Jessie Marie Rummel

Jessie was born on the family farm in Dickinson County to Chester and Clara (Luthi) Tyrell. She attended grade school at Green Ridge School and graduated from Chapman High School in 1949. She was a homemaker and devoted mother to her six children. Jessie enjoyed reading, doing crosswords and bird watching. She would go out every day to feed the squirrels and birds and ensure they were taken care of. Jessie later took on the job as a cook for the Lake View Restaurant in Wakefield and Cedar Court in Clay Center until retirement. She is preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter Diana Marie, siblings Ruby Schad, Vera Gfeller, Mary Jane Macy, Emma Lou Phisney, and Donald Tyrell, and son-in-law Robert Laffery. Survivors: Son: Lyle Rummel, Olin, Iowa Son: Allan Rummel, Clay Center, Kansas Daughter: Deanna Laffery, Clay Center, Kansas Son: Mark (Michelle) Rummel, Clay Center, Kansas Daughter: Charsue (Ron) Kahrs, Wasilla, Alaska Daughter: Lisa Urban, Clay Center, Kansas Grandchildren: April, Darin, Kyle, Melissa, Emily, and Allison Great Grandchildren: Blakelee, Landen, Kaleb, Noah, Gracie, Marissa, and William, Ben, Emma, Chloe, Nola, and Nolan Funeral Services: , Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clay Center, Kansas Minister: Pastor Paul Tessaro Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Kansas Visitation: Monday, March 26, 2018 from 3-8 PM at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, Clay Center, Kansas Memorials: Cattails (a feline rescue in Manhattan, KS), or to Jessie Rummel Memorial c/o the funeral home Online condolences may be made at www.nsrfh.com