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...
Carolyn J. Williams
Mar 27, 2015
Carolyn J. Williams, 72, of Emporia, died March 27, 2015 at her home. Carolyn was born on July 11, 1942 in Ottawa, Kansas, and then raised in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin Harry and Ruth Irene Ramsay Landis. She married Robert E. Williams on December 29, 1961 in Garnett. He died on July 20, 2004 in Emporia. Survivors include:...
Gloria Baxter
Mar 23, 2015
Gloria Baxter, 63, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka. Gloria Harder, the daughter of Calvin Spencer and Anna (Kayser) Harder, was born in Emporia, on April 11, 1951. She married Steve Baxter at Grace Assembly in Burlingame, Kansas, in 1988, and they later divorced, but remained lifelong friends. Surviving Gloria...
Larry Gene Hinrichs
Mar 22, 2015
Larry Gene Hinrichs, 56, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home. Larry was born May 2, 1958 in Reading, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Ruth (Vogts) Hinrichs. He married Debra Gates and they later divorced. He then married Cynthia Grady on October 19, 2001 in Emporia. She survives of the home. Other survivors include:...
Lois Nadine Hanson
Mar 16, 2015
Lois Nadine Hanson, 87, of Emporia, Kansas, and formerly of Hamilton, Kansas, died on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Lois was born on April 20, 1927 in Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Burl Victor and Margaret Clarice Leamon Milner. She married William R. Hanson on August 30, 1945 in Emporia. He survives. Other survivors include: son,...
Joyce Anne Courtney
Mar 16, 2015
Joyce Anne (Gibbs) Courtney, 94, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor apartments. Joyce Anne Gibbs, the daughter of Lloyd Raymond and Mamie Eugenia (Fuller) Gibbs Simkins, was born January 2, 1921 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Her father, Lloyd died when she was seven months of age, and she was raised by her mother...
Melvin "Mel" C. Reed
Mar 8, 2015
Melvin C. Reed, 60, of Olpe died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Mel was born on November 13, 1954 in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Vaney and Pauline Olive Crabtree Reed. He married Jeanette M. Redeker on February 14, 1981 in Emporia, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include: son, Joe Reed and wife Tiffany...
Opal L. Hoyt
Mar 7, 2015
Opal L. Hoyt, Topeka, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, died at her home on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the age of 86. Opal L. McCoy, the daughter of Johner Nathaniel and Edith (Bohard) McCoy, was born on July 8, 1928 near Hamilton, Kansas. She and Harold E. Hoyt were married at Hartford, Kansas on August 11, 1946. He passed...
Ronnie Gail Adee
Mar 5, 2015
Ronnie Gail Adee, 60, of Allen, Kansas, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at his home. Ronnie was born October 24, 1954 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Gaylord Marion and Benny (Hinchey) Adee. He married Ellen Louise Huhs in Kent, Washington on August 16, 1974. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Brian Adee of New...
Marcia Kay Clark
Mar 4, 2015
Marcia Kay Nunemaker Clark, the daughter of Joseph Wesley and Twila Virl (Reece) Nunemaker was born September 10, 1944 at Hutchinson, Kansas. She died at her home in Emporia on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the age of 70. Mrs. Clark is survived by her sons, Wesley Kunkel, Emporia, and Ron (Melanie) Kunkel, Waverly, Kansas; brother, Wayne Nunemaker, Tulsa, Oklahoma;...
Harold W. Shaw
Feb 28, 2015
Harold W. Shaw, 56, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at his home south of Emporia. Harold Wayne Shaw, the son of James and Elsie Lucille (Scobee) Shaw, was born April 29, 1958 in Mansfield, Missouri. He worked as an operator at the Emporia Water Treatment Plant for five years. He is survived by a son, Travis Shaw...
Dr. Marion P. Emerson
Feb 27, 2015
Dr. Marion P. Emerson, 97, retired ESU professor, died Friday, February 27, 2015 at his home. Marion was a mathematics professor for 35 years. He taught at Harper College (SUNY), and Southwest Missouri State College (MSU), before coming to Kansas State Teachers College (ESU) where he taught 26 years and was Mathematics Department Chair from 1961-1979. Marion Preston Emerson, the...
Richard "Dick" Dixon
Feb 25, 2015
Richard “Dick” Dixon, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the age of 87. Memorial services will be on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Cremation will occur following the service. Dick was born in Yakima, Washington, on April 5, 1927, the son of Lester and Alice...
Maxine Lucille Gasso
Feb 23, 2015
Maxine Lucille Gasso, 79, Emporia, Kansas, died February 23, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas. Maxine Lucille Borlick was born in Cicero, Illinois, on February 15, 1936, the daughter of Max and Lucille (Muranski) Borlick. She is survived by her life partner, Curt Kinzie, Emporia; daughters, Lynn Crabtree, Kenefick, Texas, and Susan Gasso-Arnold, Keller, Texas; son, Mark Gasso, Rapid...
Ralph Bond, Jr.
Feb 22, 2015
Ralph Bond, Jr., 65, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Monica Bond; a son, Scott Bond (Pamie) of Pensacola, Florida; daughters, Stephanie Taylor (Jesse) of Emporia, and Kelly Robbins (Ian) of Topeka; brother, Walter Bond of Atkins, Arkansas; sisters, Tressa Keeling of Clinton,...
