Linda Joyce Valdez

Linda J. Valdez passed away July 29, 2017 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. She was 61.Linda was born May 18, 1956, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy Clifford and Mary Lou (Westbury) Peterson. Linda's family relocated to Lafayette, Colorado where she was raised.In the 1970's, Linda moved her family to Longmont, where she raised her children and opened her own electronics business. She acted not only as owner and operator but also as a quality controller, finishing and inspecting projects with Ball Aerospace, ARF, and Technetics.Linda enjoyed painting, crocheting, cooking, and animals. She made ribbon angels which were her trademark.She was preceded in death by her parents and step-father, Charles Franklin Vogel.Linda is survived by her son, Gabriel Christopher Garcia; daughters, Lauri Amanda Garcia and Angelena Mary Lou Garcia; brother, Bruce Peterson; sisters, Karen Morton, Valerie Lee Montez, Silvia Martinez, Janet Gonzalez, and Rashann Martin; grandchildren, Cirrio Salazar III, Jeramiah Salazar, Corrinna Salazar, Rhiannon Salazar, Gabriel Garcia III, Santana Salazar, Esperansa Garcia, Daniel Garcia, Mariah Garcia, Amiko Garcia, David Garcia, Dividinty Garcia, Ezekiel Garcia, Osiris Garcia, Amaya Garcia, and Loki Garcia; great-grandchildren, Arionna Aguilar, Sienna Tapia, Beverly Ribera, Jeremy Salazar, Amelia Salazar, Eric Aiden Aguilar, and Adrien Keys; and Daniel Acosta, Cirrio Salazar, Jr., the Valdez family and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm, Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel with a reception immediately following the service at Thompson Park, 420 Bross St., Longmont, CO, 80501. Cremation entrusted to Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences with the family.