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...
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...
