RAMIREZ

MAYETTA- Maxine M. (Nozhackum) Ramirez, 78, of Mayetta, KS died Saturday, September 16, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.
She was born April 9, 1928 in Mayetta, the daughter of Charles and Anna Cook Nozhackum. She was retired from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Child Care / Head start where she worked as a cook. Maxine was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and was a noted seamstress for the community. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church.
Maxine is survived by 3 daughters; Linda Tecumseh and her husband, Ralph, Beatrice Ramirez and Brenda Nozhackum all of Mayetta, her son, Tim Ramirez and his wife, Jackie of Mayetta, 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Ramirez, a grandson, 4 sisters and 4 brothers.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church west of Mayetta. Burial will be in the Old Danceground Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Sister Therese Klepac Hall next to the church. She will lie in state until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials may be given to the Maxine Ramirez Memorial Fund c/o Mercer Funeral Home, Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences are available at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com