Rosemary Desch 1945-2023

Rosemary Desch, 77, Holton, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Holton Community Hospital.

She was born March 20, 1945, in America City, the daughter of Lawrence Francis and Nellie Marie Perry Shepherd. She graduated from Soldier High School and later attended Clark’s Business School in Topeka.

Mrs. Desch previously lived in Topeka, Wichita and Colorado Springs, Colo., before moving to Holton in 1987. She worked as a laundress for the Santa Fe Hospital.

She was a former member of Assumption Catholic Church in Topeka. 

She married Fred Desch in 1970 in Wichita. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Thomas Boyer, Hoyt. 

No services are planned at this time. Burial will be held in America City Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Medicalodges Jackson County, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.

The Holton Recorder

109 W. Fourth St.
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 785-364-3141
 

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