Gloria Meerpohl, 65, of Holton, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
 
She was born September 3, 1951 at Horton, the daughter of Greg and Evelyn Jeannotte Ramirez.  She graduated from Horton High School in 1969.  She attended Washburn University for a short time and cosmetology school in Kansas City.
 
Gloria worked for the Holton School system, first as a teacher's aide for about five years, and then as a technology assistant for twenty years, retiring in December of 2015.
 
She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton, the Altar Society at the church and the Holton Community Hospital Auxiliary.
 
She married Mike Meerpohl on January 7, 1972 at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Horton.  He survives, of the home.
 
Gloria was preceded in death by her mother.
 
Other survivors include two sons, Brian Meerpohl (Niki), Holton, and Kelly Meerpohl, Topeka; a daughter, Jenny Lancaster (Zach), Holton; her father, Greg Ramirez; three brothers, Lawrence Ramirez (Leigh), Independence, MO, Steve Ramirez (Carla), Lawrence, and Vincent Ramirez (Stefanie), Casa Grande, AZ; four sisters, Patty Battese (Mitch), Lawrence, Barbara Tucker (Jim), Baldwin City, and Mona Cortez (Chris) and Marlise Wilson (Kenny), all of Horton; and eight grandchildren, Ashtin, Carson and Carter Meerpohl, Daryl and Alex Meerpohl, and Dominic, Bennett and Amelia Lancaster.
 
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 6th at St. Dominic Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at Holton. Gloria will lie in state until 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home.  A Rosary will be prayed at 5:00 p.m. Friday at the church with visitation following until 8:00 p.m.  Memorials are suggested to St. Dominic Catholic Church, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 1034, 66436.  On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com