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Kerkove, Linda B.
Linda B. Kerkove, 69, of Jesup, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. The families of Red and Linda Kerkove will receive friends Sunday, May 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. at White Funeral Home, Jesup. Family committal services will be at a later date. White Funeral Home, Jesup, in charge of arrangements.
She was born June 19, 1940, near Elkader, Iowa, daughter of Millard Olson and Ona (Christianson) Olson. She married Raphael “Red” Kerkove on Aug. 27, 1960, in Elgin. He preceded her in death on March 7, 2010.
Mrs. Kerkove is survived by three sisters, Shirley (Ronald) Larson of Marion, Helen (Lyle) Wagner of St. Olaf and Donna (Ronald) Foels of Elkader; and two brothers, Sheldon (Betty) Olson of Marion and Paul (Gloria) Olson of Elkader.
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