Doris Marilyn Svoboda

Doris Marilyn Svoboda obituary, Ellsworth, KS

Doris Marilyn Svoboda

Doris Svoboda Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Angels Above Cremation Services on Jan. 13, 2026.
Doris Marilyn Svoboda passed away on December 21, 2025 at her home in Ellsworth, Kansas surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 18, 1930 to Burt and Clara (Shoemaker) Walker in Ellsworth, Kansas.

She attended Paradise Country School until 8th Grade and then attended Ellsworth High School.

She married Alvin Svoboda on December 26, 1948.

Doris was a country girl at heart and had many good memories of riding her beloved horses and helping her father with farm chores. She retired as a cook from Ellsworth High School after 20 plus years.

We will miss her wonderful meals and holiday treats!Left to mourn her passing are her daughters Wanda Nicholson (Mike) and Sheryl Svoboda; grandchildren Shawn Nicholson and Brandon Callahan (Hannah) and great-grandchildren Rylee Nicholson and Thomas and Maxine Callahan. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lois Walker and her husband Alvin.

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