CARBONDALE, Kan. – Ursula Friedel Toni Landis, 87, passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, Kan. She was born July 5, 1934, in Stettin, Germany, the daughter of Fritz and Friedel (Mesow) Krueger.

Ursula grew up in Germany and came to the United States in 1958, and she became a naturalized citizen March 23, 2004. She had lived near Carbondale, Kan., for more than 50 years.

Ursula worked as a cleaning lady for several people through the years. She was a member of Grace Chapel, Carbondale, where she was a part of Bible study and was always there to help with any function in the church.

Ursula was united in marriage to William Tell Landis Jr., Feb. 17, 1961, in St. Marys, Kan. They later divorced.

Ursula was preceded in death by her son, William Tell Landis IV; parents, Fritz and Friedel; and sister, Christel (Krueger) Boozer.

Ursula is survived by her three children, Ruby Arlene Langley, Richard Neal Landis, and Betty Diane Gulliver; and four grandsons and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Grace Chapel, Carbondale. Burial will follow at Shawnee Center Cemetery, near Wakarusa.

Memorial contributions can be made to Grace Chapel or Brookside Retirement Community, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.