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October 1996
MRS. EMMA S. GREENBURG
Emma Stella Greenburg passed away Saturday, October 12, at the Howard Twilight Manor Nursing Home in Howard, KS. She was 91 years of age, and a former resident of Elk City, Longton, and Caney. Emma was born January 13, 1905 on a farm in Chautauqua County near Hale, KS. to Lewis Victor and Stella Jane (Seybold) Brand. She attended Hard Rock rural school and grew to womanhood in Chautauqua County.
On October 5, 1922. she married Herbert Henry Greenburg at Sedan. KS. and to this union were born three sons and four daughters. Emma devoted her life to caring for her family. They lived at several locations throughout Kansas. due to her husband’s employment in construction work. In the early 1930’s they moved to Oak Valley, KS, and began farming and ranching in Elk and Chautauqua Counties. Her husband preceded her in death in July of 1968.
Emma was a member of the Assembly of God Church at Caney before moving to Howard in 1987.
She is survived by her sons, James Greenburg and his wife Gladys of Tyro, KS. and Herb “JR” Greenburg and his wife Margaret of Spokane, WA.: her daughters, Rosalie McDonald of Howard, Margie Welch and her husband Curtis, and Joan Newkirk and her husband Maxen, all of Elk City, and Myra Becker and her husband Jim of Moline; a brother, Therman Brand of Red Bluff, CA.; her sisters, Zeda Rice of Irving, TX. and Thelma Knicely of Magalia, CA; 23 grandchildren; 48 greatgrandchildren and several greatgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son Noel F. “Storm’ Greenburg, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 15, 1996 at the Elk City Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Terry Marta and Rev. Chuck Evans officiating. Karen Dalil was the organist with Connie Russell singing “In the Garden” and “Amazing Grace.” The casket bearers were Todd Gilmore, Jimmy Greenburg, Dean Newkirk. Ronald Newkirk, Roger Newkirk, Nathan Pickett, Wes Turner, and Steve Welch. The honorary casket bearers were LaVerne Britton, Billy Greenburg, Daniel Greenburg, Matthew Greenburg, and Wesley Pickett. Interment was held in West Liberty Cemetery, west of Elk City, KS. A memorial has been established with the Elk City Church of the Nazarene.
Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
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