Doris Charlene Krone
Mar 27, 2016
Doris Krone August 3, 1929 - March 27, 2016 Doris Charlene (Vierth) Krone passed away Easter Sunday. Born in Chanute, Kansas, she graduated from Kansas State University. Doris selected Emporia, Kansas as her home in 1975, retiring from Emporia State University in 1995. Memberships include First United Methodist Church, UMW, Monday Night Circle, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Parliament Club, Civil Service...
Rose Marie Pfaff
Mar 24, 2016
Rose Marie Pfaff, 85, formerly of Olpe died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire. Rose Marie Haag, the daughter of Albert J. and Helen Rose Brown Haag was born on September 19, 1930 in Emporia. She founded the MIR House of Prayer in St. Joseph, MO. and served as chaplain for a St. Joseph...
Leonard L. Werner
Mar 21, 2016
LEONARD L. WERNER, 96, Emporia, died Monday, March 21, 2016 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Leonard was born January 11, 1920 at Kirwin, Kansas, the son of Otto F. and Charlotte (Nostrand) Werner. He married Wanita Riddle March 22, 1952 in Emporia. She died June 7, 1999. Surviving family members include his daughter, Christy Werner-Elliott, Council Grove, Kansas; grandchildren,...
Essie R. Scharenberg
Mar 20, 2016
Essie R. Scharenberg, 95, of Emporia died on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Essie was born on September 10, 1920 in Haywood, Oklahoma the daughter of Joe H. and Cora D. Martin Windle. She married George C. Scharenberg on August 17, 1949 in Olathe, Kansas. He died on September 20, 2009 in Emporia. Surviving...
Benjamin Franklin Whittredge
Mar 20, 2016
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN “BEN” WHITTREDGE, 92, Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, March 28, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated by Father Brandon Farrar of the church. Interment will be in the Admire Cemetery, Admire, Kansas. Military Honors rendered by...
Jeane B. Fanestil
Mar 19, 2016
Jeane Margaret Barlow Fanestil was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 23rd, 1926 to Ada Shidler and Milton Barlow. Mrs. Fanestil died on March 19, 2016 of influenza, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and sepsis at the age of 89 in Chandler, Arizona. Throughout her life, she lived in Kansas and Arizona. Jeane received a bachelor’s degree from Kansas University in...
Don W Mcalister
Mar 18, 2016
Don W. McAlister, 87, Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Don Wendell McAlister was born March 8, 1929, the son of Arthur R. and Maude C. (Armour) McAlister. He married Edna M. Smith January 15, 1951 at San Diego, California. She died October 3, 1994. Don and Gladys L....
Rex William Hileman
Mar 17, 2016
Rex William Hileman, 81 of Emporia died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Rex was born August 3, 1934 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Howard and Marie Hileman. He had worked as a brick mason, security guard at Modine Manufacturing, and a truck driver. Rex was a driver for Dolly Madison Bakery when...
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...
