Mary Ellen Noll

ATCHISON, Kan. - Mary Ellen Noll, 66, Atchison, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007.
Mary Ellen was born Nov. 23, 1940, in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Duncan) Thomas. She was a 1958 graduate of Mount St. Scholastica and received her nursing degree from Missouri Western State College in 1980.
She had worked for Sears, Rockwell (Atchison Casting) and 27 years at the Atchison Hospital as a surgical nurse.
She married Merle Noll on Aug. 25, 1959. They later divorced.
Mary Ellen enjoyed gardening, watching HGTV, reading, playing powerball and flea markets; and she loved taking road trips with her sister, Susie.
Mary Ellen is survived by her children, Russ Noll, and his wife, Marcia of Oskaloosa, Kan.; Robyn Handke, and her husband, Phil of Atchison; Roger Noll, and his wife, Shelley of Connecticut; Randi Campbell, and her husband, Kolin of California; Raymond Noll of Kansas City, Mo.; and Rachael Domann, and her husband, Joe of Fort Worth, Texas; 11 grandchildren; sisters, Susie Pickman of Atchison; and Ruth Smith of Hattiesburg, Miss.; numerous nieces and nephews; and companion, Pat Moriarity of Atchison.
She was preceded in death by brothers, John and Quentin Thomas; and her parents.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at St. Benedict's Church, Atchison, with Father Gerard Senecal, O.S.B., as celebrant. The body will be cremated. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, followed by visitation until 8:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Benedict's Church, and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at: www.beckerdyer.com