H.E. “Gene†Brownback 11-22-1928 to 06-30-2020 - Jul. 6, 2020
Linn County News Published July 8, 2020 H.E. “Gene” Brownback, 91, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Centerville, Kan., to Jesse Lawrence and Sylvia (Johnson) Brownback. Gene was a longtime resident of Osawatomie,...[More]
Helen May Benthusen 01-27-1919 to 06-30-2020 - Jul. 1, 2020
Linn County News Published July 8, 2020 Helen May Benthusen, age 101, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Graveside funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. In state 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday,...[More]
Velma Eileen Crisler 06-21-1936 to 06-24-2020 - Jun. 29, 2020
Linn County News Published July 1, 2020 Velma Eileen Crisler, 84, of Edgerton, Kan., passed away on June 24, 2020. She was born on June 21, 1936, to Wayne and Violet (Hoover) Hardisty at Osawatomie, Kan. On June 19, 1955, she married Wayne S. Crisler, and they made their home in...[More]
LeRoy Turpen, Sr. 01-17-1945 to 06-23-2020 - Jun. 26, 2020
Linn County News Published July 1, 2020 LeRoy Turpen, Sr., age 75, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He was born on Jan. 17, 1945, the son of Joe Henry and Dorothy Mae Funk Turpen. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1963. LeRoy...[More]
Kathryn A. “Kathy†Parks 05-10-1955 to 06-17-2020 - Jun. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Kathryn A. "Kathy" Parks, age 65, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., on May 10, 1955, the daughter of Harold and Alice Pierce Parks. A gathering to celebrate her...[More]
Freddie Eugene Holt 03-07-1950 to 05-27-2020 - Jun. 23, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Freddie Eugene Holt, age 70, Bonney Lake, Wash., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on May 27, 2020. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on March 7, 1950, the son of Russell and Dora May Johnson Holt. He served his country in the...[More]
Rhonda Owens 10-06-1958 to 06-14-2020 - Jun. 19, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Rhonda Owens, 61, of Mound City, Kan., formerly of Spring Hill, Kan., passed away June 14, 2020, at her brother's house sleeping in peace. Even though she had a big heart, it just wouldn’t pump enough oxygen to her other organs so the...[More]
Joyce Elaine Schasteen 04-04-1940 to 05-09-2020 - Jun. 19, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Joyce Elaine Schasteen was born on April 4, 1940, the oldest of four girls to Ralph and Irene Cummins. On May 9, 2020, she was called home by our Father. She grew up in Pleasanton, Kan. She participated in band, 4H and other activities. She met her...[More]
Louise Wiedner 01-16-1937 to 06-17-2020 - Jun. 18, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Louise Wiedner, age 83, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. She was born on Jan. 16, 1937, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Frank and Margaret Hazelbaker Wood. She was united in marriage to Virgil Wiedner...[More]
Dana Dawayne Coke 04-29-1969 to 06-15-2020 - Jun. 18, 2020
Linn County News Published June 24, 2020 Dana Dawayne Coke, 51, of Tanglewood Lake, died at 9:05 pm on Monday, June 15, 2020, at Olathe Medical Center after a long illness. Dana was born April 29, 1969, in Independence, Mo., to Dewey William and Anna Omega (Brawley) Coke. He...[More]
