{"id":1536,"date":"2026-10-31T17:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:42:57","slug":"child-linda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1536","title":{"rendered":"Linda Roling Schaumburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Linda Roling Schaumburg<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linda-roling\">Linda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-skating-party-1973\">\n<h3>Roller skating and a sleepover<\/h3>\n<p>Linda joined Ann Gladbach\u2019s roller-skating birthday party in 1973, then stayed overnight with the other girls. The local newspaper saved this little glimpse of childhood fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Mrs. Dolph Niemeier, \u201cWien,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1973, page 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"linda-jane-4h-fair-1976\">\n<h3>Blue ribbons and the Corny Country Band<\/h3>\n<p>Linda and Jane brought home a collection of ribbons from the 4-H fair in Brunswick in August 1976. Linda earned blue ribbons for her yeast rolls and pumpkin bread, plus three blues and a red in Home Improvement. Jane received two blues and a red in Home Improvement. Linda\u2019s baking and Jane\u2019s coal-bucket entry were slated for the State Fair.<\/p>\n<p>They also joined the Chariton Shining Stars\u2019 \u201cChariton County Corny Country Band.\u201d Dressed up for the act, the group played homemade instruments and sang \u201cShe\u2019ll Be Coming Round the Mountain\u201d\u2014and earned another blue ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cShining Stars 4-H Members Win At 4-H Fair,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, August 26, 1976, page 14.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linda-roling-duet-acting-1977\">A red ribbon for Linda and Monica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda\u2019s school activities included performing as well as sports. On February 5, 1977, she and Monica Nanneman received a red ribbon in duet acting at the Bellarmine Speech League contest at St. Mary\u2019s in Glasgow. They were part of a group of St. Joseph students taught by Dorothy Boss, pictured in the following week\u2019s newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cSpeech contest winners,\u201d photograph and caption, <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, February 10, 1977, page 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1365741834\/\">Original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-basketball-action-photo-1977\">\n<h3>Linda on the court<\/h3>\n<p>A 1977 newspaper action photograph caught Linda playing for St. Joseph\u2019s girls. The caption identifies her as number 22, following teammate Mary Pat Henke as Henke goes in for a layup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Basketball photograph and caption, <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, March 3, 1977, page 36.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Linda-on-the-basketball-court-\u2014-March-1977.png\" alt=\"Newspaper basketball action photograph. Its caption identifies Linda Roling as number22 following Mary Pat Henke, number31, who is taking a layup.\" class=\"wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Linda-on-the-basketball-court-\u2014-March-1977.png 592w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Linda-on-the-basketball-court-\u2014-March-1977-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-nine-points-basketball-1977\">\n<h3>Linda leads the scoring<\/h3>\n<p>Linda scored nine points to lead St. Joseph\u2019s girls in a 31\u201314 basketball win over St. Pius of Moberly on November 22, 1977. Monica Nanneman added eight points in the victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Judy Ann Fehling, \u201cSports,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, December 1, 1977, page 3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-essay-contest-1977\">\n<h3>Linda\u2019s prize-winning essay<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to be an American because\u201d was the topic that earned Linda Roling second place in a local essay contest in 1977. Linda was a seventh grader at St. Joseph School, and the contest was sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 391.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cAuxiliary essay winners named,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, April 7, 1977, page 1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-arrives-1963\">\n<h3>Linda joins the family<\/h3>\n<p>The Salisbury newspaper announced Linda\u2019s arrival in 1963. She joined Bob and Bridget\u2019s growing family, with David, Dan, Betty and Ron already at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBirths: Roling,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1963, page 1. Original announcement preserved in the family archive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-jane-bicentennial-contests-1976\">\n<h3>Linda and Jane in the Bicentennial contests<\/h3>\n<p>America\u2019s Bicentennial gave Linda and Jane a chance to show their talents. In December 1975, Linda won first place in poetry and Jane first place in oratory in Salisbury R-4\u2019s local fourth-through-sixth-grade division. The first-place winners were set to move on to county competition.<\/p>\n<p>By March 1976, the newspaper named both girls among the winners advancing to district competition scheduled for March 27 in Kirksville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> \u201cBicentennial contest winners listed,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, December 11, 1975, page 7; \u201cWinners move up to district,\u201d March 25, 1976, page 1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"linda-4h-secretary-1976\">\n<h3>1976 \u00b7 Linda elected 4-H club secretary<\/h3>\n<p>In September 1976, Linda Roling was elected secretary of the Chariton Shining Stars 4-H Club. The club elected its officers at a September 17 meeting at Dulany Library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cShining Stars 4-H Elects New Officers,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, September 23, 1976, page 6. Family-held clipping; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"ken-schaumburg-senior-tribute-1981\">\n<h3>1981 \u00b7 Ken Schaumburg\u2019s senior portrait<\/h3>\n<p>Ken Jay Schaumburg, Linda\u2019s future husband, appeared among School of the Osage seniors in a May 1981 newspaper tribute. His portrait was part of the group sponsored by Mercantile Bank of Eldon\u2019s Lakeview Facility. The family identification comes from Tim Roling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cCongratulations Seniors of School of the Osage,\u201d <cite>The Advertiser<\/cite> (Eldon, Missouri), May 14, 1981, printed page 7C (Newspapers.com page 29). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/699793120\/\">Original newspaper page<\/a> (access may require an account). Family identification supplied by Tim Roling, October 2026.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ken-schaumburg-traffic-notice-1982\">\n<h3>1982 \u00b7 A traffic notice for Ken Schaumburg<\/h3>\n<p>According to the family account, Ken\u2019s original reckless-driving charge was reduced to speeding. A January 7, 1982 newspaper notice records a $55 fine, plus costs, for exceeding the nighttime speed limit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <cite>The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel<\/cite>, January 7, 1982, page 12, family-held clipping; family account of the original charge and its reduction. The reduction is not stated in the visible newspaper notice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linda-roling-campus-organizations\">1984\u20131986 \u00b7 Linda\u2019s campus organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At CMSU, Linda Roling appears with Alpha Omicron Pi in the 1984 <em>Rhetor<\/em>. The next two yearbooks name her with Phi Beta Lambda, and the 1986 edition also places her with the American Marketing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family confirms that Linda graduated from CMSU in Warrensburg. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1543#family-keepsakes\">family portrait caption<\/a> names her as Linda Roling Schaumburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exact graduation year and degree title remain unverified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Sources and notes<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> CMSU <em>Rhetor<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289931280005571\">1984, pp. 185\u2013186<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289778650005571\">1985, p. 283<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289930740005571\">1986, pp. 302 and 316<\/a>. Family identification and CMSU graduation confirmed, October 2026; exact graduation year and degree title remain unverified.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985\">All nine children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1541\">Shared family photographs and records<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<script>(function(){function revealTopicTarget(){var name;try{name=decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash.slice(1));}catch(e){return;}if(!name){return;}var target=document.getElementById(name);if(!target){return;}var node=target.parentElement;while(node){if(node.tagName==='DETAILS'){node.open=true;}node=node.parentElement;}}revealTopicTarget();window.addEventListener('hashchange',revealTopicTarget);})();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Linda Roling Schaumburg School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications. Linda Roller skating and a sleepover Linda joined Ann Gladbach\u2019s roller-skating birthday party in 1973, then stayed overnight with the other girls. The local newspaper saved this little glimpse of childhood fun. 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