Linda Rae McCurdy of Howard Lake passed away at the Waconia Hospital on March 24, 2014.
Funeral Service 2:00 PM Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Mt Hermon Lutheran Church 1284 Keats Avenue NW. Annandale Minnesota.
Visitation 4-8PM Wednesday 3/26/2014 at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake
Linda Rae (Westphal) McCurdy was born at Hutchinson Hospital on July 4, 1947, to Raymond and Helen (Anderson) Westphal. She was baptized in the hospital because of breathing problems. She was later baptized at St. James Lutheran Church of Howard Lake. At the age of 10 Linda was diagnosed with diabetes. She attended St. James Parochial School in Howard Lake where she was confirmed in her faith. She graduated from Howard Lake High School in 1965. After high school she attended the Minnesota School of Business.
During her career she worked at Schwartz Manufacturing, Dale Johnson CPA in Buffalo, Security State Bank in Howard Lake and finally Dura Supreme until her retirement in 2009.
On September 1, 1974, she was united in marriage to Wallace McCurdy. During their 39 years of marriage they made many trips to the Black Hills, a place she loved to visit. Because she had no children of her own, she thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her nephews and great nephews.
She will be remembered by family and friends as a woman who loved to laugh and go shopping. She loved gardening; picking vegetables and planting flowers. She enjoyed taking care of small animals and through the years raised chickens, pigeons, turkeys, pigmy goats and of coarse dogs.
Following a long illness, Linda was called to her eternal rest on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Waconia Hospital. She had reached the age of 66 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Helen Westphal. Her passing is mourned by her sorrowing husband Wallace McCurdy, step daughter Wendy (Travis) Cole of Detroit Lakes and their 5 children. Sister Terry and husband Eugene Lorentz. Nephews; Jeffrey (Amy) Lorentz of Clearwater, Anthony (Angela) Lorentz of E. Grand Forks, Patrick (Angie) Lorentz of Dassel and great nephews: Jacob, Jordan, Jackson, Wyatt, and Brady Lorentz.
Visitation: 4-8 PM Wednesday March 26, 2014 at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake.