Kenneth J. Schmidt
Jan 27, 2017
Kenneth J. Schmidt, 87, of rural Olpe died on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Kenny was born on January 8, 1930 in Olpe, Kansas the son of Leonard and Ida Sterbenz Schmidt. He married Imogene Scheve on May 24, 1952 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Maydale. She survives. Surviving family members include:...
Charles "Charley" Michael Wyda
Jan 25, 2017
Charles “Charley” Michael Wyda, 73, of Admire died on Thursday, January 25, 2017 at his home, in his wife’s arms. Charley was born on December 16, 1943 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania the son of Charles Michael and Anne Pelachah Wyda. He married his “Sweetie”, Sue Ann Kurzen on March 15, 1963 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives at the home. Surviving family...
Arlene Joan Hopper
Jan 21, 2017
Arlene Joan Hopper, 79 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at her home. Arlene was born April 1, 1937 in Admire, Kansas the daughter of William Green and Edna Margaret Ann Nette (Bolinder) Osborne. Arlene was the office manager at Newman Hospital for 25. She moved to Great Bend and then the Kansas City area before moving home...
Leo Bernard Burenheide
Jan 19, 2017
Leo Bernard Burenheide, 92 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Leo was born November 10, 1924 in rural Olpe, Kansas the son of Bernard “Ben” and Mary Frances (Hagemann) Burenheide. He spent his life farming. Leo was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sertoma, Kansas Pork Producers, served on...
Warren Edward Voorhees
Jan 18, 2017
Warren Edward Voorhees, Sr., 77, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at his home in Reading, Kansas. Warren was born July 13, 1939 near Yates Center, Kansas, the son of Raymond Grant and Esther Loretta (Dixon) Voorhees. He worked 27 years as a sheet metal worker at Didde Manufacturing in Emporia. Warren had been retired for 15 years. He was a...
Homer Burchess (Burke) Reppart
Jan 16, 2017
Homer Burchess (Burke) Reppart, 86, of Emporia passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. Homer was born on November 1, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Homer L. and Irene Butters Reppart. He attended Topeka schools graduating with the class of 1948. He married to Norma Jean Mathew on November 4, 1955 in Oklahoma. She died...
Ila Wilson
Jan 16, 2017
Ila Wilson, 85, of Emporia died on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Oak Creek Senior Living Center in Topeka. Ila was born on April 21, 1931 in Toronto, Kansas the daughter of William F, Sr. and Susan M. Smith McJunkin. She married Waldo Jack Wilson on November 13, 1949 in Toronto, Kansas. He died on May 12, 2003 in...
Frederick Allen Masters, Sr.
Jan 14, 2017
Frederick Allen Masters, Sr., Emporia, formerly of Paola, died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, at the age of 96. Fred was born in McClouth, Kansas on July 21, 1920, the son of Arkley A. and Ida Nell (Brown) Masters. He married Naomi M. Moore at Olathe, Kansas on February 21, 1941. She survives of the home....
Myrna Louise Jensen
Jan 12, 2017
Myrna Louise Jensen, 77, of Emporia died on January 12, 2017 at her home. Myrna was born on July 9, 1939 in Rolfe, Iowa to Roy George and Goldie Marie (Mishler) Luft. In 1957, she graduated from Rolfe High School. She married John W. Newcomb in 1967 and they moved to Emporia, Kansas in 1969. Together they had a daughter...
Beulah Mae "Dottie" Swibold
Jan 12, 2017
Beulah Mae “Dottie” Swibold, 78, Emporia, Kansas, died January 12, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beulah Mae Keith was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on March 7, 1938, the daughter of Harold Leonard and Ella Marie (Digney) Keith. She married Gary C. Swibold on March 2, 1957 in Madison, Kansas, they were divorced. Surviving family members include her daughters; Mary Angela...
Lelia Maxine Weatherhead
Jan 11, 2017
Lelia M. Weatherhead, 87, of Emporia, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Flint Hills Care Center. Cremation is planned. Her memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Pastor Alan Barus of the Sunrise Free Will Baptist Church will officiate. Lelia Maxine Murrell the daughter of Louis C. and Mary A. Brumley Murrell...
Lois F. Johnson
Jan 8, 2017
Lois F. Johnson, 85, of Emporia, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Newman Regional Health. Lois Florine Galutia, the daughter of Maynard and Maud Taber Galutia was born November 24, 1931 in Miller. She married Glenn E. Johnson on June 22, 1952 in Miller. She is survived by her husband, Glenn of Emporia; a son Robin Johnson of Emporia; a...
Vesta Ruth (Stolfus) Kramer
Jan 4, 2017
Vesta Ruth Stolfus Kramer, just shy of her 97th birthday, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at an Englewood, Colorado retirement center. There are few people in the world who are born and remain unfailingly good. They don’t have to be taught to be kind, responsible and loving. Vesta was one of those people. Her genuine kindness, integrity and unwavering nature...
Delores Carlene Pitts
Jan 2, 2017
Delores Carlene Pitts, 82, of Emporia died on Monday, January 2, 2017 at her home. Carlene was born on April 30, 1934 the daughter of Carl and Mary Lamb Peak. She married James “Jim” B. Pitts on September 2, 1956 in Emporia. He died on April 29, 2008 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son, Dale Pitts and wife Connie...
Laurea A. Cunningham
Jan 1, 2017
Laurea A. Cunningham, 86, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on January 1, 2017 at her home. Laurea A. Myers, daughter of Clarence H. and Wilma Mills Myers, was born on February 5, 1930 in Gravette, Arkansas. She married Jack T. Cunningham on September 4, 1948 in Hartford, Kansas. They later divorced. Surviving family members include: sons, Ron (Mary Ann) Cunningham...
W. Jeff O'Dell
Dec 30, 2016
William Jeffrey “Jeff” O’Dell, 64, passed away December 30, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was the son of William Jesse and Virginia Mae Samuelson O’Dell. Jeff was born May 11, 1952 at the base hospital in Newport, RI where his father served in the U.S. Navy. Jeff graduated from Paola High School in 1970. He received...
Joan Louise Jackson
Dec 29, 2016
Joan Louise Jackson, 77 of rural Allen passed away at home on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Joan was born on January 13, 1939, in Enid, Oklahoma, the oldest child of Victor and Leola Smith Passow. The family moved to rural Allen, Kansas in 1945. Joan married her high school sweetheart Montie Lee Jackson on June 16, 1955. Survivors include Montie...
Edna Maryann Glaser
Dec 29, 2016
Edna MaryAnn Glaser, 93, of Emporia died on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia. Edna was born on July 9, 1923 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of William John and Edna Sarah Reider Morgan. She married Merle Leland Glaser of February 15, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas. He died on July 3, 1990 in Emporia. Surviving...
Terry James Weller
Dec 29, 2016
Terry J. Weller, (77), of Warrensburg, Missouri died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, with Pastor Nancy Brown of the Americus United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery near Neosho Rapids. Memorial Donations to the...
Debra Lee Rice
Dec 28, 2016
Debra Lee Rice, a lifetime resident of Emporia, Kansas, died at her home Wednesday evening, December 28, 2016 at the age of 61. Debra Lee Glenn was born in Emporia, the daughter of C. Leonard and Judith (Needels) Glenn. She married Warren Shown, who she later divorced, Joseph “Butch” Rice and Kelly Turner, both of whom she divorced. Debra is...
