Nina “Sue” Senate, 99, passed away at the home of her son, Feb. 16, 2015. Winterrowd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. As per her wishes, following cremation, there will be no services locally. There will be a memorial service at a later date. It will be held at the Parker Methodist Church Parker, Kan. Inurnment will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Cadmus, Kan., Monday, March 30, 10:30 a.m.
Sue is survived by her son Ron and wife Nancy; granddaughter, Amy Senate of Streator; great-granddaughter, Holly Deardorff of Grand Junction, Colo.; sister Rosalie Davis of Parker, Kan.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leland; granddaughter, Sue Vissering; four sisters, Ruth Hay, Dale Cady, Eula Holden, and Erma Hampton; four brothers, Alden, Frank, Jay and Wayne Crisler.
Sue was born on a small farm in Linn County, Kan. on March 30, 1915. She was the fourth of 10 children born to her parents, Jess and Coral (Shattuck) Crisler. Growing up at this time in history was tough. There were dust storms on the Plains, the crash of 1929 and of course, the Great Depression.
Against all odds, the family stayed together.
All 10 children attended the Fairview one-room schoolhouse located one and one-quarter miles from the farm. All went on to high school in nearby towns. Sue graduated from La Cygne High School, La Cygne, Kan., in 1933. After graduation, she remained at home for two years to help her mother with the care of her six younger siblings.
Sue then moved to Paola, Kan., where she met and married her husband, Leland Senate, on Oct. 24, 1937. They were married 50 years until Lee’s death in 1987. Lee worked for Sinclair Pipeline Company which was laying pipe to bring the oil from the fields in Texas and Oklahoma to the refineries in East Chicago and Whiting, Ind.
After wartime service in the Pacific, they followed the pipeline north, arriving in Streator, Ill., in 1949. Four years later, Lee was transferred to Oklahoma, where a larger line was being built. They eventually wound up in Streator, Ill., in 1957. Lee was made foreman of the Streator–Mazon District and they remained there until retirement in 1979.
Sue and Lee moved to Rogers, Ark., living there until Lee’s death in 1987. Sue then moved back to Streator to be close to her son, Ronald and his family. She made her home with them for the last 10 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Streator. Hers was a long and full life.
Gone now but never to be forgotten.
OBITUARIES
Robert “Bob” Eugene Markley ~ 04-11-1936 to 04-15-2024
Linn County News Published April 17, 2024 Robert (Bob) Eugene Markley, 88, was born on his family farm north of Mound City, Kansas, April 11, 1936, to Aaron R. and Hallie (Bell) Markley. He passed from this life on April, 15, 2024, at the very place he was born,... [More]
Ronald Joe Smith ~ 05-10-1944 to 04-11-2024
Linn County News Published April 17, 2024 Ronald Joe Smith, 79, LaCygne, Kan., passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be 10 – 11 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024, at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner,... [More]
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NEWS
Commissioners appoint new county counselor
The Linn County Commissioners held several interviews in executive session following their meeting on Monday, Apr. 15, for the position of county counselor, legal advisor to the Board of County Commissioners. This week the commissioners appointed Mark Hagen, of Hagen Law Offices,... [More]
La Cygne accepts desludging cost
Biosolid removal at lagoons part of major sewer project La Cygne city leaders have accepted a cost for desludging at two of the city’s three wastewater lagoons. In a unanimous action at their regular meeting last Wednesday, the council approved $412,400 for... [More]
USD 362 sets capacity numbers
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SPORTS
Prairie View softball goes 4-2 in busy week
The Prairie View softball team played three double-headers this past week. On April 15 they hosted Paola and swept the Panthers 16-7 and 8-7. Then on April 16 they traveled to Osage City and split against them losing the first game 4-10 and winning the second 6-3. On April 18... [More]
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The Pleasanton baseball team recently played league foes St. Paul and Oswego and swept them each in double-headers. On April 15 the team traveled to St. Paul and won both games 13-1 and 16-3 and then on April 22 they hosted Oswego and won both games 15-0 and 17-2. In the... [More]
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