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Woodward, Linda Louise
Linda Louise Woodward, 54, of Prairieburg, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at her home. Celebration of Life Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Prairieburg, by Father Wayne Droessler. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City.
Linda was born Nov. 20, 1956, the daughter of Anthony and Eileen (Driscoll) Lombardi, in Clermont, Ohio. She married Robert Donald Woodward on Sept. 6, 1987, in Prairieburg, Iowa. Linda worked as a day care provider at Noah's Ark. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Prairieburg.
Linda's body was donated to the University of Iowa.
She is survived by her husband; her children, Stephen (Angela) Woodward, Angela Marie Bello and Miranda Lynn Woodward; two grandchildren, Ashley and Jordan; two stepchildren, Lori (Dave) Woodward and Scott (Christine) Woodward; five stepgrandchildren, Chad, Danielle, Kassandra, Damien and Dalton; four stepgreat-grandchildren, Travis, Tatum, Aiden and Alexa; four brothers and three sisters.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Donald Woodward, P.O. Box 305, Central City, IA 52214, in Linda's memory.
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Published Oct. 9, 2011, in The Gazette
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