Linda was born on April 27, 1954 to Emmit and Gladys Wolz of Deanville, Texas. She attended Deanville School 1st through 8th grade and graduated Caldwell High School in 1972. She started her 36 years of employment with Rural Development (formerly Farmers Home Administration) USDA in January 1973 in Bryan, Texas. She transferred to the Texas State Office in Temple where she worked until her retirement in 2009. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Rogers and was a member of the Ladies Society.
Linda is preceded in death by her beloved daughter Emily Lynn Sultenfuss, her parents Emmitt and Gladys Wolz, brother Donnie Kenneth Wolz and her nephew Thomas Calvin Wolz.
Linda is survived by her husband, Patrick T. Sultenfuss Sr.; son, Cody Sultenfuss, Rob Leach; grandsons, Fritz Bryant and Finn Caspar; stepsons, Patrick Sultenfuss Jr. and wife Cindy and Matthew Sultenfuss; stepdaughter, Shannon Sultenfuss; grandchildren, Ashli DeFraties and husband Kyle, Samantha Sawyer and husband Blake, Morgan Shine and husband David, Justin Sultenfuss, Amanda Sultenfuss, Jude Sultenfuss and David Sultenfuss; and two great grandchildren, Cedric DeFraties and Sarah Beth Sawyer; brothers, Emmitt Wolz and wife Jane of Caldwell, Fritz Wolz of Caldwell and David Wolz and wife Rhonda of Caldwell; and sister, Dorothea Matcek and husband Jerry of Bryan, as well as eight nieces, three nephews, and numerous great nephews and nieces.
Visitation will be at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple from 5-7:00pm Thursday June 6, 2024 with Rosary following at 7:00pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00pm Friday, June 7, 2024 at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Rogers. Burial will follow at Reeds Lake Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at the St. Matthew Parish Hall following burial.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Matthew Catholic Church Building Fund.
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