Doris M. (Shearer) Linden was born in rural Phillips County near Long
Island, KS on March 23, 1926, and was raised near Almena. She was the 2nd
of 10 children born to Vernon and Rosie Ella Shearer. Doris passed away
on March 21, 2022, just two days shy of her 96th birthday.
While growing up, Doris helped raise her younger siblings, went to
country school until attending high school in Almena, and then graduated
with the class of 1944. After high school, she worked in the dietary
dept. at the Holdrege, NE hospital. On May 20, 1948, Doris married Guy
Linden at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Norton, KS. To this
union three children were born, Frank, John, and Rosella. Doris loved
her chickens and had many egg customers. She raised chickens almost
every year to butcher while they lived on the farm. Doris always had a
large garden, milked cows, and helped the guys with harvest, the cattle,
fixing fence and hoeing weeds. Guy and Doris purchased their farm west
of New Almelo before getting married and lived there until moving to
Norton in 1986. Guy passed away in 2002 and Doris moved to Whispering
Pines Assisted Living in Norton in 2018. She was a member of the St.
Joseph Church in New Almelo and later St. Francis of Assisi Church in
Norton.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Guy; sister,
Dorothy Morford; brothers: Dale, Gerald, Eldon, Arnold, an infant
brother, and numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She is
survived by her children, Frank (Sheryl) of Goodland, John (Becky) of
Clayton, and Rosella (Kevin) Ryser of Sharon Springs; grandchildren:
Brandon Linden, Emily (Kade) Bloom, Brett (Michaela) Linden, Brian
(Lindsey) Linden, Kylie Ryser, and Jaden Ryser; six great grandchildren;
brothers, Dean, Roger, and Lonnie (Patricia); sister-in-law, Elaine
Shearer, and many other family members and friends. She is also survived
by her special friends, Bob and Ila Virgil, Bob and Charlotte
Stephenson, and the staff at Whispering Pines.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am Friday, March 25,
2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Almelo. Burial will follow at
the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, March 24, from
10:00 am-2:00 pm at the funeral home and then 5-7:00 pm at the St.
Joseph Parish Hall with a Rosary following at 7:00 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, Hospice of Norton County, or Whispering Pines and sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, KS 67654. Condolences may be left at www.plumergobber.com