■ 1938 - 2026

A Celebration of Life Service for Marcella Theresa Hickert, 87, will be held Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at River Valley Church, 120 S. Spruce, Stockton. A Book Signing will be held on Friday, from 1-7:00 p.m., at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton. Private inurnment will take place later at Fort Hays Memorial Gardens.

Marcella passed away Monday, September 21, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, on the anniversary of her daughter Diane's passing.

She was born on Saturday, October 1, 1938, in McCook, Nebraska, along with her twin sister, Majella, to Theresa (Mannebach) and Hilary Boor. Marcella graduated from Sheridan Community High School in Hoxie in 1956. On April 11, 1959, she married Gerald Henry Hickert in Seguin, Kansas. They had three children: Debra, Darrell, and Diane.

Jerry and Marcella farmed southeast of Jennings for 33 years, and her days were filled with all the busyness of raising children and being a homemaker on the farm.

She was a most excellent cook and seamstress and enjoyed growing a large vegetable garden every year. In 1992, they retired and relocated to Hays. After Jerry and Diane passed and Marcella experienced health challenges, she became a resident of Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton in November 2025.

Survivors include her children, Debra Dix of Stockton and Darrell Hickert of Oberlin; four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Majella (Fred) Hickert of Hays and Jeannie Patterson of Seneca; brother, Leon (Mary Jo) Boor of Abilene; sisters-in-law, Susan Boor of Hutchinson and Charlene Goscha of Wichita; and numerous nieces and nephews.