Tess Marie Woolsey was born in Salina, KS on March 29, 1998, to her parents, Karen and Shawn Woolsey. She unexpectedly passed away on October 16, 2025 at Republic County Hospital.
She was involved in FCA and youth group at Wesleyan Church, and attending bible camp every year she could, playing softball, managing the wrestling team and the football team, NHS and acting in school plays, to taking trips to Colorado with her family to see her Colorado family.
Tess took a six-week European trip with People to People and she got to tour six countries. She got to do a home stay with a family for a weekend.
Tess graduated from Republic County High School in 2016, and briefly attended college in Hutchinson, KS. She worked at Food Mart during high school then managed the Belleville After School Program as long as she was able. She always had the desire to work with and invest in children’s lives. Her dream was to start a nonprofit organization for mental health.
Tess is survived by her parents, Karen (Cottenmyre) and Shawn Woolsey of Belleville, KS; nephews Trenton Zenger (Michaela Juneneman) of Manhattan, KS, and Brock Henderson and niece Elora Henderson both of Belleville, KS, and many cousins, aunts and uncles.
She is preceded in death by her sister Raelene Henderson; grandparents, Bob and Phillis Bottger (Beeson)(Cottenmyre), Bob Cottenmyre, Jean E Peters, Eugene (Pete) Peters; uncle Robert Cottenmyre and aunt Yvonne Cottenmyre and many more relatives.
Cremation was selected and Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Wesleyan Church, Belleville, KS, with Pastor Mark McGregor, officiating.
Family inurnment will be held at a later date at the Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, KS.
The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at the Citizens National Bank, Belleville, with the memorial to be decided later.
Online condolences and full obituary at www.bachelor-surber.com.
Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, 1322 19th ST, Belleville, KS, is assisting the family with the arrangements.
