Stephen W. Shaw
Mar 15, 2016
Stephen W. Shaw, 71, of Emporia, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Steve was born November 24, 1944 in Yates Center, Kansas, the son of Max and Ruth Schade Shaw. He married Peggy Collins on July 5, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She survives at the home. Other survivors include: son, Jerod Shaw and wife Kayla...
Bernadette Caroline Hamman
Mar 15, 2016
Bernadette C. Hamman, 91, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Bernadette Caroline Baalman was born May 4, 1924 at Grinnell, Kansas, the daughter of Anthony and Amelia (Ladenberger) Baalman. She married Wendell “Bud” Hamman in Burlington, Kansas, on September 19, 1943. He died May 22, 1990. She is survived by her sons, Danny Hamman (Kathy),...
Theresa O. Coble
Mar 8, 2016
Theresa Coble, 79, of Olpe, Kansas, died surrounded by her family, March 8, 2016. She was born on August 1, 1936, to Seraphin and Anna Wendling at the family homestead. She is survived by her best friends and siblings, Marie Russell, Emporia, KS; Sonny Wendling, Olpe, KS; Lucille Trear, Olpe, KS; Fr. Francis Wendling, Ava, Missouri; Joe Wendling, Olpe, KS;...
Jean Ann Wright
Mar 8, 2016
Jean Ann Wright was born March 8, 1955 in Emporia, Kansas and passed away March 8, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Dale and Jean Tyson Wright. Ann was in the nursing profession all of her adult life. She was a 1973 graduate of Hartford High School. She graduated from Flint Hills Area Vocational Technical School Practical Nursing...
Larry Owen Thurston
Mar 6, 2016
Larry Owen Thurston, 67, of Emporia, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his home, after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer. Larry was born on March 18, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Prentice Boyd and Lillian Gazella (Shumate) Thurston. Larry graduated from Elmdale High School afterwhich he attended a vocational school. Larry was previously married to Peggy Grundy,...
Judith Ann Tufts
Mar 5, 2016
Judith Ann Tufts, 66, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at her home north of Emporia. Judith Ann Gehring was born Dec. 18, 1949, in Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Ann (Beasterfeld) Gehring. She married John H. Tufts on May 19, 1973, in Reading. Mrs. Tufts is survived by her husband; daughters, Jennifer Munday (Jason), Emporia, and Jessica Tufts (Sherman...
Richard Eugene "Dick" Johnson
Mar 4, 2016
Richard Eugene “Dick” Johnson of Olpe, Kansas, entered into rest Friday, March 4, 2016 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was 78. Dick was born January 31, 1938 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, to Harold “H.M.” and Pearl L. (Wittwer) Johnson. He was a graduate of Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. He married Mary Irene Phillips January 29, 1960....
Marilee Rose Bathurst
Mar 3, 2016
Marilee R. Bathurst, 88, Allen, Kansas, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the Holiday Resort, Emporia. Cremation has occurred. A graveside service will be held at the Admire Cemetery on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. conducted by Pastor Angie Vertz. The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Friday, April 8 from 7:00 to 8:00...
Marilee Rose Bathurst
Mar 3, 2016
Marilee R. Bathurst, 88, Allen, Kansas, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Cremation has occurred. A Graveside service will be held at Admire Cemetery on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., conducted by Pastor Angie Vertz. The family will receive friends at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Friday, April 8, 2016 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Marilee...
Marilee Rose Bathurst
Mar 3, 2016
Marilee R. Bathurst, 88, Allen, Kansas, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the Holiday Resort, Emporia. Cremation has occurred. A graveside service will be held at the Admire Cemetery on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. conducted by Pastor Angie Vertz. The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Friday, April 8 from 7:00 to 8:00...
Merle Vivian Bolz
Mar 2, 2016
Dr. Merle Vivian Bolz, 80, of Benton, Kansas formerly of Olpe, Kansas, died peacefully on March 2, 2016 in the care of her family and her dear friend and sister-in-law Marie Gilbert in Stroud, Oklahoma. Merle was born on September 23, 1935 in Hume, Missouri, the daughter of Clifford and Freda Brockman Emmons. She married Jerome Francis Bolz on July...
Willard "Bud" Octive Stibal
Mar 1, 2016
Willard “Bud” Octive Stibal, 100, of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Willard was born November 2, 1915 in Foley, Minnesota, the son of William J. and Celestine (Henry) Stibal. He lettered in football, basketball and declamation in high school and was the district Golden Glove Boxing Champion...
Dale D. Fields
Feb 28, 2016
Dale D. Fields, 88, of Emporia, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Holiday Resort. Dale Dewitt Fields, the son of John and Edith Conrad Fields, was born on April 7, 1927 in Harveyville. He had been a Navy Seabee in the Korean War, and was a blacksmith for the Santa Fe Railroad for 32 years. He later owned and operated...
Rick Allen Hebeler
Feb 27, 2016
Rick A. Hebeler was born in Savanna, IL on September 21, 1957, the son of Kenneth and Ida (Lambert) Hebeler. Rick passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday February 27, 2016 in Emporia, Kansas. Rick graduated in 1975 from Thomson Community High School in Thomson, IL. After high school, Rick began his career in the nuclear industry. Initially as...
Jeffery Raymond Bannon
Feb 27, 2016
Jeffery R. Bannon (58), of Emporia, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Cremation is planned. His memorial service will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, March 4, 2016 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Kay Dagg, Priest, of the church will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, in Newton. Memorial donations to...
William Patrick "Pat" Mays
Feb 25, 2016
William Patrick “Pat” Mays, 66, of Emporia died on Thursday, February 25, 2016 in Emporia. Pat was born on June 19, 1949 in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Samuel W. and Marcine McGouldrick Mays. Surviving family members include: a daughter, Melissa Ogleby and husband Justin of Emporia; brother, Michael Mays and wife Novia of Edmond, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Aiden and...
Robert Everett Mcneese
Feb 20, 2016
Robert Everett McNeese, 64 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home. Robert was born October 9, 1951 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of William Everett and Blanche (Munsell) McNeese. He worked as a Lieutenant with the Emporia Police Department for 11 years and then as the Security Manager at Iowa Beef Processors. He was currently employed...
Joan M. Mounkes
Feb 20, 2016
Joan Mounkes, age 87, passed away on Saturday, February 20 in Emporia, Kansas, and went home to see her Lord Jesus Christ. She was born in Harveyville, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Russell and Mildred Akers. A lifelong resident of Emporia, she graduated from Emporia High School. Joan loved all kinds of music and played the piano by ear. She...
Richard Alan Carley
Feb 15, 2016
Richard A. Carley, (71), of Emporia died Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Richard Alan Carley, the son of Morris and Veronica Meyers Carley, was born April 18, 1944 in Emporia. He married Sharon Jacob in 1970 in Emporia, they later divorced. He later married Eleanor Whinery Aeschliman on February 17, 2006 in Emporia. She survives...
Wilbur Lee Tarrant
Feb 8, 2016
Wilbur Lee Tarrant, 77, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at the AMG Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Wilbur was born February 21, 1938 in Kingman, Kansas, the son of Wilbur and Anna (Oak) Tarrant. He was a graduate of Cunningham Rural High School where he was active in sports, band, Kay club, yearbook staff, and was also a...
