Carol Jean (Schuckman) Howell, 79, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born Nov. 6, 1945, in Hays, to Edwin and Isabella (Herrman) Schuckman. Carol was the oldest of 12 children, raised in La Crosse, where she attended parochial and high school. She married Jay Pfeiffer in 1962. There were two children born of that marriage, Alan and Lori. They later divorced.
She attended Fort Hays State University, Hays, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, Okla. Much of her life was spent living in Rush County where she was very active in many volunteer organizations, including The American Cancer Society, Band Mothers, & Hospice. She was both a Cub Scout and Girl Scout Leader. Carol was an excellent seamstress, cook, gardener and an avid reader. She loved being outside and working in her yard. Once her family grew and moved further away, she enjoyed traveling to see them. She LOVED the color purple, but mostly she loved her family and spending time with them. She worked for Stromgren’s in Hays, Security Title in Wichita, and the Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse.
She is survived by her children, Alan Pfeiffer, Broomfield, Colo., and Lori (Chad) Folkerts, Rush Center; two grandchildren, James (Sara) Folkerts, Shawnee, and Jenna (Chris) Reynolds, Frisco, N.C.; five great-grandchildren, Isabella, Everett & William Folkerts, and Oliver & Owen Reynolds; three brothers, Rodney Schuckman, Ruben (Kerry) Schuckman, and Chad (Nellie) Schuckman; six sisters, Velita (Daryl) Larson, Marlene (Tom) Wasinger, Diona Patterson, Emily Hallam, Jennifer Leapheart, and Germaine Barrows; sister in law, Susan Schuckman; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Bill & Curtis Schuckman; one nephew; and three nieces.
She will be greatly missed by those she loved and who loved her.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, with the family receiving friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Church visitation will be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse.
Funeral service will be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, with Father Stephen Dabanka officiating. Interment will be in the Locust Hill Cemetery, Rush Center.
Memorials are suggested to St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, or Barnard Library, La Crosse.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.janousekfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.