Gloria C. Stewart
Oct 4, 2017
Gloria Catherine (Ritterhoff) Stewart, of Emporia, Kan., was born in Kansas City, Mo., on February 22, 1925, to Herbert Louis and Faye June (Gilbert) Ritterhoff. Gloria passed away October 4, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka Kan., with her family by her side. She was 92. Memorial services are planned at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2017, at St...
Margaret "Marge" Elizabeth Sellers
Oct 3, 2017
Margaret “Marge” Elizabeth Sellers, 94 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Marge was born January 31, 1923 in Hope, North Carolina the daughter of James Arthur and Esther Mae (Haywood) Cooke. She moved to Wichita, Kansas at the start of WWII to work in one of the defense plants. While...
Mildred R. Romine
Oct 2, 2017
Mildred R. Romine, 92, of Emporia died Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Mildred was born on December 14, 1924 in rural Lyon County the daughter of Howard A. and Leona Finnell Rees. She married Dean L. Romine on April 30, 1943 in Emporia. He died on October 29, 1986 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son,...
Richard Gerald "Bud" Stapp, Jr.
Oct 1, 2017
Richard Gerald “Bud” Stapp. 70, Emporia, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Bud was born in DeKalb, Missouri on December 5, 1946, the son on Richard G (Sr.) and Iona Lucy (Arnold) Stapp. Bud and Mary Beth Meers were married in Junction City, Kansas on August 21, 1970. She survives of the home. He is also...
Doris Ann Hanna
Oct 1, 2017
Doris Ann (Minich) Hanna (Mrs. Charles) 88, of Emporia, KS was born May 23, 1929 in Albuquerque, NM to J. Lloyd and Florence (Cann) Minich. She passed away on October 1, 2017 in Emporia, KS at Holiday Resort Care Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00pm Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Emporia Presbyterian Church, 8th and Commercial. The family...
Robert D. Golliher
Sep 24, 2017
Robert D. Golliher, 94, of Emporia, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Emporia Place, Emporia. Robert was born on July 9, 1923 at the family home east of Plains, Kansas, the son of Jerry and Verna Geisinger Golliher. He married Eileen Heinson on December 18, 1942 in Meade, Kansas. She died on July 18, 2014 in Emporia. Survivors...
Dennis D. Billbe
Sep 9, 2017
Dennis D. Billbe, 62, of Hartford died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at his home in Hartford. Cremation is planned with a private family committal in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery in Topeka at a later date. Dennis Dean Billbe, the son of Ernest D. and Virginia Fern Wallace Billbe was born November 15, 1954 in Maryville, MO. He had worked at Skinner’s Nursery...
Jesus Avila
Sep 5, 2017
Jesus Avila, 19, of Emporia died on September 5, 2017 in Emporia. Jesus was born on April 7, 1998 in Monterey Park, California the son of Jesus Avila Galvan and MariaVirginia Avila-Alanis. Survivors include: parents of Emporia; daughter, Azaira Mae Avila-Verde; sisters, Marilu Avila and Linda Janell Avila both of Emporia. He is preceded in death by his uncle Octavio...
Debra Lynn Ikerd
Sep 4, 2017
Debra Lynn Ikerd, 51, of Emporia died on Monday, September 4, 2017 at Newman Regional Health. Debra was born on September 24, 1965 at St. Mary’s hospital in Emporia the daughter of David H. and Joyce M. Roberts Wilhite. She married Randall S. Ikerd on May 7, 1994 in Emporia, Kansas. He survives at the home. Surviving family members include:...
Herbert "Herb" Lewis Schwien
Sep 3, 2017
Herbert “Herb” Lewis Schwien, 87, of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, September 03, 2017 at Emporia Place, his home for the last two years. Herb was born February 14, 1930 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the son of Ferdinand and Leah (Grasmick) Schwien. He was a Division Manager at Citizen’s Utility Company – Colorado for 25 years, until his retirement 25 years...
Georgia Marie Haag
Sep 2, 2017
Georgia Marie Haag, 76 of Olpe, Kansas died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Georgia was born February 2, 1941 in Smithville, Missouri the daughter of Warren L. and Hilda Marie (Marshall) Allen. She worked as a waitress at the Olpe Chicken House and retired from the deli at Dillons West in Emporia. Georgia was a member...
Dr. Dennis Eugene Schmitt
Sep 2, 2017
Dr. Dennis Eugene Schmitt, 73 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home. Dennis was born September 13, 1943 in rural Fairview, Kansas the son of John Merrill and Viola Magdeline (Meyer) Schmitt. He was a professor in the business school at Emporia State University for 42 years until his retirement 6 years ago. Dennis was an...
Joni Givens
Aug 31, 2017
Joni Givens, Neosho Rapids, Kansas, passed away at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at the age of 55. Funeral services will be at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Rick Grossenbacher, Calvary Baptist Church, Emporia. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery,...
Judy Elaine Lill
Aug 31, 2017
Judy Elaine Lill, 75 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Judy was born September 25, 1941 in Manhattan, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Esther (Lloyd) Tull. She received her Associates Degree from Kansas State University and worked for 35 years as an Administrative Assistant in the Physical Education Department at Emporia...
Donna L. Bender
Aug 26, 2017
Donna L. Bender, 79, of Emporia died on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center. Donna was born on February 27, 1938 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of George and Pearl Wenderott Barrett. She married Cliff Bender on May 3, 1968 in Emporia. He survives. Surviving family members include: husband, Cliff Bender of Emporia; sons, Scott Bender...
Judith (Judy) Kathleen Robinson
Aug 22, 2017
Judith (Judy) K. Robinson, 76, rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. A Memorial Service to be held at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1508 West 12th in Emporia on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Dinah Dutta, Ph.D....
Bill Gene "Billy" House
Aug 20, 2017
Billy Gene “Bill” House, 89, Emporia, Kansas, died at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Bill was born in Emporia, Kansas on November 12, 1927, the son of Ellsworth and Caroline Belle (Winters) House. He is survived by his brother; Dean House, Emporia, KS, and sister; Donna Davies, Reading, KS, Nephews; Rod House, Vancouver, WA, Chuck...
Alfred W. "Alf" Parks
Aug 19, 2017
Alfred W. “Alf” Parks, 78, Rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home Saturday, August 19, 2017. Alfred was born October 16, 1938 at Cedar Point, Kansas, the son of G.W. “Pat” and Laura M. Sayer Parks. At an early age he moved, with his parents to Ellinor, KS, where his father was foreman for Crofoot Cattle Ranch. He attended...
Frank A. Arndt
Aug 18, 2017
Frank A. Arndt, 81, rural Emporia, passed away at his home Friday morning, August 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home in Emporia at 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 23, 2017, conducted by Father Brandon Farrar, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...
Kenneth Earl Kelso
Aug 15, 2017
Kenneth Earl Kelso, 70, of Emporia died on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Ken was born on October 2, 1946 in Emmetsburg, Iowa the son of Ora and Goldie Philamelee Kelso. He married Maureen Carney on November 24, 1966 and was married for 17 years but later divorced. Ken later married Rosemary Margaret Flander on October...
