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...
James Lee Countryman
Nov 28, 2018
James Lee Countryman, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the age of 82.
Cremation is planned with no services. A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Contributions may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801
Mr. Countryman was born October...
Gary L. Brooks
Nov 27, 2018
Gary L. Brooks, 62, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the Emergency Department of Newman Regional Health.
Gary was born February 27, 1956 at Parsons, Kansas, the son of Charles E. and Betty Jo (Harness) Brooks. He married Martha Proehl on March 20, 1981 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She survives of the home.
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Jim Stubenhofer
Nov 26, 2018
JA “Jim” Stubenhofer of Emporia died on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kansas. He was 85.
Jim was born on January 24, 1933 in Elmdale, Kansas the son of Karl and Bertha Bechelmayr Stubenhofer. He married Dona Sheridan on June 21, 1958 at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Strong City, Kansas. She...
Fredrick J. Adams
Nov 25, 2018
Fredrick J. Adams, 92 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor with his family at his bedside.
Fred was born in Fremont, Ohio on June 20, 1926 to Fred W. and Mary D. Adams. His childhood was spent in Lima, Ohio until graduation from high school. He attended and played the...
Joy D. Hutcherson Beavers
Nov 22, 2018
Joy D. Hutcherson Beavers of Emporia died on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her home. She was 88.
Joy was born on September 14, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas the sixth child of Charles A. and Frances L. Allen Hutcherson.
Surviving family members include: daughter, Loretta Phoenix of Emporia; son, Raymond Phoenix of Alhambra, California; granddaughters,...
Karen S. Todd
Nov 18, 2018
Karen S. Todd of Emporia died on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at her home. She was 57.
Karen was born on February 2, 1961 in Gallup, New Mexico the daughter of Don and Evelyn Sweeney Bunch. She married Joseph Todd on December 23, 1995 in Bullhead City, Arizona. He survives at the home.
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