Mazie Gooderl 1925-2016
Mazie O. Gooderl, 91, Rossville, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at a Topeka hospital.
She was born July 27, 1925, at Rossville, the daughter of Ray and Eva Trimble McClain.
Mazie was raised in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School.
Mazie was a farm wife and was well known for her baking, especially her pies and cinnamon rolls. She and her husband Delman managed the Downtown Farmers Market in Topeka for several years. They were inducted into the Master Farmers/Home Makers Association Class of 1981.
Mazie was a member of the Holton Baptist Church; she was a Sunday School teacher and had sung in the choir. She was a member of the Killkare HDU at Hoyt and was a past 4-H Leader.
On July 27, 1946, she was united in marriage to Delman Gooderl. He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 2014. She was also preceded in death by a son, Stephen; four brothers, Thornton, Ora, Vencille and Luther McClain; and three sisters, Letha Reser, Barbara Grubaugh and Nancy Preble.
Survivors include her son, Leslie (Lee Ann) Gooderl, Holton; her daughter, Nancy (Randal) Little, Rossville; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 at Rossville United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hoyt Cemetery. Mrs. Gooderl will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jackson County 4-H Fairgrounds Building Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536. To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com
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