Anita "Jo" J. Bitler
Jan 19, 2015
Jo Bitler, 87, Emporia, Kansas, died at Holiday Resort in Emporia on Monday, January 19, 2015. Anita Joyce “Jo” Cuadra was born in Homewood, Kansas on June 27, 1927, the daughter of Benjamin Samuel and Florence Katherine (Silverthorne) Cuadra. She married Daniel VanTress Bitler June 18, 1949 at Emporia. He passed away March 30, 1982. Surviving family members include: daughter,...
Larry Gene Schaefer
Jan 19, 2015
Larry Gene Schaefer, of Emporia, Kansas, was born on September 9, 1938 to Oscar and Mary (Pantle) Schaefer, in Emporia. Surrounded by his family, he passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. Larry was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary Jane Viar of Overland Park, Kansas. Larry married his...
Jerilynn "Jeri" Joy Fish
Jan 18, 2015
On Friday January 23rd, we will be celebrating the life of Jerilynn Joy (Greig) Fish, devoted wife, loving mother, proud 'MeMa,' and cherished friend. Jeri went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 18, 2015 and will no longer be confined by ALS. Jeri was born to Charles and Edith Greig of Emporia, February 13, 1953. Jeri married her high...
Fernando E. Vergara Camero
Jan 18, 2015
Fernando E. Vergara, 69, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully and in the company of all his loved ones in Emporia on January 18, 2015. He had struggled with Leukemia for the past nine months. Fernando was born in Bogota, Colombia, to Samuel and Cochita Vergara. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carmen Correa de Vergara. They...
Rubie Lee Vahsholtz
Jan 13, 2015
Rubie Lee Vahsholtz, 83, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Rubie was born on June 5, 1931 in Geneva, Alabama, the daughter of Lee Roy and Cozie Owens McDuffie. She married Alfred Vahsholtz on August 16, 1958 in Emporia. He died on September 14, 2003 in Emporia. Surviving family members include:...
Mary Eileen Crook
Jan 7, 2015
The bluest eyes in Kansas closed for the final time on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 as Eileen Crook drew her final breath before she went to be with her Lord and Savior and be reunited with her one true love, John Russell Crook. What sights those blue eyes have seen in the 98 plus years that God shared her with...
Anna R. Allison
Jan 4, 2015
Anna R. Allison, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at her home. Anna Rusk, the daughter of John Cicero and Bonnie Chisolm Wheat Rusk, was born February 4, 1936 in Dallas, Texas. She married A.D. Allison on March 29, 1968 in Oklahoma. He preceded her in death. Anna was a retired business woman. She is survived...
David R. Hollond
Jan 4, 2015
David R. Hollond, 52, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his home. David was born September 18, 1962 in Paola, Kansas, the son of Bill and Billie (Bunyan) Hollond. He was a graduate of Emporia High School and owned and operated Dave’s Pumping Service and Emporia Truck Wash. He married Kim Turney on May 11, 1985 in...
Dianne Heins
Dec 30, 2014
Dianne Heins, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at the age of 70. The daughter of Loren D. and Novella E. I. (Lodle) Merry, Dianne was born in Emporia on September 27, 1944. She married Kenneth C. Heins, and they later divorced. Surviving members of the family include: her son, Randy S. Heins, his...
Frank A. Childers
Dec 30, 2014
Frank A. Childers, 89, Emporia, Kansas, died at Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Funeral services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, Emporia’ on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. Services conducted by Pastor Susan Daniel-Brey of the church. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, with military honors by Ball-McColm Post #5, American...
Mary Alice Stewart
Dec 28, 2014
Mary A. Stewart, 84, of Americus, Kansas, died Sunday, December 28, at her home in rural Americus. Mary Alice Jamison was born July 4, 1930 to Herbert R. and Margaret Hadden Jamison in McDonald, Pennsylvania, where she lived until her marriage. She married Leslie Alfred Stewart on October 10, 1959 in McDonald, Pennsylvania. They had 45 years together, as Leslie...
Liliana E. Heredia-Taylor
Dec 28, 2014
Liliana E. Heredia-Taylor, 60, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on December 28, 2014 at her home. Liliana was born on September 21, 1954 in Tucuman, Argentina, the daughter of Richardo and Elena Heredia. She married Jim Taylor on September 9, 2000 at Las Vegas, Nevada. He survives of the home. Other survivors include: a daughter, Naomi Oster of Austin, Texas;...
Ray Kenneth Colaw, Jr.
Dec 24, 2014
Ray Kenneth Colaw, Jr., 85, of Harlingen, Texas, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Harlingen Medical Center. Ray was born March 1, 1929 at Rest, Kansas, the son of Ray Kenneth and Clara Caroline (Muninger) Colaw. He was a graduate of Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas, and owned Colaw Auto Services. He was well known for his passion...
John Alan Lostutter
Dec 20, 2014
John Alan Lostutter, Emporia, Kansas, died at Stormont-Vail Healthcare, Topeka, Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the age of 67. A memorial service will be held at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Bob Colerick, First Christian Church of Emporia. Casual dress is requested. Cremation has occurred. Inurnment...
Joyce M. Rose
Dec 19, 2014
Joyce M. Rose, 81, of Newton, Kansas, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. Joyce was born on November 18, 1933, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Forest Alexander and Cora Fern Blackburn Arnold. She married Wallace “Jack” Rose on July 9, 1951 in Boone County, Arkansas. He died on September 5, 1994 in Newton. She...
David G. Lumley
Dec 6, 2014
David G. Lumley, Olpe, Kansas, died at his home on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the age of 61. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, Kansas on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. The Mass will be celebrated by Father John Cordes of the church, and a member of the family, Father...
Phillip "Phil" Charles Myers
Dec 5, 2014
Phillip Charles Myers, 62, slipped away peacefully from this life on December 5th, 2014 at Plaza West Care Center in Topeka, KS. He was born on December 16th, 1952 in Emporia, KS to Franklin Myers and Gladys (Johnson) Myers. Phil grew up in Americus, KS where he attended Americus Elementary School and graduated from Americus High School. He followed up...
Bernard "Barney" Alfred Lee
Dec 4, 2014
Bernard “Barney” Alfred Lee, 86, of Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home. Barney was born January 10, 1928 in Emporia, the son of Glen and Fern (Bernard) Lee. He was a farmer and a carpenter. Barney was a member of the United Methodist Church in Americus, Kansas and served in the US Army during WWII. Barney...
Mary "Susie" Guadalupe Villar
Dec 4, 2014
Mary Guadalupe “Susie” Villar 64, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at her home. Mary G. Mendoza, the daughter of Frank and Mary Mejia Mendoza, was born September 26, 1950 in Emporia. She married Augustine David Villar on October 18, 1969 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Emporia. Lupe “Susie” worked as a bank teller for Emprise...
Connie L. Bischoff
Nov 26, 2014
Connie L. Bischoff, 78, Emporia, Kansas, died on November 26, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. Connie, the daughter of Jim E. Walls and Helen R. Olsen Walls, was born on December 30, 1935 in El Dorado, Kansas. She married Rolland Mears in 1954, they were divorced. She later married Melvin Bischoff on February 2, 1975 in Emporia. He...
