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Selena Rose Crumpacker

Selena Rose Crumpacker

Jun 16, 2018

Selena Rose Crumpacker of Emporia died on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.

Selena was born on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia the infant daughter of Robert and Karen Oliver Crumpacker.

Surviving family members include: parents, Robert and Karen Crumpacker of Emporia; brothers, Landon and Myles Crumpacker both...

Martha Alvarez

Martha Alvarez

Jun 15, 2018

Martha Alvarez, 53, of Emporia died Friday, June 15, 2018 at her sister’s home in Wichita, with her family by her side.

Martha Gomez, the daughter of Rafael and Maria Nava Gomez was born Tuesday, July 28, 1964 in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico. She married Carlos Alvarez on October 17, 1992 in Emporia. He survives of the home....

Carl Eugene Wingert

Carl Eugene Wingert

Jun 15, 2018

Carl Eugene Wingert, 86, of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born at home in rural Dunlap, Kansas on September 7, 1931 to John L. & Bertha E. (Estes) Wingert.  Carl grew up in the Dunlap Community and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1949. He married the love of his...

Jacob Ryan Osage

Jacob Ryan Osage

Jun 7, 2018

Jacob Ryan Osage, 36, of Strong City, Kansas died on June 7, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

Jacob was born on July 22, 1981 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Charles and Jane Mechtley Osage.  He married Joni Lyn Atkins on February 27, 2015 in Norton, Kansas.  She survives at the home.

Surviving family...

Shirley (Temple) Slaymaker

Shirley (Temple) Slaymaker

Jun 7, 2018

Shirley Temple Slaymaker 82 passed away peacefully on June 7, 2018.   She was at home with husband Ron by her side.  They had recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary.  Shirley was born on November 5 1935 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Macloren and Marie (Frye) Temple.  She attended school in Peabody and graduated valedictorian  in her class in...

Elnora Fay French

Elnora Fay French

Jun 6, 2018

Elnora Fay French, 94 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center.

Elnora was born July 4, 1923 in Emporia, the daughter of Allen and Myrtle (Murray) Vickrey. She was a homemaker. Elnora was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Emporia and the Order of Eastern Star in...

Janice E. Haselhuhn

Janice E. Haselhuhn

May 28, 2018

Janice Elaine (Salvatori) Haselhuhn, 79, of Emporia, Kansas, died May 28, at home where she resided with her husband, Ron. She was born April 10, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, to the late Joseph H. Salvatori and Marjorie Wyman. Visitation will be Thursday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Roberts Blue Barnett Funeral Home. Funeral services will take...

Emma Lou Vangundy

Emma Lou Vangundy

May 25, 2018

Emma Lou (Rains) VanGundy, 93, of Americus, Kansas, died May 25, at Presbyterian Manor where she had resided with her husband, Wayne. She was born October 3, 1924, in Emporia, to the late Henry Elliott and Lucille Rosetta “Rosie” (Proehl) Rains.

Visitation will be Tuesday, May 29, at 7:00-8:30 p.m, at Roberts Blue Barnett Funeral Home. Funeral...

Harold E. Hale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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,...

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