Greta Doris Kelsey
Oct 31, 2024
Greta Doris Kelsey passed away peacefully at home in Emporia on October 31, 2024, at the age of 94. Born on May 16, 1930, in Topeka, Kansas, Greta lived a life filled with family, faith, and service.
The daughter of Cecil Pearl and Gwendolin Doris (Darby) Townsend, Greta was raised with strong values that shaped her life's...
Leanna Jean Base
Oct 29, 2024
Leanna Jean Base of Emporia, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 78.
Leanna was born on December 12, 1945, at the Quinter Hospital in Quinter, Kanas the daughter of Norris Charles and Edna Mae Spillman Easton. She graduated from Quinter High School. Leanna married Jerry Heinen in 1967 in...
Ethan Hunter James Frisbie
Oct 27, 2024
Ethan Hunter James Frisbie, Melvern, Kansas, passed away on October 27, 2024, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 10 years old.
Ethan was born in Emporia, Kansas, on November 30, 2013, the son of Chris and Denise (Sherrill) Johnson.
He is preceded in death by his great-grandparents Elma and Ted Lais....
Olive A. Rife
Oct 23, 2024
Olive “Skip” A. Rife of Emporia passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. She was 93.
Skip was born on April 20, 1931, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, the daughter of Howard B. and Marian A. Andrews Stead. She married Horace “Punk” Lyle Hollar on June 9, 1948, in Lyndon, Kansas. They later...
Elsie Marie Ziegler
Oct 19, 2024
Elsie Marie Ziegler of Emporia, died on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 95.
Elsie was born on April 4, 1929, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The daughter of Willis and Nettie Marie Ludwig Baker, Elsie spent her childhood on a homestead outside Cedar Point, Kansas, with her parents and younger sister. To...
Jo Ann Lapping
Oct 17, 2024
Jo Ann Lapping, age 96, of Emporia, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Born on April 14, 1928, in Hamilton, Kansas, she was the daughter of Fred and Mable Edwards Kelley. Jo married Joe J. Lapping on July 16, 1955, in Hamilton, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November...
Jerry Dean Harris
Oct 17, 2024
Jerry Harris, 88, rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Sunflower Care Center, Legacy, Emporia, on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Jerry Dean Harris was born in Plymouth, Kansas on February 25, 1936, the son of Albert Arthur and Mary Ellen (Toms) Harris. He is survived by his sons: Mike (Grace A.) Harris, Strong City, and Jeffrey Dean Harris,...
Joyce L. Madore
Oct 16, 2024
Joyce L. Madore, 87, Emporia, Kansas, died at Newman Regional Health on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Joyce Wiedmer was born December 15, 1936 in Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Lionel and Mary (Piley) Wiedmer. She married Robert L. “Gus” Madore on August 18, 1969 in Nowata, Oklahoma. He died August 31, 2006. Surviving her are sons: Carl...
Theron L. Jarvis
Oct 15, 2024
Theron L. Jarvis, 80, Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Theron was born March 17, 1944, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the son of Elmer and Dessie (Escoe Jarvis). He is survived by his daughter; Tracy Mulligan, West Hartford, Connecticut, sons; Sean Ruth, Manhattan, Kansas, Nicholas Jarvis,...
Larry Gene Robert
Oct 11, 2024
Larry Gene Robert, Emporia, Kansas, died October 11, 2024, at Presbyterian Manor of Emporia. He was 84 years old.
Larry was born on August 26, 1940, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Henry and Nellie (Smith) Robert. He graduated from Severy High School. Larry married Kathy Benest on November 5, 1961 in Pratt, Kansas. She survives of...
John W. Hon, Jr
Oct 2, 2024
John W. Hon, Jr, 76 of Osage City Kansas and formerly Emporia passed away on Wednesday October 2, 2024, at home.
John was born on October 22, 1947, in Malden Missouri, the son of John William Hon Sr and Dorothy Stanfil Hon Overfield. He married Patricia Brantley on April 25, 1980, in Sikeston Missouri. She passed away...
Ruth Marie Rhodes
Sep 27, 2024
Ruth Marie Rhodes died September 27, 2024, at Homestead of Emporia. She was 95 years old.
Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral...
Mary Joann Gallup
Sep 27, 2024
Mary Jo Gallup, 81, Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully to see the Lord on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Mary Jo Ann Williams was born on January 25, 1943 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Ide H. and Lucy (Tannehill) Williams. She married Roy Gallup on September 28, 1968 in Emporia. He...
Franklin "Frank" Earl Voorhees
Sep 21, 2024
Franklin “Frank” Earl Voorhees, age 83, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, surrounded by his family at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Frank was born on April 28, 1941, at home in rural Olpe, Kansas, the son of Henry and Emma (Smith) Voorhees. After Frank completed first grade the family moved to Americus. He graduated...
Horacio Hernandez Tovar
Sep 21, 2024
Horacio Hernandez Tovar, Emporia, Kansas, died September 21, 2024, at Newman Regional Health. He was 65 years old.
Horacio was born on April 9, 1959, in Matugeo, Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Medardo and Melanea (Tovar Leon) Hernandez Tovar. He married Maria C. Reyes on February 4, 1981, in San Jeronimo, Michoacan, Mexico. She survives of the...
Stephen Michael Gilligan
Sep 19, 2024
Stephen Michael Gilligan, Neosho Rapids, Kansas, died September 19, 2024, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. He was 72 years old.
Stephen was born on November 10, 1951, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Dennis and Edna (Woods) Gilligan. He married Linda Meeks in 2006. She died on April 1, 2010.
Survivors include daughters...
Janet Louise Jefferis
Sep 16, 2024
Janet Louise Jefferis (Middleton), born on October 10, 1954, in Augsburg, Germany, bravely battled cancer for many years and ultimately passed away due to the lasting effects of her treatments and healthcare challenges on Monday, September 16, 2024.
Janet’s life was a testament to love, resilience, and the unwavering strength of faith. Her boundless compassion and grace...
Kenneth Wayne Lorenz
Sep 16, 2024
Kenneth Wayne Lorenz of Emporia, died on Monday, September 16, 2024, at his home. He was 67.
Kenny was born on August 16, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Gwendolyn Kerr Lorenz and the late Earl F. Lorenz
He is survived by his mother, Gwendolyn Lorenz of Emporia; brothers, David Lorenz and Thomas...
Shirley Mae Hensley
Sep 14, 2024
Shirley Mae Hensley of Emporia, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. She was 94.
Shirley was born on January 12, 1930, in Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of William and Carrie Ester Gramke. She married Paul W. Hensley on June 20, 1948, in Olpe, Kansas. He died on...
Darrel Duane Carter
Sep 12, 2024
Darrel Duane Carter of Emporia, died on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at his home with family. He was 79.
Darrel was born on May 28, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert M. and Meryl Mae Denny Carter. He married Debra Dee Duffield on June 6, 1965, in Emporia. She survives.
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