Mary Ellen (Loch) Frazee

Mary Ellen Frazee passed away to her heavenly home on December 6, 2016 at Pawnee County Hospital after a long battle with Addison’s and Multiple Myeloma.  Mary Ellen (Loch) Frazee was born to Sterling and Jesse (North) Loch on February 26, 1935 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  She was raised on a farm northeast of Summerfield, Kansas with her parents and her older brother, Bob.  She attended country school and graduated from Summerfield High School in 1952.  

She married Robert Frazee on January 18th, 1953 at the Presbyterian Church in Summerfield and they set up housekeeping on a dairy farm North of town.  Mary Ellen was a busy farm wife and mother of 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls.  Her days were filled with raising and selling chickens and eggs, milking cows and caring for baby calves, tending a large garden, and playing softball for many years. 

The activities of 5 kids kept her very involved in 4-H, school activities and sporting events. Along with enjoying her 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, she loved hosting family dinners and playing cards.  Her hobbies included quilting and crafting, making taffy and decorating wedding and birthday cakes, socializing with numerous women’s clubs, and traveling. 

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother Robert "Bob" Loch; parents-in-law Willard and Hattie Frazee; brothers-in-law, Don and Dick Frazee, Bill Lantz, Jack Koch, Sam McKee; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Koch and grandchildren, Chad Frazee, Nicole Schlueter and Spencer Barr. 

She is survived by her husband, Robert Frazee; sons, Bruce (Cherie), Summerfield; Dennis (Linda), Sabetha, KS; Doug (Gay), Summerfield; daughters, Karen (Randy) Schlueter, Beatrice, NE; Lori (Skip) Barr, Liberty, NE; grandchildren, Jasper (Gina) Frazee, Miranda (Brian) Lehman, Haley (Ben) Scheer, Regan (Jessica) Barr, Megan Frazee, Lee (Heather) Barr, Cody (Angie) Frazee, Blake Frazee, Abby (Brent) Cole, Ethan (Gabriel) Schlueter, and Lucas Barr; great grandchildren, Andrew, Tyse and Jack Frazee; Eli and Kiley Lehmann; Ava Scheer; Carson, Olivia, Brooklyn and Logan Barr; Kylee and Braden Frazee; Kennedy Cole; and Joziah Schlueter.

 Celebration of Life Services will be held Friday, December 9, 2016, 11:00 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Summerfield, Kansas with Pastor Herb Schrader officiating.  Burial will follow in the Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield, Kansas.  

Visitation will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Wherry Mortuary, Pawnee City, Nebraska, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials will be designated at a later date to family’s choice. Online condolences can be left at www.wherrymortuary.com.

Services are entrusted to Wherry Mortuary- Pawnee City, Nebraska (402) 852-2387.

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