Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper, 1984: " Mary Balkenbush, 93, Linn, died Sunday, Sept. 16, (1984) at Lincoln Manor Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 26, 1890, in Linn, the daughter of William and Anna Obermark Voss. She was married April 23, 1936 in Linn, to Joseph Balkenbush, who died Jan. 1976. A homemaker, she was a member of St. George Church in Linn. Survivors include: one stepson, Everett Balkenbush, Wilcox, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Bret, Lakeside, Ariz.; one brother, Leo Voss, Linn; two sisters, Mrs. Jean Bolin, Lincoln Manor Nursing Home; and Mrs. Catherine Brandt, St. Louis; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at St. George Church in Linn with the Rev. James Offutt officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday at Morton Funeral Chapel in Linn."