Michele (Shankles) Ebeling Obituary

Michele Renee Shankles-Ebeling, age 53, was the victim of a violent crime in Laurel, Nebraska and passed away on August 4th, 2022. She was born March 12, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas to John Shankles Sr and Linda Oxley. She was married to Howard Ebeling from July 31, 1993 to March 2, 2020 and the two resided in Fairview, Kansas.

Michele loved to love on people. She was always checking in with her family by calling on the phone or messaging by text. Michele played many roles. She was mom, grandma, sister, and aunt to many people. She loved to stop at local shops and chat with anybody. She didn’t know a stranger.

For many years Michele was a stay-at-home housewife in Fairview. In recent years, she became a companion in a semi-truck to her partner, Brian. Michele went to high school at the Atchison County Community High School in Effingham, Kansas from 1983-1987.

Michele is survived by her father, John Shankles Sr; son, William Michael Ebeling and his fiancee Rebecca; daughter, Richele Ebeling and her fiancée Chuck; stepdaughter, Angela Cashman and husband Fred Cashman; and stepdaughter, Brandy Blaske and husband Isaac Blaske. Other surviving family include her brothers and their families: Michael Shankles, John Shankles Jr and wife April Shankles, Mitch Shankles and wife Merlyn Shankles. She also is survived by her grandchild, Geneva, William’s daughter as well as her many nephews and nieces. In addition, she is survived by her partner Brian Welch, whom she lived with in Laurel Nebraska.

Michele was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Oxley who passed away in 2016.

Services for Michele Ebeling with be held September 9, 2022 at 10AM at the Atchison Methodist Church in Atchison, Kansas. Following the service will be grave side services at the Muscotah Cemetery in Muscotah, Kansas.