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Richard Lee "Dick" Fankhauser
Dec 11, 2018
Richard Lee "Dick" Fankhauser, 83, passed away early Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his home near Madison. Dick was born on March 22, 1935 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of George and Dorothy Osborne Fankhauser.He attended Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. He would enroll at Kansas State University and major in Animal Husbandry. He was...
Virginia Lee Cotten
Dec 11, 2018
Virginia Lee Cotton, 95, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Burlington. She was born on February 4, 1923 in Burlington, Ks. the daughter of John and Elsie FinusDeitrich. Virginia married James Leo Edington in 1940. They had two sons, Jim and Glen. They were later divorced. She moved from Emporia, Kansas to Albuquerque, New...
Sharon Kay Shipley
Dec 10, 2018
Sharon Kay Shipley, 72, passed away early Monday morning, December 10, 2018 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born December 16, 1945 in rural Neosho Falls, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence Leonard and Vivian Mae Smith Yoho. Sharon attended LeRoy High School and graduated with the Class of 1963. She would further her education by attending Clark’s Business School...
David A. Slead
Dec 8, 2018
David A. Slead, 70, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home near Lebo. He was born on July 23, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Frank and Mildred Gunkel Slead. Dave attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1966. Following High School, Dave joined the Kansas National Guard. He went on to attend Kansas...
Mary June Thompson
Dec 7, 2018
Mary June Thompson, 86, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Mary June Hutchison was born June 7, 1932 in Scranton, Kansas, the daughter of Charles M. and Anna (Sheall) Hutchison. She graduated from Scranton High School in the class of 1950. Mary June was joined in marriage to Clinton “Clint” Lee Thompson on...
Edward "Ed" D. Deforest
Dec 6, 2018
Edward David DeForest, 83, died December 6,-2018 at the Veteran’s Home in Mexico, Missouri. He was born May 17, 1935, near Melvern, Ks. the son of Francis Lee Veal DeForest and Bertha Goldie DeForest. Edward graduated from Lebo High School in 1953. He was an army veteran, and served in Korea. Bachelors and Master’s degrees in art education were granted...
Edwin Wayne Michaels
Nov 25, 2018
Edwin Wayne Michaels, 73, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Newman Regional Health. Ed was born December 16, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Harry and Ruby Rohwitz Michaels. Ed attended Olivet High School and graduated with the Class of 1962. He later attended Allen County Community College where he was a member of the basketball team. He...
James "Jim" E. Rosetta
Nov 24, 2018
James Emil “Jim” Rosetta, 77, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his home in Topeka. James Emil Rosetta was born February 23, 1941 in Osage City, Kansas, the son of Quinto Emil and Virginia (Vietta) Rosetta. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1959. He was joined in marriage to Susan Leigh Lombard on April 8, 1967 in Topeka,...
Mary F. Carlson
Nov 12, 2018
Mary F. Carlson, 75, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas. Mary F. Miller was born April 6, 1943 in Nyssa, Oregon, the daughter of Patrick F. and Elenor (Pyle) Miller. She graduated from high school in Theodore, Alabama in 1961. She was joined in marriage to Charles R. Carlson on April 22,...
Elenor Eunice Hentzler
Nov 11, 2018
Elenor Hentzler, 95, passed away November 11, 2018. She was born October 21, 1923, at Watson, Kansas daughter of Nellie Milliken and William A. Herschell. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka. She married Herbert “Bud” Hentzler on March 12, 1947 in Topeka. They moved to Eskridge, Kansas in 1952, where they raised cattle and farmed. Herbert preceded...
Virginia M. Bohn
Nov 8, 2018
Virginia M. Converse Bohn, 93, of Topeka, Kansas, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, in Topeka at Midland Care Hospice. The daughter of Merle and Nellie Hunt Converse, Virginia was born on June 22, 1925. Virginia grew up with 8 siblings on her parents’ farm south of Eskridge, Kansas, influenced by strong...
Deborah Marie Blatchford
Nov 5, 2018
Deborah Marie Blatchford, 59, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at her home in El Dorado. She was born July 2, 1959 in Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of Cyril and Mary Ann Berens Pottebaum. She attended North High School in Sioux City and graduated with the Class of 1977. Shortly after high school, Debbie enlisted in the United States...
Frederick Charles "Fred" Sapp
Oct 31, 2018
Frederick Charles Sapp 75, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Osage Nursing in Osage City, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1943 in Flagstaff, Arizona the son of Orde G. and Margaret Whitaker Sapp. He attended Reading High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. Fred worked at Dolly Madison in Emporia and retired after 40 years of...
Eunice Vanita "Mickey" Brooks
Oct 24, 2018
Eunice Vanita “Mickey” Brooks, age 65 of St. Paul, MN passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 , after a long illness. Eunice was born February 6, 1953 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Samuel “Bud” and Dorothy Dorsey Brooks. Mickey was a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church. After graduating from Emporia High, she moved to St. Paul, MN...
Leona Parre
Oct 23, 2018
Leona R. Parre, 84, formerly of Osage City, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. Leona R. Linsey was born on September 23, 1934 in Reading, Kansas, the son of Henry and Minnie (Weimer) Linsey. She graduated from Reading High School in 1952. She was joined in marriage to David L. Parre on June 27,...
Kermit P. Hedrick
Oct 19, 2018
Kermit Paul Hedrick, 76, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka. He was born August 16, 1942 in Ellsworth, Kansas the son of Paul V. and Mildred I. Schultz Hedrick.Kermit attended Bushton High School and graduated with the Class of 1960. On August 15th of that same year he enlisted in the United States Navy. He would...
Constance "Connie" L. Burenheide
Oct 14, 2018
Constance "Connie" Burenheide, 86, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 with her loving husband of 57 year Harold (Mert) Burenheide by her side at the Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born August 3, 1932 in Strong City, Kansas, the daughter of Ellis and Laura Mable (Roberts) Miller. Connie was joined in marriage to Harold John Burenheide on August 8,...
Joseph William "Bill" Leiser
Oct 13, 2018
Joseph William Leiser, 48, of Madison passed away Saturday October 13, 2018. Bill was born June 24, 1970 in Burlington, Kansas the son of Joseph Richard and Phyllis Jean Yager Leiser. He attended Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1989. Bill would further his education by attending Vocational Training as a diesel mechanic in Beloit. He began...
Beverly Darlene Ditty
Oct 6, 2018
Beverly Darlene Ditty, 85, passed away early Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Vintage Park Assisted Living in Eureka. She was born August 29, 1933 near Quincy, Kansas the daughter of Pike Montgomery and Edith Schwint Ditty. Beverly was the youngest of five sisters and four brothers. In March of 1934 the family moved south of Virgil. Beverly remained in...
Birgitta Maria Meisner
Sep 26, 2018
Birgitta M. Meisner, 75, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at her home in Admire. Birgitta Maria Zaring was born August 18,1943 in Orebro, Sweden, the daughter of Sven and Margit Zaring. She graduated high school and received a degree in accounting in Sweden. She came to the United States in 1965 to be a nanny. She later married George...
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