Linda Marie Boots (Townsend)
May 24, 1956 — May 30, 2008
Linda Marie Boots, 52, of Ely, Iowa, died Friday, May 30, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, following a respiratory illness. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at St. Matthews Catholic Church, by the Rev. Mark Osterhaus. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a wake service will begin at 5:00 p.m. Burial: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, St. Peters, Temple Hill Cemetery, Cascade.
Survivors include her children, Molly Townsend, Nathaniel Boots, both of Ely, and Charity (Jesse) Giannetto of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Chloe Chartier, Don Antonnio and Serena Giannetto; two sisters, Karen (Jerry) Kiburz of Scotch Grove and Laura (Doug) Edler of Gladbrook; and three brothers, Gary (Colleen) Townsend of Mechanicsville, Joe Townsend and Galen Townsend, both of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Linda was born May 24, 1956, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Finn) Townsend, in Monticello, Iowa. A graduate from Jefferson High School, Linda worked at Rockwell Collins for ten years. She later married Garry Boots. For the past 20 years, she worked for companies acquired by Yellow Book. Linda loved her family and friends. She loved antiques and the outdoors. She also loved to garden.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Linda.
Survivors include her children, Molly Townsend, Nathaniel Boots, both of Ely, and Charity (Jesse) Giannetto of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Chloe Chartier, Don Antonnio and Serena Giannetto; two sisters, Karen (Jerry) Kiburz of Scotch Grove and Laura (Doug) Edler of Gladbrook; and three brothers, Gary (Colleen) Townsend of Mechanicsville, Joe Townsend and Galen Townsend, both of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Linda was born May 24, 1956, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Finn) Townsend, in Monticello, Iowa. A graduate from Jefferson High School, Linda worked at Rockwell Collins for ten years. She later married Garry Boots. For the past 20 years, she worked for companies acquired by Yellow Book. Linda loved her family and friends. She loved antiques and the outdoors. She also loved to garden.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Linda.
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