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Obituary- Ebert, Alexia 1

ALEXIA ANN EBERT
Alexia Ann Ebert, 101, of Flush, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at the Via Christi Village in Manhat¬tan, surrounded by her family.
Alexia was born June 21, 1911, in Blaine, the daughter of James F. and Mary W. Rooney McCormick.
She attended country schools before going to Catholic school in Blaine, where the Benedictine Sisters taught. She had many wonderful memories of school with the Sisters during her last six years of school, graduating in 1929 from Blaine Ru¬ral High School. She studied for her teacher’s exam and taught at Flint Hill School for two years.
On June 6, 1934, Alexia married Aloysius C. Ebert of Blaine. They moved to rural Flush, where she was a devoted farm wife and homemaker for the next 50 years.
Aloysius preceded her in death on May 3, 1984.
Alexia was a Flush Community 4-H Club leader for many years. She was also a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and St. Joseph’s Altar Society. She enjoyed gardening and canning and loved reading.
Alexia is survived by six chil¬dren: four sons, James Ebert and wife Belinda of Wamego, Pat Ebert, Westmoreland, Thomas Ebert and wife Kay, rural St. George, and Hugh Ebert and wife Rae of Tuttle, Okla.; two daughters: Sharon Wickstrum and husband Larry, Westmoreland, and Alexis Ebert and husband Bill, Rossville; 17 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a brother James; four sisters: Margaret, Esther, Catheleen and Madeline, and two grandchildren: Timothy and Tamara Wickstrum.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, Dec. 10, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Flush.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions are sug¬gested to the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and may be left in care of Stewart Funeral Home, P.O. Box 48, Wamego, KS, 66547.

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