Mary Jo Rucker Perser Obituary
We bid farewell to Mary Jo Rucker Perser of Hutchinson, Kansas, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 12, 2025 at the age of 92. Mary Jo touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Jo Rucker Perser to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Charles and Elsie Nuckolls (Winter); her husband Bobby Perser; her daughter Shirley Reinke; and her siblings, Jim Nuckolls, Ruth Sieverling and Dorothy Nuckolls.
She is survived by: her daughter Pam Hoelscher (David) of Bushton, KS; her son-in-law Brad Reinke (Connie) of Lincoln, NE; her sister Esther Shank of Greensburg, KS; and her grandchildren, Laurie Beck (Scott), Amy Hurley (Matt), Jolie Epp (Lucas), Lesley Matlack (Karl), Zachary Reinke (Karla), Bethany Webb (Michael), Emma Reinke, Chloe Carlin (Chase), Ivy Seldan (Dan) and Sophia Reinke. She is also survived by seventeen great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to the Salem Scholarship Fund or the Rice Community Healthcare Foundation (for the Swing Bed Unit) in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons.
