Mary Diane Labbe of Wamego, Ks passed away on June 27, 2025, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Ks. She was born in Hays, Ks, to Sylvester and Evelyn (Marquardt) Schmidt on February 7, 1954. Mary was the sixth child of twelve born to Sylvester and Evelyn. Mary was a cheerleader while attending St. Bernard’s Catholic School until 8th grade and a member of the Wamego High School Class of 1972.
Mary enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats. She enjoyed dancing and music and one of her all-time favorite songs was Woolly Bully. Her brother David remembers Mary being very competitive at playing Jacks. As she ran, she would snap her fingers, so naturally she was teased by her brothers. There’s even a story of Mary being chased by a rooster that still brings great laughter. She could “run like a deer” on our gravel driveway while being barefoot! Mary had a very giving nature, always sending cards and made sure our family’s graves had flowers on them.
Mary was preceded in death by her father Sylvester (1990), mother Evelyn (2009), three brothers, Jimmy (1949), Mike (2009) and Stan (2015), brother-in-law John Richardson (2008), sister-in-law Marti Schmidt (2020), her father’s three siblings and six of her mother’s siblings.
Mary is survived by her daughter Sara (Christopher) Wooddell, Lawrenceburg, In, and her beloved grandson Dallas Wooddell, Lawrenceburg, In. Siblings Janet Richardson, Topeka, Ks; Jane Fechter, Lawrence, Ks; Janelle Harris, Wamego, Ks; Steve Schmidt, St. George, Ks; David (Janell) Schmidt; Tonganoxie, Ks; John (Molly) Schmidt, Wamego, Ks; Jeanne (Joe) Newton, Hendersonville, Tn; and Lori (Steve) Montgomery, Lawrence, Ks; many nieces and nephews; Uncle Roger Marquardt, Kansas City, Ks; Aunts Joan Rosette, Wheatridge, Co; Mary Lou Marquardt, Marysville, Ks; Mary Ann Marquardt; Kansas City, Ks; and numerous cousins.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 11th, at 10:30am at Campanella and Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at 9:30am. Burial will follow at St. Bernard’s Catholic Cemetery in Wamego.
Mary’s family will be forever grateful for the wonderful care given to her these past three plus years by Valley Vista nursing home in Wamego, and most recently by the Wamego ER, Via Christi ICU and hospice facility, in Manhattan.