Note: The following article containing a history of the first 50 years of Marceline was reproduced from the 1938 Golden Jubilee edition of the Marceline News. Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri, has written the following interesting and complete history of Marceline. Mr. Shoemaker is a Linn County product, having … > More >
Robert Shaul, age 77, of Brookfield, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at his home.
A funeral service will be Friday, December 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Pastor Mike White officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery in Brookfield. Visitation will begin Friday at 9:00 a.m. and the … > More >
Mary Lee Roensch, age 82, of Brookfield, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at her home.
A funeral service will be Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Pastor Mike White officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery in Brookfield. Visitation will begin Friday at 1:00 p.m. and … > More >
Daniel T. Fields, age 57 of Bucklin, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at University Hospital in Columbia. Danny was born at Kansas City, Missouri on July 16, 1957 to Dale T. and Dixie Lee (White) Fields. He married Vivian Burch Edmonds on November 24, 2004 and she survives him. Danny was a Veteran of the … > More >
Victor J. Rodgers, age 88 of Wien, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center, Marceline. Victor was born in Wien, Missouri on July 30, 1926 to Michael Joseph and Elizabeth J. (Niemeier) Rodgers. He married Freda Frances Brucks on November 7, 1950 at Glasgow, Missouri and she survives him. Vic was a … > More >
The job of educating the children of Marceline began in a one-room school north of the present city limits in 1887 and in 100 years has, through excellent leadership and determined community support, grown into a modern, top-rated school system on an attractive campus at Santa Fe Street and Missouri Avenue.
The first school, called … > More >
Ivan Russell Buckman, 76 (November 29, 1930-April 18, 2007), of Marceline died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Boone Hospital, Columbia. Ivan was born November 29, 1930, in Kirksville, MO and was a resident of Linn County, MO. He was the son of Morgan Jasper and Clara Lee (Hisel) Buckman. He married Lois Evalyn Surber, April … > More >
Women Visitors at the Rusk Chapel Will Receive Flowers.
The formal opening of the Rusk Funeral Home, 128 West Ritchie Street, one block west of the Masonic Temple, will be this Saturday and Sunday afternoons between the hours of 1 and 10. The public is cordially invited. Roses and carnations will be … > More >
