Francisco "Frank" Ortega
1958 - 2001 (43 years)-
Name Francisco "Frank" Ortega Birth 26 Apr 1958 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas 
[1] Gender Male Death 30 Aug 2001 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas [1] Obituary 1 Sep 2001 Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri [1] News-Press - Francisco Ortega 1958-2001
EMPORIA, Kan. – Francisco "Frank" Ortega, 43, Emporia, formerly of St. Joseph, died Aug. 30, 2001, at a Topeka, Kan., hospital.
Mr. Ortega worked in the department of maintenance and as a bus driver for the Hetlinger Developmental Services, Emporia.
Born on April 26, 1958, in Kansas City, Kan., he coached recreational softball and the Special Olympics basketball team.
On June 26, 1976, in St. Joseph, he married Vickie Dye. She survives of the home.
Mr. Ortega was preceded in death by his mother, Benita.
Additional survivors: a son, Scott, Emporia; two daughters, Dana Valentin, Newton, Kan., and Kristen Ortega, of the home; his father Pedro, St. Joseph; seven brothers Tony J., Emporia, Salvador, Olathe, Kan., Jesse, J., Austin, Texas, Gabriel, Pedro "Pete", Juan "Johnny," and Richard, all of St. Joseph; two sisters, Maria Brown, St. Joseph, and Guadalupe Sosa, Silvis, Ill., and two grandchildren.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, West. Side Baptist Church, Emporia. Burial: Maplewood Cemetery, Emporia.
Family visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Memorials: Special Olympics or the Hetlinger Developmental Services in care of the funeral home.
Burial 4 Sep 2001 Maplewood Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas [1] Person ID I18827 CCBasic Last Modified 3 Jun 2025
Father Pedro Ortega d. Yes, date unknown Mother Benita (Ortega) d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F7267 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Marriage 26 Jun 1976 Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri [1] Family ID F7262 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jun 2025
- Francisco Ortega 1958-2001
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Sources - [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 3 Jun 2025, "Francisco Ortega," 01 September 2001, p. 10, col. 5; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/563661005/ : accessed 02 Jun 2025).
- [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 3 Jun 2025, "Francisco Ortega," 01 September 2001, p. 10, col. 5; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/563661005/ : accessed 02 Jun 2025).