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Linn County News

Published July 27, 2022

Mary Lou Weber, age 95, Olathe, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022. She was born on June 13, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Harold and Mary Callahan Short. She graduated from Bishop Ward High School in the Class of 1945.

She was united in marriage to Paul Weber on Oct. 19, 1957. He preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Bob Short.

She was an assistant Vice President at Security Bank before retiring. Mary Lou enjoyed playing golf and traveling. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. 

Mary Lou is survived by four sons and their wives, Mark and Lorrie, Patrick and Vicki, Paul and Barb, and Matthew Weber; four grandchildren, Daniel, Alexis, Taylor and Anthony; and two great-grandchildren, Amira and Aiden.  

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe, Kan. Mary Lou will be laid to rest in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Mound City, Kansas.

Memorial contributions are suggested to St Jude Children’s Hospital. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

OBITUARIES

Gary Ray Johnson ~ 03-10-1935 to 05-28-2025

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Linn County News Published June 4, 2025   Gary Ray Johnson, age 90 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on May 28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation... [More]

Rees Lyle Shattuck ~ 08-31-1931 to 05-26-2025

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Linn County News Published May 28, 2025   Rees Lyle Shattuck, age 93, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday, May 26, 2025. He was born on Aug. 31, 1931, in Boicourt, Kan., the son of Rees Wilbur and Lulu Elizabeth Black Shattuck. He served his country in the United... [More]

Wayne Eldon Long ~ 07-03-1942 to 05-24-2025

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Linn County News Published May 28, 2025   Wayne Eldon Long, age 82, of Parker, Kan., passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Wayne was born on July 3, 1942, in Garnett, Kan., the son of Homer Leon and Margaret Ethel (Collins) Long. He was one of three children and... [More]

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