 1959 in Plattsburgh, New York the son of William E. “Bill” and Cara Lee (Kennedy) Gardner. He worked in maintenance for 22 years at Iowa Beef Processors and Tyson Fresh Meats. Mark...
