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Obituary: Linda A. Zehr, 73, Castorland
Published: December 26, 2023
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Linda A. Zehr
 CASTORLAND – Linda A. Zehr,
73, of VanAmber Road, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law, Zechariah and Heather Zehr, Lowville, where
she was under the loving care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. Linda had been in failing health for the
past year.
The funeral will
be at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at
Croghan Mennonite Church with Pastor Todd Waugh, Nephew, officiating. Burial will follow in Croghan Mennonite
Cemetery. An informal time with
Linda’s family will
be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. prior to the funeral service,
at the church.
Linda was born on
May 27, 1950 in Lowville, NY, a daughter of the
late Robert and Ardeth Larkins VanNest.
She attended Lowville Academy and Central School, graduating in
1969. Linda worked for Lewis County
Head Start for many years. On June
15, 1974 she married Howard R. Zehr at Lowville
Baptist Church. She raised her
family and enjoyed being a homemaker.
Linda especially enjoyed taking long rides with her husband and
attending her children’s and grandchildren’s school and extracurricular
activities.
She was a member
of Living Hope Ministries, Watson.
Linda is survived
by her beloved husband of 49 years, Howard R. Zehr Sr.; four children,
Howard Zehr Jr. of Sarasota, FL, Zechariah (Heather) Zehr of Lowville,
Darrick (Sara) Zehr of Watertown and Zeline (Lukas) Farney of Lowville; 12
grandchildren; four sisters, Arlene (Edward) Yancey of Lowville, Cathy
(Kenneth) Hosmer of Lowville, Virginia (Karl) Roggie of Carthage, and Roda
(Burnell) Lyndaker of Lowville; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is
predeceased by a sister, Mary Ann VanNest who passed shortly after birth.
In lieu of
flowers, contributions may be made to
help with funeral expenses by clicking on the donate button on Linda’s
obituary at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com, or by mail to Iseneker
Funeral Home, Inc., 5702 Waters Road, Lowville, NY 13367. Please consider helping Linda’s family
during their time of need.
Condolences may
be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com .
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