Horton High Kansas Alumni Obituaries

Dolores Dolly Gudenkauf 82 of Indianapolis IN formerly of MeridenOzawkie Kansas gained her angel wings on December 13 2025 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. She was born June 3 1943 in Horton KS the daughter of Warren F. and Mary I. Studer Diebolt. She was a 1961 graduate of Midway High S...

Kathy Dee Dauber 68 of Winfield Kansas passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday December 28 2025. Kathy was born on March 26 1957 in Springfield Missouri to Bobby Gene and Vera Marie Hall Fugate. She was raised in Urbana Missouri where she attended school and graduated from Skyline High School i...

Otho Lee Stevens was born October 3 1935 at home in Rulo NE the youngest of 12 children born to John and Clara Brooks Stevens of Rulo. He grew up at Rulo where he went to school thru 8th grade upon which time they closed the Rulo high school. He went freshman year at Sacred Heart in Falls City befor...

Danny Edward Moman 68 of Horton Kansas passed away on Friday January 9 2026 at Arbor Knoll in Horton Kansas. He was born on December 24 1957 in Horton Kansas the son of Jack Eugene Moman Jr. and Judy Stirton. Danny grew up in Horton and graduated from the Olathe School of the deaf. He worked for Gas...

Evelyn Joyce Shoemaker 87 of Hiawatha Kansas formerly of Horton Kansas passed away on Tuesday August 19 2025 at Amberwell Hospital in Hiawatha Kansas. She was born on July 11 1938 in Everest Kansas the daughter of G.A. Ed and Edith Schober Young. Evelyn graduated from Robinson High School and then s...

Marilyn Rae Woodruff Willich of Mercier Kansas passed away on September 23 2025 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka Kansas. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born to Norval B. and Mildred L. Gallop Woodruff on August 22 1949 at the Horton Hospital. She graduated ...

Norma Maye Pederson 86 of Muscotah Kansas passed away at her home near Muscotah Kansas on August 2 2025. Norma was born on April 3 1939 at the Horton Hospital in Horton Kansas the daughter of Glen Alexander and Bertha Jane Stirton Wilson. Norma was a graduate of Atchison County Community Schools ACC...

Donald Floyd Merz 57 of Horton Kansas passed away suddenly while at work at the Sac and Fox Casino on Saturday September 6 2025. He was born on June 25 1968 at the Horton Hospital the son of Floyd and Karen Ford Merz. After Don graduated from Horton High School in joined the U.S. Army National Guard...

Shirley A. Merz beloved mother grandmother and friend passed away peacefully on October 25 2025 at the age of 82 surrounded by her family. Her warmth kindness and quick wit filled every room she entered and her cheerful chatter could turn strangers into friends in a matter of minutes. Born in Bethel...

Homer Pederson passed away October 27 2025 in Topeka after 97 years of committed servitude to faith family community and country. Homer was born on the same parallel where he went to school farmed and raised his family all within 5 miles. Homer was born the youngest son of Gustav and Caroline Peders...