Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 10, 2014

Darwin W. Lehning of rural Emporia, Kansas, died on April 10, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was 81.

Darwin was born on July 27, 1932 in Boone, Iowa, the son of Thomas H. and Ferne E. Johnson Lehning. He married Margie Ann Lyle on December 31, 1954 in Austin, Texas. She survives of the...

Apr 5, 2014

Paul H. Shepherd, 100, of Emporia, Kansas died, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.

Paul was born April 20, 1913 in Hartford, Kansas, the son of Charles Elwood and Eva Clair (Eppley) Shepherd. He married Mary C. “Jane” Gilligan at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...

Apr 5, 2014

Steven L. Corbin, 61, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away from cancer on April 5, 2014 at his home. Mr. Corbin was a local club owner for over 30 years, operating MY PLACE, WISE GUYS, and TOWN ROYAL CLUB. Earlier he was employed at Modine Manufacturing Company.

Steven L. Corbin,...

Apr 1, 2014

Scott D. Williams, 50, of Americus, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Scott was born May 20, 1963 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert J. and Paula M. (Burris) Williams. He was a graduate of Northern Heights...

Mar 31, 2014

Beverly Jean Akers, 89, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Monday, March 31, 2014 at Holiday Resort in Emporia.

Beverly was born on March 23, 1925 in Emporia, the daughter of Carl William and Lillian Hansen Kopke. She married Jesse Glenn Akers on November 17, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas. He died on May 9, 2010 in Emporia.

Mar 30, 2014

Marjorie J. Culver passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, on March 30, 2014. She was 81.

Marjorie J. (Marge) Culver, the daughter of George D. and Elsie I. Lingenfelter Sauder, was born at Gridley, Kansas, September 12, 1932. She was raised in the Gridley and Madison area. Marge attended school at Madison, graduating from...