We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Linda Lou Kinney. After battling COPD, Linda succumbed to heart failure on Nov 25th 2022. She is survived by her children: Mary, Carl, Patti and Tom. She is also survived by grandchildren: Jake, Dustin, Nathan, Samantha, Derrik, Daniel, Jacob, James and Chris and many great grandchildren.
On July 6, 2019; Linda was widowed when her Husband of 52 years Theodore J Kinney succumbed to the side effects of Parkinson’s disease and was buried at Green Acres Cemetery in Scottsdale AZ. Due to careful planning and shrewd mind Linda will be laid to rest at her late husband’s side at Green Acres.
Linda began life in the rural country town of Dunkirk NY, after a tragic car accident left her parentless and an only child she went to live with her cousins’ (the Kirker family). After attending school in Dunkirk she moved on to business school to train for a career in business. She worked off and on in medical records and medical billing for a variety of hospitals and doctors until finally leaving the Buffalo area in 1982.
Linda relocated with her family to the Phoenix AZ area and was soon working again, this time as a computer operator for Arizona State University. After some 5 years in this position with ASU, she moved on to work for APS at the Palo Verde Nuclear generating station once again as a computer operator.
Life then took Linda to the West coast and several locations in southern California, where she continued her career in medical and insurance billing and eventually returned to higher education at California State University in Fullerton. After several positions with CSFU she settled on a work from home job and continued her computer work in medical transcription.
Linda Finally retired and returned to the Phoenix area and eventually retired from the transcription game as well. She was taken to Tempe St Luke’s hospital to begin treatment for severe COPD and while undergoing this treatment her heart gave out and she passed peacefully into the Lords hands.
Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic, 750 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85041, with interment to follow in Green Acres Cemetery, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257.
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