Maxine Ratzlaff Schellenberg
1930 - 2021
North Newton - Maxine Ratzlaff
Schellenberg 90, died June 7, 2021 at Kidron Bethel Health Care in
North Newton, Kansas. She was born on July 12, 1930 in Hillsboro,
Kansas to Harrison Benjamin and Martha Betty (Goertz) Ratzlaff.
Maxine was a teacher and taught
elementary school classes at Delano, California, Honolulu, Hawaii,
and for most of her career at Wichita. While teaching in Wichita she
extended her teaching by founding a service "Academic
Evaluation's" to evaluate the academic/educational skills of
children in order to provide helpful information to parents and
teachers. The last year of her teaching career she taught and
supervised practice teachers at Wichita State University.
Along with her teaching, Maxine was
also talented in music. She once described her teaching and music as
being "interlocked" She used her musical talent to sing in
church choirs; she also sang at many wedding ceremonies.
Maxine married Richard P. "Dick"
Schellenberg at Hillsboro, Kansas on June 1, 1998. Although they were
married when they were both in their late 60's they were fortunate to
still be able to share 23 years together. Their good times included
travel to San Francisco to Boston, and trips to Vermont to visit
friends that attended the Marlboro Music Festival.
Maxine is survived by her husband Dick
Schellenberg of North Newton, KS and brother Clayton Ratzlaff of Mt.
Hope, Kansas.
She is preceded in death by her
parents.
No Memorial Service is planned at this
time and private family interment will be in the Haven of Rest
Cemetery in Hillsboro, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to the
Mennonite Central Committee U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron PA. 17501-9989
or may be left with Petersen Funeral Home, 215 North Main, Newton,
Kansas 67114
