OBITUARIES
Howard Fred Freerksen
Apr 13, 2022
Howard Fred Freerksen, 90, passed away, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Howard “Fred” Freerksen was born June 5, 1931, near Lebo, Kansas, the son of Roy and Edna (Parks) Freerksen. He graduated from Lebo High School in 1948. Served four years in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was joined in marriage to Barbara...
Velma Reiss
Apr 5, 2022
Velma L. Reiss, age 87, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Mrs. Reiss was born on June 28, 1934 in Versailles, Missouri to the late Edward and Mary Elizabeth Garber. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of nearly 50 years, Robert E. Reiss; siblings, Raymond, Bob, Pauline, Dennis,...
Larry Linn Crane
Apr 3, 2022
Larry Linn Crane, 55, of Virgil, Kansas, passed away in a house fire on April 3, 2022. Larry was born in El Dorado, Kansas, to Floyd and Leota Megli Crane, on March 3, 1967. He married Kerry Watts on October 27, 1990, in Virgil, Kansas. They were married for 31 years and had two children, Kaleb Crane and Shelby Crane....
Harold Hodge
Apr 1, 2022
Harold “Red” Hodge, 69, of Madison, KS passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Kansas City at the University of Kansas Hospital. Red was born on June 5, 1952 in Rockwood Tennessee to Cecil and Elizabeth (Allison) Hodge. He graduated from Cumberland County High School in Crossville, TN. After school, Red started his employment with Speno Railways where he...
Patrick Joseph Swartz
Mar 22, 2022
Pat Swartz passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the age of 79. He was born on February 22, 1943, in Newton, Kansas, the youngest child of M.H. and Allene (nee Cochrane) Swartz. On May 27, 1962, Pat married his high school sweetheart, Dorla Spatz, at the United Methodist Church in Emporia, Kansas. She preceded him in death on...
Betty Louise Boss
Mar 17, 2022
Betty L. Boss, 89, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022, at University of Kansas Health System-St. Francis Campus in Topeka. Betty Louise Bohannan was born on November 7, 1932, in Cedar Vale, Kansas, the daughter of Newton Franklin and Mabel Izetta (Lister) Bohannan. She graduated from Cedar Vale High School in 1950. She was joined together in marriage to Floyd...
Lennis Marie Mccreary
Mar 10, 2022
Lennis Marie (Newkirk) McCreary, 72, of Emporia, KS, passed away on the evening of Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS. Lennis was born on November 1, 1949, to Francis “Bill” and Gladys (Laird) Newkirk in Hollywood, CA. Lennis attended Emporia High School, graduating in 1967. Preceding her in death are both...
Donald Leroy Standiferd
Mar 10, 2022
Donald Leroy Standiferd, 89, of Osage City passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born November 14, 1932 at his home in near Arvonia, Kansas the son of Hugh and Ora Reed Standiferd. Donald attended primary school at Mount Pleasant aka the Booth School and went to and graduated from...
Carol A. Thompson
Mar 7, 2022
Carol A. Thompson, 88, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 at Peterson’s Assisted Living in Osage City. Carol Aileen Patterson was born December 22, 1933 in Melvern, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Blanche (Lumsden) Patterson. She graduated from Melvern High School in 1952. Carol was joined in marriage to Howard Orville Thompson on May 3, 1952. To this union,...
Robert O. Peterson
Mar 5, 2022
Robert Oliver Peterson passed away on March 5, 2022 in Hays, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born February 6, 1940 in Peterton, located in rural Osage County Kansas and grew up on the family farm there. Bob attended country schools in Osage County and graduated from Osage City High School in 1958. He joined the United States...
Gary Lynn Ratcliff
Mar 4, 2022
Gary Lynn Ratcliff, 75, passed Friday, March 4, 2022 at his home in Emporia. He was born April 4, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Doug and Mary Ratcliff. He attended Hamilton High School and graduated with the Class of 1964. Gary proudly served in the United states Army. Gary was joined in marriage to Darline Williams on May...
Patricia Marie Noble
Mar 3, 2022
Patricia M. Noble, 80, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook. Patricia Marie Blow was born March 28, 1941 in Reading, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Agnes Marie (Newman) Blow. She graduated from Reading High School in 1959. She was joined in marriage to Larry J. “Buster” Noble on October 25, 1962 in Osage...
Verland D. O'Neal
Feb 15, 2022
Verland D. O’Neal, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Emporia on February 15, 2022. He was born February 17, 1934 on the family farm near Hope, Kansas the son of Silas and Lola Lininger O’Neal. His family moved to a farm in Chase County southeast of Cottonwood Falls where he attended a rural grade school. They later moved...
Gary Dean Crawford
Feb 15, 2022
Gary Dean Crawford, 71, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at his home east of Emporia. He was born June 27, 1950 in Bushong, Kansas the son of Ray and Vicie Vanderslice Crawford. Gary attended Hartford High School. As a young man, Gary worked for a local farmer named Ray Wagers before taking a position at Bunge in Emporia. Through...
Trey August Fort
Feb 8, 2022
Trey August Fort, 27, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at his home in Osage City. Trey August Fort was born February 24, 1994 in Emporia, the son of Dennis Ray and Peggy (Teichgraeber) Fort. He graduated from Osage City High School in 2012 and attended Emporia State University. Trey attended Osage City schools and was proud to be an...
Juanita M. Kolbaba
Feb 6, 2022
Juanita M. Kolbaba, 89, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Juanita M. Hogan was born June 15, 1932 in Osage City, the daughter of Thomas Burton and Lillion (Bergstrom) Hogan. She was joined in marriage to John Henry Kolbaba on October 3, 1950 in Osage City. To this union, three children were born Debra,...
Daniel A. Pierce
Feb 3, 2022
Daniel A. Pierce, 61, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away early Thursday morning, February 3, 2022. Daniel was born on September 13, 1960, in Topeka, KS to Robert and Vera (Drummond) Pierce. He attended Lebo High School, graduating in 1978. Daniel was a quiet soul. He loved the time he spent down at the Senior Center in Osage City to...
John Wesley Stevenson
Feb 2, 2022
John Wesley Stevenson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully on February 2, 2022 in Houston, TX. He had just celebrated his 96th birthday. He was born in Olpe, Kansas on January 24, 1926 to Wesley H. and Margaret E. (Taggart) Stevenson. He was the middle of three children and swore that he always...
Howard Duane Laws
Feb 2, 2022
Howard Duane Laws, 85, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Presbyterian Manor with his daughters surrounding him. Duane was born on July 30, 1936 on a rural Hartford farm, the son of Howard and Hazel (Johnson) Laws. Duane attended Hartford schools and then transferred to Lamont in high school where he met Beverly in 1953. They were married at...
Morris Ira Dodds
Feb 1, 2022
Morris “Ira” Dodds, 90, of Lebo, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. He was born March 29, 1931 in Wakefield, Kansas the son of Jessie R. and Della M. Shaner Dodds. Ira served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was inducted on September 3, 1951 and received his honorable discharge...
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