Marzella Schuler

Marzella Schuler, 90, Nortonville, Kansas, died Sunday, February, 21, 2016, at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kansas.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph's Church in Nortonville with Rev. Lazar Carasala, officiating. A parish rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M. Saturday at the church. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Nortonville, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Joseph's Church or Jefferson County Humane Society and may be left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.

Marzella was born March 12, 1925, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Elsie Biffinger Winn. She attended Atchison High School and Mount Saint Scholastica.

She and Fred G. Schuler were united in marriage in 1950 at St. Joseph's Church in Nortonville, Kansas. Mr. Schuler preceded her in death on February 13, 2010.

Marzella was a homemaker, but she also assisted her husband Fred in the trucking business. She was a hard working woman.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Church and the St. Joseph's Church Alter Society. Marzella was a loving and excellent mother, often doting on her children and grandchildren. She also had a warm spot in her heart for animals.

Survivors include four sons, Wayne (Wilma) Schuler, Basehor, KS, Kim Schuler, Nortonville, KS, Steve (Lucy) Schuler, Rossville, KS, Kevin (Christine) Schuler, Nortonville, KS, two daughters, Marilyn Schuler, Wichita, KS, Debra (Leo) Gunzelman, Valley Center, KS, a sister, Selma Winn Scholfield, eight grandchildren, Matthew Gunzelman, Erin Gunzelman Garrison, Michael Gunzelman, Frederick Schuler, Kathleen Schuler, Brad, Amy, Lee and a great granddaughter, Elise Garrison.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and two brothers, Robert Winn and infant Harry Winn.