Edward Charles "Monk" Barnett
Apr 29, 2017
Edward Charles “Monk” Barnett, 78, of Emporia died on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Monk was born on August 3, 1938 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Charles and Hazel Anderson Barnett. He married Sharon Moss on September 10, 1960 in Emporia. She survives. Surviving family members include: wife, Sharon Barnett of Emporia; son,...
Rita Adele Dean
Apr 24, 2017
Rita Adele Dean, 90, of Emporia died on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center. Rita was born on May 15, 1926 in Clifton, Kansas the daughter of John A. and Louise Zimmer Nauman. She married George E. Dean on October 14, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas. He survives. Surviving family members include: husband, George E. Dean of...
Lorraine "Lori" Anderson
Apr 23, 2017
Lorraine “Lori” Anderson, 60, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23. 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center. Lori was born in Independence, MO on March 6, 1957 to Donald and Carol McClain Jacobs. In 1972, Lori, her older brother Marc, younger brother Rick and their mother moved to Kansas. In 1986 Lori was blessed with her only child, Denisha. In...
Mary Lou Mcclain
Apr 22, 2017
Mary Lou Rogers-McClain, 87 year old widow, mother to four children, “Gran-Gran” to ten grandchildren, as well as sixteen great-grandchildren and also one four month old great-great grandson, was called home to glory this April 22, 2017 at her home in Horizon Plaza. Mother Mary was born July 24, 1929 in Emporia to Guy and Charlotte Marie (Tidwell) Rogers. Mother...
Manuel Avalos
Apr 18, 2017
Manuel Avalos, 29, of Deerfield, Kansas was found dead near Syracuse, Ks on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The casket is closed. The Rosary will be recited 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 29, 2017 at St. Catherine Catholic Church followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 A.M. Fr. John Cordes of St. Catherine’s will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred...
Roy Lew Stanton, Sr.
Apr 15, 2017
Roy Lew Stanton, Sr. 75 of Emporia died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Roy was born February 8, 1942 in Burlington, Kansas the son of Bruce William and Emma Jane (McCullough) Stanton. He owned and operated Stanton Feed & Seed store in Emporia, then spent many years as a truck driver for Fanestils, and Evco Wholesale...
Dorothy M. Spade
Apr 14, 2017
Dorothy M. Spade, 94, of rural Reading died on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Dorothy was born on February 27, 1923 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of David Luther and Katherine Edwards Rees. She married Grayson M. Spade on July 20, 1952 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on September 28, 2011 at his home in Reading....
William Lee Olson
Apr 11, 2017
William (Bill) Olson, 63, died April 11, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday April 19 at Roberts Blue Funeral Home in Emporia. Bill was born in Emporia, Kansas March 12, 1954, and was a longtime native of Emporia. He served for the Emporia Fire Department for 14 years as fireman, EMT, fire inspector, and...
Ross J. Bjordahl
Apr 10, 2017
Ross J. Bjordahl, 61, of rural Olpe, died Monday, April 10, at his home. In an effort to help others, he donated his body to the University of Kansas School of Medicine. A Celebration of Life is planned for 1:30 P.M. Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Olpe. Memorial donations for his grandchildren’s education may...
Anna Belle Burch
Apr 10, 2017
Anna Belle Burch, 99, of Emporia died on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Emporia Place. Anna was born on December 1, 1917 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Alfred E. and Grace M. Dryden Brewer. She married Jarvis Burch on July 5, 1936 in Emporia. He died on June 1, 2003 in Emporia. Survivors include: son, Alfred E. Burch (Glenda)...
Dorothy H. Schultz
Apr 8, 2017
Dorothy H. Schultz, 95, of Emporia died on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Dorothy was born on April 23, 1921 in Leavenworth, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Anna Behrele Green. She married Claude L. Schultz on April 23, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on August 28, 2000 in Emporia. Surviving family...
Gayle Alane Milroy
Apr 3, 2017
Gayle Alane Milroy, 57 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Gayle was born February 14, 1960 in Emporia, the daughter of Ernie and Evalee (Jernigan) Williams. She worked as an office administrator at Kansa Corp for 20 years and then at various other jobs. Gayle was member of the First United Methodist...
Alma D. Robledo
Apr 3, 2017
Alma D. Robledo, 93 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Alma was born December 4, 1923 in Agenda, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Selma (Bowman) Vrana. She worked for over 40 years as a private duty nurse 20 of those for Mrs. Kathrine White. Alma was a member of the...
Norman L. Norton
Mar 31, 2017
Norman L. Norton, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the age of 58. Norman was born on June 5, 1958 at Lyons, Kansas, the son of Lewis C. and Betty J. (Jeanneret) Norton. He married Betty L. Dillon on November 14, 1981 in Wichita, Kansas. She survives...
Guy Leroy Prior
Mar 29, 2017
Guy LeRoy Prior, 62, of Neosho Rapids died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Guy was born on November 10, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Floyd Leon and Doris LaVonne Caldwell Prior. He married Nelda Sue Wilson on April 12, 1975 in Emporia. She survives at the home. Surviving members include: wife, Nelda Sue...
Richard "Dick" John Brown
Mar 27, 2017
Richard “Dick” John Brown, 81of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on March 27, 2017 at Olathe Medical Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Richard was born on March 6, 1936 the son of Mathew “Matt” and Clara (Kloppenberg) Brown. He worked for over 35 years for Cutler Repaving in Lawrence, Kansas until his retirement in 2007. Richard was a member of the...
Myrl A. Fager
Mar 26, 2017
Myrl A. Fager, 79, Rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Myrl Fager was born June 12, 1937 at McCune, Kansas, the son of Roy C. and Marie (Glasgow) Fager. Myrl married Carole Jones April, 4, 1959 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Washington, D.C. She survives of the home. Other family members include...
Betty L. Matson
Mar 25, 2017
Betty L. Matson, 90, of Emporia, died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Horizon Plaza. Her graveside service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Toledo Cemetery on the Lake Kahola Road. The Reverend Dinah Dutta Ph.D. of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church will officiate. Memorial donations to the Horizon Plaza may be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral...
Joan Gatewood
Mar 24, 2017
Joan’s Obituary By Joan Gatewood, November, 2008 If a leaf falls from the tree and is still beautiful, then in death I am beautiful. I was born on the high plains of Western Kansas, not in a sod house, but a rock solid eight room stone house! My Dad said, “Four girls and each one gets cuter!” When Aunt Grace...
James Lee Bahm
Mar 20, 2017
James Lee Bahm, Shawnee, Kansas, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center at the age of 60. James was born May 8, 1956 in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Gerald and Iva Drucilla (Christian) Bahm. He married Sue Gilligan Gfeller September 12, 1987. Surviving James are his wife, of the home, Daughter; Tina Gfeller, Overland Park, Kansas,...
