Tonya L. Brown
Apr 3, 2019
Tonya Teter Brown, 72, of Emporia, KS passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. She fought a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Eureka, Kansas on June 21, 1946, Tonya was the daughter of Betty Jo (Stokes) and Robert W. Teter. She was raised in Eureka, Kansas and graduated from Eureka High School in...
Eric Dee Pedersen
Apr 2, 2019
Eric D. Pedersen, 60, a lifelong resident of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at KU Medical Center. Cremation has taken place.
Eric Dee Pedersen, the son of Elmer and Deloris Johnson Pedersen, was born March 24, 1959 in Emporia. He married Susan M. Hulse on July 11, 1981 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Emporia....
Viola Mae Richardson
Apr 2, 2019
Viola Mae Richardson, 90 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Mae was born March 28, 1929 in Arvonia, Kansas the daughter of James and Fannie Mae (Smith) Naylor. She was a homemaker and farm wife. Mae was a member of the Flint Hills Bible Church in Emporia....
Linda L. Anderson
Apr 1, 2019
Linda L. (Myers) Anderson passed away at her home in Emporia on Monday, April 1, 2019.
Linda was born January 9, 1945 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Marion and Rena Wells Myers. She was a long-time employee of Emporia State and obtained her bachelor and master’s degrees prior to her retirement. She moved to Michigan and...
Debra Gayle Newman
Mar 31, 2019
Debra Gayle Newman, 63, Emporia, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 31, 2019.
Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at Victory Fellowship on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM. The service will be conducted by Pastor Michael Stubbs of the church.
A memorial has been established and will be...
Brian Lee Kitt
Mar 27, 2019
Brian Lee Kitt passed away March 27, 2019, in Las Vegas. He was born September 7, 1964, in Emporia, KS, to Sidney Frederick and Julia Ann ( Smith ) Kitt. Brian graduated from Hartford High School in 1982. He then went on to serve our country in the U.S. Navy from 1983-1989, when he was honorably discharged. Brian attended...
Velma Alverta Whitaker
Mar 26, 2019
Velma Alverta Whitaker of rural Dunlap died on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. She was 95.
Velma was born on April 19, 1923 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Alburn Burney and Ida Florence Rose Leeds. She married Robert Clinton Whitaker on March 3, 1946 at the Bushong United Methodist...
Loretta Jo "Joey" Watson
Mar 25, 2019
Loretta Jo “Joey” Watson, 82 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, March 25, 2019 at her home.
Joey was born September 20, 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana the daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Margaret Louise (Gardner) Martinson. Her entire adult life was spent working in the nursing field as a nurse, nurse educator and case manager. Her various positions...
Robert Joel "Joe" Wells
Mar 24, 2019
Roberts Joel "Joe" Wells, 85, died at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, on March 24, 2019.
Cremation is planned with no services at this time.
Vontilla J. "Tillie" Fry
Mar 23, 2019
Vontilla Jo "Tillie" Fry (80) of Emporia, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Newman Regional Health. Cremation is planned.
Tillie Raulston the daughter of Joe and Yula Yeager Raulston, was born November 4, 1938 in Stark City, Missouri. She and Jim Fry were married on November 4, 1956. He passed...
Leon "Lee" Thomas Beran
Mar 20, 2019
Leon (Lee) Thomas Beran, 87, died on March 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. Lee was a devout Catholic, family man and recreation advocate serving Emporia and the community for the majority of his life. Lee was born June 30, 1931 in Larned, Kansas, the son of Anton and Adelaide “Hattie” (Prosser) Beran. He grew...
Lucille Schlesener
Mar 20, 2019
Lucille Schlesener (98) of Emporia died Wednesday, March 20 at Holiday Resort Care Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at a later date.
Lucille Lohmeyer, the only child of Pettie and Susie Laws Lohmeyer was born May 8, 1920 in Argonia. She married Martin A. Schlesener, Jr. on September 5, 1942 in...
Elizabeth Marie Butcher
Mar 18, 2019
Elizabeth Marie Keimig Butcher, 103, Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully Monday, March 18, 2019 at Brookdale of Rosehill, Shawnee, Kansas surrounded by her family. Services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday, March 26, at Roberts Blue Barnett Funeral Home in Emporia. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until service time. Interment will follow at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
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Carmen Catherine Mejia
Mar 17, 2019
Carmen Catherine Mejia, 78, Emporia, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Via Christi Saint Francis Medical Center, Wichita.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, March 25, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. Father Brandon Farrar, Celebrant. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery following the Mass.
The...
Leroy C. Muller
Mar 11, 2019
Leroy C. Muller, 91, Emporia, passed away at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, on March 11, 2019.
Cremation has occurred, with no services at this time.
Billy Lee Linhart
Mar 7, 2019
Billy Lee Linhart, 72 of Emporia died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at his home after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
Bill was born September 5, 1946 in Ottawa, Kansas the son of Artie and Ruth (Pock) Linhart. He grew up in Olivet and Waverly, Kansas. He received his Bachelor of Science from the College of Emporia...
Jose Hugo Saavedra-Castillo
Mar 5, 2019
Jose Hugo Saavedra-Castillo, 28 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at his home.
Jose was born November 6, 1990 in Michoacán, Mexico the son of Jose Saavedra and Elodia Castillo. He was a cook at IHOP in Emporia. Jose loved his pet pit bull and was always happy.
Jose is survived by his...
J. Michael Turnbull
Mar 5, 2019
If dealing with death throughout his adult life taught Mike Turnbull anything, it was that life was too short not to live it to its fullest -- but not necessarily in a way that might be expected.
"I firmly believe in the idea 'Live for today,' and I do it,'" he had maintained.
Turnbull, owner...
Anthony Grandstaff
Feb 28, 2019
Anthony Grandstaff. Emporia, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka at the age of 58. Mr. Grandstaff had been employed at Tyson Fresh Meats for 29 years.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, conducted by Pastor Earl Detwiler, Chaplain of Tyson Fresh Meats, Emporia. Burial...
Monica Maria Rodriguez
Feb 27, 2019
Monica Maria Rodriguez, 55 of Wichita, Kansas died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Monica was born October 19, 1963 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Lorenzo and Sofia (Torres) Rodriguez. She received her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University. Monica worked 24 years in production at Dolly Madison Bakery...
