Isabelle Marie Staab was born on March 8, 1920, in Severin, Kansas, to
Emil and Katherine Dinkle Schmeidler and died Friday, November 4, 2022.
She was a wife, mother and homemaker. A longtime member of St. John the
Apostle Church, St. John KS and most recently Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Pratt, KS. A devout Catholic, she was an active member of the
Altar Society and served as an extra-ordinary minister of Holy Communion
for 28 years.
She married Seraphin Staab on September 16, 1940, at
St. Severin Church in rural Ellis County, KS. He died April 18, 2004.
Isabelle was a resident of Stafford, KS since 1942, when she and
Seraphin moved there from Hays, KS. She moved to Pratt in August 2009.
She is survived by two sons: Jerry (Mary)Staab, Rose Hill, KS and Dean
(Anita) Staab, Pratt, KS. Daughter, Diana (Scott)Schaeffer, Oklahoma
City, OK. Daughter-in-law Donna Staab, Great Bend, KS, and family friend
Sandra Haworth, Pratt, KS. Seven grandchildren: Jeff (Lorraine)Staab,
Malibu, CA; Angela (Bill)Maddy, Great Bend, KS; Jeremy (Julie)Staab,
Lawrence, KS; Cami (Cory) Anson, Lake Havasu City, AZ; Cody
(Carrie)Staab, Grimes, IA; Cass (Bill)Terry, Lakewood, CO; Justin
(DeVynna) Blackwelder, Edmond, OK. She has seven great-grandchildren.
Isabelle was preceded in death by 2 sons: Lawrence and infant son,
Gerald. A sister, Mary Ann Lang and 6 brothers: Joseph, Marcellus,
Isadore, Robert, Albert, and Elmer Schmeidler.
Visitation will be
at Larrison Mortuary Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. with Vigil and Rosary following at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Pratt, KS at 6:00 o'clock p.m.
Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Wednesday, November 9, 2022,, at 10 o’clock a.m.
Burial will follow at Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, KS.
Memorials may be made to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in care of Larrison Mortuary.