Norma J. Houck
Jun 6, 2014
Norma J. Houck, 84, of Emporia died on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. Norma was born on February 13, 1930 in Dunlap, Kansas, the daughter of William David and Mary Ruth Walker Mirfield. She graduated from Leroy High School and was a homemaker prior to working for Emporia State University in Bookkeeping for...
Janell Dee Leiszler
Jun 3, 2014
JaNell Dee Henery Leiszler, 65, Emporia, Kansas, died at Midland Care Hospice House, Topeka, Kansas on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. JaNell Dee Henery was born March 25, 1949 at Norfolk, Nebraska, the daughter of Earl and Alice (Trube) Henery. She married Richard Leiszler at Emporia; he survives. Surviving family members include her husband; son, Jacob Leiszler, Emporia; brothers, Rod Henery...
Michael H. Brown
May 24, 2014
Michael H. Brown, 58, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, May 24, 2014 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Michael Howard Brown, the son of Howard and Bernice “Mickey” Brown was born January 16, 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas. He Married Jill Eudaley on August 14, 1982 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Emporia. She survives of the Home. Other...
Judith "Judy" Anne Satterfield
May 23, 2014
Judith Anne “Judy” Satterfield (74), Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, May 23, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Judith Anne Baker, the daughter of Carl Albert and Iva Irene Frisby Baker, was born January 2, 1940 in Liberal, Kansas. Surviving members of the family include: one son, Brad Hackerott of the Kansas City area; two daughters, Tami Tipton...
Kenneth R. Ogle
May 20, 2014
Kenneth R. Ogle, 69, of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Ken was born on April 28, 1945 in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Grace Byers Ogle. He married Gloria Ruby, and they later divorced. On December 10, 1982, he married Deanna L. “Dee” Love Elbert in Emporia. She died on February 9, 2003. Surviving family members...
Wilma Lou Dorsey
May 15, 2014
Wilma Lou Dorsey, 60, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Wilma Lou was born in Emporia on September 6, 1953, the daughter of William James and Mary Lou (Rogers) Dorsey. She had married Robert L. Evans, and later, Samuel J. Gardenhire, and was divorced from both. Surviving family members include: her mother,...
Clarence "Junior" Robert Martin
May 11, 2014
Clarence Robert “Junior” Martin, 90, of the Olpe/ Hartford, Madison/Lamont areas died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the Burlington Life Care Center. Clarence was born August 20, 1923 in rural Lyon County, the son of C.R. Martin, Sr., and Mimia Lucy Wilson Martin. He married Lucille B. Blahut on August 17, 1950 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. She...
Angel Silva
May 10, 2014
Angel Silva, 86, Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. Angel had worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 44 years, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way. He was born August 2, 1927 in Madison, Kansas, the son of Jose L. and Ines (Arellano) Silva, who died earlier. He was also preceded in death by...
Virgil J. Morris
May 6, 2014
Virgil J. Morris,76, rural Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, May 6, 2014.
Virgil Morris was born in Emporia on May 28, 1937, the son of Virgil E. and Viola May (Pearson) Morris. He married Bonnie L. Andrews June 8, 1958 in Emporia. She survives of the home.
Survivors include: his wife; sons,...
Carol Ensminger
May 5, 2014
Carol Ensminger, 85, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Funeral services will be held at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., conducted by Mr. Charles Bradbury, First United Methodist Church. A graveside service will be held that afternoon at 3:00 P.M. at Moran Cemetery,...
Hattie Caroline Rathke
Apr 30, 2014
Hattie Caroline Rathke, 98, of Americus, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. She had been able to remain in her home until the last week.
Hattie was born March 5, 1916 in Herrington, Kansas, the daughter of Henry B. and Lena C. Young Vahsholtz. She married Earnest C. Rathke on...
Roy M. Schaefer
Apr 26, 2014
Roy M. Schaefer, 88, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.
Roy Mount Schaefer, the son of George and Martha Mount Schaefer, was born June 2, 1925 in Emporia. He married Emma Jane Baker on August 21, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri. She preceded him in death on September 30,...
Constance "Coni" Ann Lodle
Apr 24, 2014
Constance “Coni” Ann Lodle, 89, of Emporia, Kansas, died April 24, 2014 at Villa Saint Francis in Olathe, Kansas.
Coni was born in Emporia on August 1, 1924, the daughter of James Conn and Ann Maria Van Cleave. She married Robert A Lodle on December 21, 1946 in Emporia.
Coni worked for many years as...
Janice D. Jensen
Apr 22, 2014
Janice D. Jensen, 78, of rural Council Grove, Kansas, died April 22, 2014 at Diversicare of Council Grove, where she had been a patient in recent weeks.
Janice Parker, the daughter of Dale and Opal Parker, was born March 3, 1936. She was reared in Ozawkie, Kansas.
She married Gary L. Jensen on Dec. 30,...
Betty Louise Hull
Apr 20, 2014
Betty Louise Hull, 93, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.
Betty Louise was born July 14, 1920 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Charles and Clara M. (Garber) Kearns. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian Science Church and Railroad Women’s Auxiliary.
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John Wayne Winter
Apr 20, 2014
John Wayne Winter, 52, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home April 20, 2014.
Mr. Winter owned and operated Winter Aviation, Inc. at the Emporia Municipal Airport, and had also been a mechanic for Life Flight Air Ambulance service for five years.
Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at Grace United Methodist Church,...
Randall Dean Rhoads, Sr.
Apr 19, 2014
Randall Dean Rhoads, Sr., 63, of Emporia died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
Randy was born on May 4, 1950 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Emporia, the son of James Walter, Sr. and Phyllis Irene Parks Rhoads. He married Patricia June Cook on September 28, 1968 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. She...
Oliver "Sonny" L. Williams
Apr 19, 2014
Oliver L. “Sonny” Williams, 76, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Oliver was born February 4, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Oliver Levester & Margaret (Coffelt) Williams. He served in U.S. Navy Reserve and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #124. Oliver...
Frances E. Erpelding
Apr 16, 2014
Frances E. Erpelding, 98, Topeka, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Saint Francis Hospital, Topeka.
Frances Elizabeth Trear was born at the family home in Maydale, Kansas (southeast of Olpe) on April 13, 1916, the daughter of William V. and Mary F. (Keine) Trear. She married Sylvester J. Erpelding at Saint...
Glennis M. Lyons
Apr 14, 2014
Funeral services for Glennis M. Lyons, 97, Emporia, Kansas, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. The service will be conducted by Mr. Ken Hanson, Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Cremation will follow services, with inurnment at a later date in Blakely Cemetery, Madison, Kansas.
The family will receive friends...
