Harold E. Hale
May 23, 2018
Harold E. Hale, 92 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.
Harold was born January 6, 1926 in Emporia the son of Dewey and Viola (Nicholson) Hale. He owned and operated Harold’s Welding Service in Emporia from 1964 to 2017. It was more than a business to him, he enjoyed...
Ronald H. Kuhn
May 23, 2018
Ronald H. Kuhn, 62, Admire, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
Ronald was born April 11, 1956 in Emporia, Kansas, the son on Elden G and Una Mae (Reidel) Kuhn. He is survived by his mother; Una Mae Kuhn, Admire, KS, Brother; Mike (Susan) Kuhn, Admire, Nieces; Heather Swanson, her husband, Matt,...
Delano "Nick" Abraham Nixon
May 17, 2018
Delano “Nick” Abraham Nixon of rural Neosho Rapids died on May 17, 2018 at his home. He was 85
Nick was born on March 3, 1933 in Fredericksburg, Texas area the son of Rubin and Seme Lange Nixon. He married Mary Jane Granada on August 17, 1957 in Miami, Oklahoma. She died April 19, 1991 in Emporia. ...
Angelika "Angie" Harris
May 17, 2018
Angelika “Angie” Harris, 51, of Americus died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at St. Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. In keeping with her giving nature, she donated her organs for transplantation to others in need.
Angelika Schroeder the daughter of Hartmut and Elfriede Ziener Schroeder was born April 13, 1967 in Augsburg, Germany. She married Billy Harris...
Lori Rae Minor
May 15, 2018
Lori Rae Minor, 61, of Emporia died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at her home.
Lori was born on January 4, 1957 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of John M. and Virginia A. Roe Henning. She married Richard Schultz in 1978 but later divorced. Lori married Hobart “Sonny” E. Minor, Sr. on May 31, 2008 at Peter...
Homer Lewis Clark
May 14, 2018
Homer L. Clark, 94, Emporia, Kansas, died on Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
The son of Lewis Fredrick and Hazel Jane Shackelford Clark, he was born December 5, 1923 near Waverly, Kansas. When he was six, the family moved to Olivet, Kansas. He attended the Olivet School, graduating in May of 1941. He...
Lester Lloyd Edmunds
May 11, 2018
Lester Lloyd Edmunds, 85 of rural North Lyon County died at his home Friday, May 11, 2018.
Lester was born May 30, 1932 at the family farm north of Bushong, Kansas. He was the son of Edmund Miles and Ina (Courtney) Edmunds. Lester was a rancher and a farmer. He was a member of the Americus United...
Donald Richard Suddock
May 8, 2018
Donald Richard Suddock, 84, of Oswego, and formerly of Emporia, died on Monday, May 8, 2018 at Oswego Health and Rehab.
Don was born on August 9, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Lora Metcalf Suddock. He married Verna Mae Tallman in 1959 and later...
Wayne Hans Knudsen
May 6, 2018
Wayne Hans Knudsen, 78, of Emporia, KS, died Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia.
Wayne was born on June 19, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Gunnar B. and Vivian Thompson Knudsen. He married Charol Heim on August 20, 1960, but later divorced. He then married Jana Doxon on June 16, 1984,...
Rosemary Robinson
May 2, 2018
The world said goodbye to a most gentle, kind and patient soul last night. Rosemary Robinson passed away at 10:47PM on May 3 rd at the Windsor in Lawrence, Kansas. At her request cremation has taken place, no services will be conducted and her family has honored those wishes. A celebration of life for Rosemary “Rose” “Rosie” Robinson, 89,...
Thomas Smith, Jr.
Apr 30, 2018
Thomas Smith, Jr. 96, Emporia, passed away at Manor Care in Topeka Monday afternoon, April 30, 2018.
Thomas was born in Emporia on February 26, 1922, the son of Thomas (Sr.) and Hazel (Murray) Smith. He married Ethel Smith in June 0f 1951, she died earlier, he later married Jean Smith in June of 1987, and she...
Rodney P. Booth
Apr 26, 2018
Rodney P. Booth, beloved husband, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, transitioned to his heavenly home on April 26, 2018. He and his wife, Catherine, formerly of Lenexa, enjoyed their Cottonwood Falls home, or "paradise" as he would proudly describe his home to his family and friends.
Rod brought immense joy to his parents, Helen and Marvin Booth,...
Irene E. Mader
Apr 25, 2018
Irene E. Mader, 85 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Irene was born December 30, 1932 in Rossville, Kansas the daughter of Nicholas and Barbara (Walter) Stadler. Early in life she worked for the Cappers Foundation and then for 5 years as a messenger in the general office building of...
Susan Daniel-Brey
Apr 23, 2018
Susan Daniel-Brey, 59, Emporia, passed away Monday morning, April 23, 2018, at her home, being graciously received into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Susan K. Daniel Brey was born September 23, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William Duane Daniel, Sr. and Sandra June (Kauffman) Daniel. After growing up in Manhattan, Kansas,...
Juanita Kay Slead
Apr 20, 2018
Juanita Kay Slead, 74, of Lebo, Kansas died on April 20, 2018 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Kay was born on September 22, 1943 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Dennis James, Jr. and Edna Mae Woods Gilligan. She married David A. Slead on February 12, 1996 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He survives.
Surviving family...
Andrew Stanislaw Loba
Apr 18, 2018
Andrew “Andrzej” Stanislaw Loba, 63, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Via Christi, St. Francis Hospital in Kansas, during heart surgery.
He leaves his wife Sherry, his daughters Aga and Ewa and their spouses Mark and Ben, his grandson Samuel Andrzej, and the daughters’ mother Danusia. He also leaves behind his brother Jerzy with his family and...
Noveita Nadine Maley
Apr 14, 2018
Noveita Nadine Maley, 91 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Nadine was born July 11, 1926 in Independence, Kansas the daughter of George and Verda (Yokum) Furgason. She was a homemaker. Nadine was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Cosmopolitan, United Methodist Women and Ball-McColm Post #5, American...
Helen Marie Richard
Apr 13, 2018
Helen Marie Richard, 91, Olpe, Kansas, passed away at her home on Friday, April 13, 2018.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at the Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe. Father John Cordes will celebrate the mass. Interment will follow in the Saint Joseph Cemetery, Olpe. The Rosary will be...
Elizabeth Joan Vahsholtz
Apr 11, 2018
Elizabeth Joan Vahsholtz, 86, of Emporia died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.
Joan was born on January 13, 1932 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Wayne Murray and Edna Pauline Kehler Baldwin. She married Milton Edward Vahsholtz on January 27, 1951 at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia. He died on...
Dean W. Whitmore
Apr 9, 2018
Dean W. Whitmore, 82, Emporia, Kansas, died at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center on Monday, April 9, 2018.
Dean was born in Miller, Kansas on December 12, 1935, the son of Ralph and Norma (Miller) Whitmore. Dean married Patsy Lee Stone on March 31, 1957 in Emporia. She died March 20, 1994. He later married Judy G. (Wade)...
