Mary Kretchmar 08-11-1946 to 08-26-2021 - Aug. 31, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Mary Kretchmar went home to Heaven on Aug. 26, 2021. Mary, or Mary Jane if you’re from Linn County or knew her from her younger days, was born in a little farmhouse in Mound City, Kan., on Aug. 11, 1946. She was raised there alongside her big brother,...[More]
Ann Louise Ferguson 03-18-1933 to 08-25-2021 - Aug. 31, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Ann Louise Ferguson, 88, of Girard, Kan., died on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center. She was born on March 18, 1933, in Holton, Kan., the daughter of Cyril and Velma Nolin. She grew up in Blue Mound, Kan., and graduated from Blue Mound...[More]
Luedith Mae Lewis 02-06-1945 to 08-25-2021 - Aug. 31, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Luedith Mae Lewis, age 76, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service...[More]
Ralph Dugan Cowan 03-18-1936 to 08-23-2021 - Aug. 31, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Ralph Dugan Cowan died Aug. 23, 2021. Ralph was born March 18, 1936, in Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1954. That is where he met the love of his life, Deverl Simpson. Ralph married Dee on March 9, 1957. Their marriage lasted 61...[More]
Ronald Brinson Burton Sr. 09-15-1942 to 08-28-2021 - Aug. 31, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Ronald Brinson Burton Sr., age 78, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. He was born on Sept. 15, 1942, in Vanceboro, N.C., the son of Willy Thomas and Lilla Mae Hendrix Burton. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps....[More]
Ida Eldene Pinkerton 01-27-1934 to 08-24-2021 - Aug. 26, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Ida Eldene Pinkerton, age 87, Fulton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. She was born in Fulton on Jan. 27, 1934, the daughter of Charles Earl and Eleanor Marie Smith Pinkerton. She graduated from Prescott High School. Eldene...[More]
Jack Harvey Ferguson 1928-2021 - Aug. 26, 2021
Linn County News Published Sept. 1, 2021 Jack Harvey Ferguson, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. He was born in Centerville, Kan., the son of Charlie Harvey and Ruth Arlene Scott Ferguson. He graduated from Blue Mound High School. Jack was...[More]
SPECIAL: Couples who need marriage licenses in September should apply for them now - Aug. 25, 2021
TOPEKA—Kansas courts are telling couples who need a marriage license in September to apply for them now.The usual advice courts give to couples is to allow two weeks from the time the application is filed for the license to be delivered. But a database courts use to...[More]
Local gets first place at Missouri State Fair Tractor Pull - Aug. 25, 2021
Rose Troth and her husband, Marty Troth, traveled to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia to participate in the Tractor Pull at the State Fair and did quite well. The Tractor Pull took place on Aug. 18 and Rose Troth placed first in the Antique class. She was pulling with a Wards 1950 tractor and her...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 25, 2021
Leftovers After recently moving from one household to another, I managed to move all of my possessions with very few reasons to go back. With that, it is with profound dismay that I hear of the United States government, under Joe’s super-duper guidance, leaving a host of military weapons for the...[More]
