Obits
Glen F. Swoyer passed away April 2, 2023.
He was born Jan. 27, 1935, in Delphos, the son of Leo and Margaret (Watkins) Swoyer.
Glen served three years in the Army Security Agency from 1957 to 1960 where he was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. He then attended Kansas State University under the GI...
Miguel Castro Perez, 21, Holton, died Friday, April 7, 2023, at his home.
He was born May 8, 2001, in Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala, the son of Maria Castro Perez. He attended schools in Joyabaj. He had lived one year in Holton and previously in Guatemala.
Mr. Perez was a self-employed landscaper.
He...
Brenda S. (Meredith) Clifton, 74, of Wathena, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Wathena Healthcare and Rehab Center.
Brenda was born on March 23, 1949, in Topeka, to Gerald Laverne and Dorothy (Nesbitt) Meredith. She graduated Holton High School in 1968.
She was a member of the United...
Joyce Rae Royer, 76, of Holton, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Holton Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at the Becker Chapel in Effingham, with Pastor Stephen Cappleman officiating the service. Visitation with the family will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m...
Ermyl Mae Broyles, 89, of Silver Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
She was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Silver Lake, the daughter of William Harry and Florence Mae (Cochran) Reeder.
Ermyl graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1952. After graduation she and her husband farmed in Jackson County...
Audrey Ann “Chah-Me-Quah” Oliver, 62, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital.
She was born Sept. 30, 1960, in Topeka, the daughter of Howard K. and Melvene Lois (Matchie) Oliver.
Audrey worked for more than 35 years for the City of Topeka as a parking control...
Dr. Richard Alan “Rich, Doc or Dr. Rich” Fitzgerald, 60, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at The Windsor of Lawrence after a courageous battle with Huntington’s Disease.
He was born Aug. 25, 1962, in Mayetta, the son of William Francis and Alma (Ray) Fitzgerald.
Richie graduated from...
Janet Pauline Norris, 72, of Culver, died Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Janet was born Feb. 13, 1951, in Salina, the daughter of Warren and Pauline (Scheideman) Norris. She graduated from Salina High School in 1969.
Mother, teacher, friend, adoptive grandma, sister and dog/horse rescuer are but a few...
Homer Clair Saxton, 94, of rural Horton, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his home, with his wife by his side.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1928, on the farm in Atchison County, the son of Wayland and Mabel Boyle Saxton. Homer served in the U.S. Army/Air Force and received his GED from...
Hye Sun Sloop, 68, of Holton, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born May 10, 1954, in Yongdok-kun Kyongbuk-Do, South Korea, the daughter of Nam To Ho and Kwon O Son.
Sun graduated from high school in South Korea and earned some college credit in art...
