DEATHS

AND OBITUARIES

Emma Douglas

No visitation is planned for Emma Elizabeth Douglas, 88, who died Dec. 27,

Born Feb. 2, 1937, to Harry “Chris” and Anna Maria (Thohoff) Colgin on her family’s farm near Bayard, she married Merle Douglas on Sept. 14, 1953, in Iola.

The family moved to Marion in 1958. He died Dec. 6, 2014. Four siblings also preceded her in death.

Survivors include children Donna Ollek of El Dorado, Deborah Budke of Strong City, Pamela Chizek of Marion, Catherine Jantzen Ludwig of Florence, and Melinda Schroeder of Marion; 15 grandchildren; and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.