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Dale’s life began on Aug. 26, 1951, in Kansas City, Kan., son of Fred Martin and Martha Kathryn Armbruster DeHoff Jr. They lived in La Cygne, Kan., where he grew up and attended public school.
Dale loved the Dallas Cowboys, concerts and sticking around to get the star musician’s autograph. He collected records, posters, magazines, newspaper articles and pop cans. You could also see him walking through town looking for loose change.
Dale’s loving family includes his brother and his wife, Dr. Fred and Gayle DeHoff of Louisburg, Kan.; sister and her husband, Kathi and Manuel Munoz of El Dorado, Kan.; nieces and nephews Brandy Kalinka, Kristin (Jeremiah) Ross, Manolito (Abby) Munoz, and Marco, Joshua and Marcelino Munoz; great nieces and nephews Lindy, Ellie, Jimmy and Harrison Kalinka, Sam Hunsperger, Molly, Macy and Skyler Munoz, and Kaleb and Jaxtin Ross.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Dale passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, having reached the age of 65 years old.
His funeral service was held on Monday, April 3, at Carlson Colonial Funeral Home with nephew Manolito Munoz officiating. He was then laid to rest, next to his mother and father at the Louisburg Cemetery in Louisburg.
Memorial contributions in his name may be directed to Paradigm Services from “Donations by Dale” for the needs and benefits of their clients. Please sign his online guest book and leave a memory of Dale at www.carlsonkirbymorris.com.

OBITUARIES

Ramona June Holland ~ 04-19-1956 to 02-07-2026

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Linn County News Published February 18, 2026   Ramona June Holland, age 69, passed away at her home in Prescott, Kan., on Feb. 7, 2026. She was born on April 19, 1956, to Paul and Shirley Stogsdill. Ramona was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband Keith;... [More]

Rebecca Lowe ~ 01-04-1948 to 02-09-2026

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Linn County News Published February 18, 2026   Rebecca Lowe, formerly of Prescott, Kan., passed away in North Carolina on Feb. 9, 2026. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Prescott United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5... [More]

Rex McCulley ~ 11-27-1946 to 02-14-2026

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Linn County News Published February 18, 2026   Rex McCulley, age 70, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.  He was born on Nov. 27, 1946, in Pleasanton, Kan., the son of Oscar and Clara Culbertson McCulley. He proudly served his country in the... [More]

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NEWS

Linn County Planning Commission approves Thies motorcycle CUP

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The Linn County Planning Commission met Tuesday, Feb. 10 to discuss a conditional use permit (CUP) submitted by Eric and Emily Thies several months ago to run a motorcycle training business, and occasional races, on their property located south of the power plant. Planning... [More]

Governor Kelly issues state of disaster emergency for wildland fires

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Red flag warning issued Tuesday - Thursday! Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:48 a.m. due to an extended period of dangerous fire weather and the potential for extreme fire spread from Tuesday through Thursday.... [More]

Parker City Council awards roofing bid

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The Parker City Council held its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. Police Chief Chris Lee reported he had three applicants for the part-time position and would be making a determination soon.  The council received two bids for the City Hall roof replacement project.... [More]

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SPORTS

Jayhawk girls’ wrestling taking six wrestlers to State

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The Jayhawk girls’ wrestling team traveled to Silver Lake on Feb. 13-14 to compete in the 3-1A East Regional to determine who would go to the 3-1A State tournament in Hays.  The top eight in each weight class qualified for the State tournament and the Lady Hawks... [More]

Pleasanton basketball faces off against Southeast and Erie

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The Pleasanton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams faced Three River League foes Southeast Cherokee and Erie this past week. They hosted Cherokee on Feb. 10 and traveled to Erie on Feb. 12. The games against Southeast were in a great environment as the Lancers brought... [More]

Prairie View girls’ wrestling qualify five for State

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The Prairie View girls’ wrestling team traveled to Tonganoxie on Feb. 13-14 to compete in their 4A Regional. The Lady Buffs did well as they qualified five wrestlers for State and placed sixth as a team with 120 points. The young ladies going to the State tournament are... [More]

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