John R. Bannon
Mar 4, 2014
John Raymond Bannon, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. John was born March 28, 1935 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Raymond Carroll & Betty (Brodt) Bannon. He Graduated from Newton High School in 1953. John received his Bachelor’s Degree from Wichita State University and his Master’s Degree from University of...
Donald Eugene Ek
Mar 3, 2014
Donald Eugene Ek passed away March 3, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, from complications of pneumonia. He was born on February 26, 1929 to Reuben and Luella Ek in White City, Kansas. He married Elaine White on August 24, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. He was preceeded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Elaine of Wichita;...
Joyce Sattler
Mar 2, 2014
Joyce Sattler, 68, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died March 2, 2014 at her home. Joyce was born on July 22, 1945 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Matthew Lee and Ruth Albright Cain. She married Francis “Fran” D. Sattler on January 3, 1965 in Windom, Kansas. He died on December 23, 2012 at their home. Survivors include her daughter, Tamara...
Eunice N. Hotzel
Mar 2, 2014
Eunice N. Hotzel, 79, joined her favorite dance partner, Jim, and the Lord on March 2, 2014. She was born on August 17, 1934 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Harvey E. and Leota (Stonebraker) Swint. She was a graduate of Emporia High School, where she met her high school sweetheart, James L. Hotzel. They were married on February 5,...
Betty Jean Notson
Feb 27, 2014
Betty Jean Notson, 88, passed away February 27, 2014 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. Betty was born July 20, 1925 in Dunlap, Kansas to James D. and Bessie Adam, who preceded her in death. She attended Kansas State Teachers College and is an alumna of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She married Raymond P. Notson on February 11, 1945. She...
Maria Christina Diaz
Feb 25, 2014
Maria Christina Diaz, 63, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Maria was born on July 24, 1950, the daughter of Manuel and Alicia Mendola De La Garza, in Arlington, Texas. She married Leo Martinez and later divorced. On January 9, 1981 she married Frank Diaz in Saginaw, Michigan. He survives. Other survivors...
Imogene "Jean" Nelson
Feb 22, 2014
Imogene (Jean) Nelson, 85, passed away February 22, 2014 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. Jean was born April 2, 1928 in Delaware County, Iowa to Glenn and Adah Seward, who preceeded her in death. Jean graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in English. While attending the University of Iowa she met and upon graduation, married her...
Kenneth Stephen Bennett
Feb 21, 2014
Kenneth Stephen Bennett, 93, of Lodi, California died Friday, February 21, 2014 in Elk Grove, California. Kenneth was born October 10, 1920 in Schenectady, New York, the son of Frank and Pearl (Yeaple) Bennett. Kenneth married Estalene “Faye” Harris on October 1, 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. She died July 25, 2000 in San Jose, California....
Jay Curtis Ollenberger
Feb 20, 2014
Jay Curtis Ollenberger, 48, died unexpectedly at his home in Madison, Kansas, on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Jay was born December 23, 1965 in Gary, Indiana, to Martin and Helen (Young) Ellsworth. He was then raised by Helen and his stepfather, the late David Ollenberger. He was a graduate of Herington High School in Herington, Kansas and attended Butler County...
Rodney Dale Pattison
Feb 18, 2014
Rodney Dale Pattison, 67, of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at his home. Rodney was born on June 13, 1946 in Council Grove, Kansas, the son of E. Dale and Charlene Morgan Pattison. He married Judy K. Huff on January 23, 1965 in Council Grove. She survives. Other surviving family members include his son, Rodney M. Pattison of...
Shelby L. Zimmerman
Feb 15, 2014
Shelby L. Zimmerman, 91, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Shelby Lewis Zimmerman was born in Isabella, Oklahoma on December 13, 1922, the son of Andrew and Eda (Fuller) Zimmerman. He married Mary Conley November 14, 1942, they later divorced. He later married Mattie Montene Shirley April 22, 1970. She died August 14, 2003. Surviving...
Donna Jean Lowry
Feb 15, 2014
Donna Jean Lowry, 51, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Donna was born on July 29, 1962 in Kimball, Nebraska, the daughter of Wayne and Doreen Robinson Sharpton of Lancaster, TX. She married Chris Lowry on March 22, 1996. He survives at the home. She is survived by a son, William Travis Richard and...
Ruth Lorain Irey
Feb 15, 2014
Ruth Lorain Irey, 86, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Ruth was born February 15, 1928 in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of George and Cora Marie (Davis) Irey. She graduated from Toledo Township High School in Saffordville, Kansas, and Emporia State University with a Master’s Degree in Library Science. Ruth had...
Harold Michael Haag
Feb 14, 2014
Harold Michael Haag, 98, of Olpe, Kansas died February 14, 2014, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. He was the oldest living descendent of Michael and Ida Weinman Haag who moved to the Olpe area in 1891. He was born at the original Haag Homestead on April 15, 1915, to Jacob E. and Antonette C. Snider Haag. He attended schools in...
Everett Ray Call
Feb 14, 2014
Everett Ray Call, retired executive editor of The Emporia Gazette, died February 14, 2014 at his home. He and his wife Helen first came to Emporia in 1955 upon his discharge from two years of active duty in the Army Reserve. They had been stationed in Alaska before it became a state. Ray also served from 1993 to 2004 on...
Wanda Talkington
Feb 9, 2014
Wanda Love Edwards Talkington, 89, Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday morning, February 9, 2014 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Wanda Love was born in Emporia, on June 18, 1924, the daughter of Earl and Marie (Smith) Love. She married Laurance E. Edwards at Hartford, Kansas on February 19, 1944. He died April 11, 1971. She later married Merton Talkington on...
Gerald W. Green
Feb 7, 2014
Gerald W. Green, 71, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Friday, February 7, 2014. Gerald William Green was born in Emporia on January 24, 1943, the son of Charles William and Adella (Wolcott) Green Mr. Green is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Jo Salb, Sand Springs, Oklahoma; son, Eric William Green, Olathe, Kansas; sister, Betty Steele, Topeka, Kansas;...
Peter Leander Murphy
Feb 5, 2014
Peter Leander Murphy died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 59. Peter Murphy was born in Brussels, Belgium on February 14, 1954, the son of Ernest VanDyke and Leona (Johnson) Murphy. He married Mary A. Pound at Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Emporia, on December 27, 1975. She survives of the home. Also...
Barbara Anne Smith
Feb 5, 2014
Barbara Anne Smith, 79, of Emporia, KS, died on February 5, 2014, surrounded by family at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband. "Bobbie" was born on February 6, 1934 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the daughter of Millard W. Jr., and Lillian Hall Baldwin. She graduated from Glen Ridge High School...
Cleo E. Stone
Feb 4, 2014
Cleo E. Stone, 93, formerly of Toledo, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his home in Olathe, Kansas. Cleo Eugene Stone, the son of William A. and Gladys M. Hankins Stone, was born July 31, 1920 in Toledo. He married Marion Elizabeth Hudson on February 19, 1944 in Council Grove, Kansas. She preceded him in death on September 27,...
