Linda Kay Criswell, age 81 of Fort Collins, Colorado (formerly of Longmont, Colorado) passed away Wednesday morning, November 10, 2021, with family by her side. Linda was born in Aledo, Illinois on March 9th 1940, to Frank Albert Sperry and Willia Mae Sperry (Bybee). She moved to Boulder, Colorado with her family, graduating from Boulder High School in 1958. She married Robert (Bob) James Criswell, on February 19th, 1961. Linda and Bob raised their family in Boulder and Longmont. Later, Linda moved to Fort Collins to be closer to her family.
During Linda’s early years, she was a prominent, competitive barrel racer in Boulder County and competed in rodeos throughout Colorado. Linda enjoyed dancing to Country Music, the Rat Pack, Elvis Presley and the Bee Gees. Evening dish washing would often result in the radio being turned up and the kitchen becoming a dance floor with Bob. She was an active sorority sister in Beta Sigma Phi for many years, also a member of the Longmont Artist's Guild and entered many paintings, drawings and photography in the Boulder County Fair. Her paintings and blue ribbons adorned her basement walls. She enjoyed traveling to Arizona, Hawaii, and Estes Park. She loved spending time clothes shopping, sewing and gardening. Her professional career included working at IBM, Maxtor and NBI. In recent years, she spent many hours antiquing and selling her treasures in a local Antique Mall, in Fort Collins. She had a love of Scottie dogs, horses, jewelry (HSN) and her large collection of teddy bears. Recently, she found she enjoyed sips of Fireball Whiskey, especially during visits with family and friends.
Linda is survived by her three children Scott (Sharon) of Fort Collins, Monti (Michael) Caron of Sacramento, California and Troy of Longmont, Colorado. Four grandchildren, Morgan, Austin, Madison and Ian. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert (Bob) and her parents.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Ryssby Church, located at 9000 North 63rd Street, Longmont, CO 80503. Interment will follow in the Ryssby Cemetery, alongside her husband and near her parents.
Due to the rural location of the services, floral arrangements may be sent to 4250 Gemstone Lane, Fort Collins CO 80525. Donations can be made to the Larimer Humane Society, 3501 E. 71st Street, Loveland, Colorado 80538 or at www.register.larimerhumane.org.
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