Ilda Maurine Kline
May 12, 2015
Ilda Maurine Kline, 96, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Ilda was born on August 5, 1918 in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Cread and Hazel Bailey Souders. She married Fred “Ted” Brooks Kline on November 16, 1962 at the First Christian Church in Emporia. He died on July 10, 2010 in Emporia....
Marjorie Helen Rose
May 11, 2015
Marjorie Helen Rose, 89, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at her home in Emporia. Marjorie Helen Coffman was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 19, 1925, the daughter of Earl R. and Edith (Seeliger) Coffman. She married Edward Lee Rose July 22, 1947, in Newkirk, Oklahoma. He died March 15, 2001 in Topeka, Kansas. Surviving family members include her...
Emil "Joe" Joseph Schneider
May 9, 2015
Emil Joseph Schneider, 68, of Emporia, Kansas, died May 9, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, after a long battle with cancer. Joe was born on March 9, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Emil John and Lucille Whinery Schneider. He married Jane Buenning January 29, 1972 and they later divorced. He is survived by his wife, Gloria (Ruby) Ogle,...
Mary Edwards
May 4, 2015
Mary Edwards, 88, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Mary Celia Mejia was born May 31, 1926 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, the daughter of Genovevo and Lupe A. (Delgadillo) Mejia. Surviving family members include her sons, Jim Edwards and Darwin Boisen, Souix City, Iowa and John Edwards and his husband, Dr. Jamie Proffitt, Bend,...
Elizabeth Conrade
Apr 30, 2015
Elizabeth Trear Conrade, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Fredonia Regional Hospital, Fredonia, Kansas, at the age of 90. Elizabeth Trear was born April 8, 1925 on the family farm northeast of Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Simon and Anna C. (Keine) Trear. She attended Maydale School, rural Olpe. After graduation she helped on the farm of...
Norbert "Nub" August Hoelting
Apr 28, 2015
Norbert A. “Nub” Hoelting, rural Olpe, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the age of 96. Norbert August Hoelting was born in Nazareth, Texas on May 17, 1918, the son of Henry Joseph and Elizabeth (Schroer) Hoelting. He married Mary Elizabeth Birkenfeld at Nazareth, Texas on October 17, 1939. She died January 16, 2011. Surviving...
Alice Bernice Conrade
Apr 25, 2015
Alice Bernice Conrade, 82, passed away, April 25, 2015 in Emporia, Kansas. Alice was born November 20, 1932 in Happy, Texas, to Carl Hugo and Alice Lorena Bauer Fehr. Her family moved to Lyon County in December 1933 where she lived the remainder of her life, graduating from Neosho Rapids High School in 1950. She married Albert Mathias Conrade of...
Wanda Jeanne Douglas
Apr 25, 2015
Wanda Jeanne Douglas, 87, of Americus, Kansas, died on April 25, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Wanda was born on February 16, 1928 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of John and Harriott Thayer Baker. She married C.E. “Gene” Douglas on May 20, 1945 in Emporia. He died on August 7, 2000 in Topeka. Survivors include: sons, Darrell Douglas...
Alice Evelyn Millerskow
Apr 20, 2015
Alice Evelyn Millerskow, 98, of Americus, Kansas, died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, Kansas. Alice Evelyn was born April 9, 1917 in Americus, the daughter of Frederick John and Lucy Eva (Stanfield) Warnken. She married Bendix Millerskow on April 15, 1940 in Clinton, Iowa. He died November 8, 1970 in Emporia. She is survived by son, Duane...
Brian Fredrick Benson
Apr 20, 2015
Brian F. Benson, 43, of Topeka, Kansas, died Monday, April 20, 2015 in an car accident. Brian was born April 22, 1971 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the son of Rick and Pat (Schulte) Benson. Brian loved making his family and friends laugh with his endearing silliness and clever sense of humor. He loved riding motorcycles and was a member of...
Dale E. Crook
Apr 20, 2015
Dale E. Crook, 86, rural Emporia, passed away at his home Monday afternoon, April 20, 2015. Dale Everett Crook was born on May 2, 1928, at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Gladys (Sheldan) Crook. He married Betty McFadden June 21, 1948 in Santana, California; she died July 5, 1997. He later married Darlene (Foster) Standley in Topeka on...
Cynthia L. Thompson
Apr 17, 2015
Cynthia L. Ashburn Thompson, 57, of Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, April 17, 2015, at her home. Cindy was born on August 20, 1957 in Olathe, Kansas, the daughter of Larry and Karon Baker Ashburn. She married Daniel Thompson and later divorced. Survivors include: sons, Scott Ramirez and wife Amber of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, and Preston Ashburn and wife Amber of...
Jennifer Lynn Bechtel
Apr 15, 2015
Jennifer Lynn Bechtel, 21, rural Olpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in a one-vehicle accident south of Hartford, Kansas. Jennifer was born at Emporia, Kansas on December 20, 1993, the daughter of Jim and Valarie (Norton) Bechtel, who survive. She is also survived by her grandmother, Dorothy Norton, Springfield, Colorado; aunts and uncles, Mildred and Phil Norton, Robin and...
Teresa Ann Parnell
Apr 13, 2015
Teresa Ann Parnell, 37, Americus, Kansas, died at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas, on Monday, April 13, 2015. Teresa Ann Kinsey was born in Emporia, Kansas on May 8, 1977, the daughter of Verlin and Tammie (Collins) Kinsey. She married Richard Lee Parnell, Sr. on December 15, 1998 in Emporia. He survives. Other surviving family members include her sons, Richard...
Steven Frederick Hanschu
Apr 10, 2015
Steven Frederick Hanschu, 62, of Emporia, Kansas, died on April 10, 2015 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Steven was born on May 26, 1952 in Herington, Kansas, the son of Theodore and Aileen Bird Hanschu. He grew up on a farm near Ramona in north Marion county, graduating from Centre High School in 1970. He attended Kansas State Teacher’s College,...
Harry Walter Thompson
Apr 9, 2015
Harry Walter Thompson, 81, of Emporia, Kansas, died on April 9, 2015 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Harry was born on December 27, 1933 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Bertrand Floyd and Dorothy Orrilla Walter Thompson. He married Bernita Lonette Arnold on April 22, 1961 in Emporia. She died on May 3, 2001 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son,...
Kimbra Lea Kahle
Apr 6, 2015
Kimbra Lea (Borsdorf) Kahle, 54, of Eureka, Kansas, died April 6, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Kimbra Lea was born April 15, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jay Clifford and Judith Jane (Bruce) Borsdorf. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her children and reading and writing poetry. Kimbra is survived by her...
Johanna Rumsey
Apr 2, 2015
Johanna Rumsey, 52, Emporia, Kansas, died at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas, on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Johanna Nielsen was born at Emporia on October 22, 1962, the daughter of J. J. and Helen (McElfresh) Nielsen. She married Jerry Rumsey February 4, 1994 in Emporia, Kansas. He survives of the home. Besides her husband, Jerry, Johanna is survived by: her...
Gary Lee Martin
Mar 30, 2015
Gary Lee Martin, 68, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 30, 2015, from his earthly home in Emporia, Kansas. He had spent quality time with his wife, children, and grandchildren in the last few days, weeks, and months, and knew how much they all loved him and would miss him. Gary was born...
Loren D. Martin
Mar 29, 2015
Loren Douglas Martin, 81, retired realtor, died March 29, 2015, at his home in Emporia, Kansas. He was born on a farm near Pomona, Kansas, May 16, 1933, the son of Anna Louise (Oest) and Ralph Roosevelt Martin. Loren went to a country school until the family moved to Overbrook, Kansas, when he was twelve. Loren was a gifted athlete...
