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Linda PillardEsber Obituary

Linda Marie PillardEsber passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.

Linda was born in Manchester on July 23,1955, to the late Charles Robert and Rose Marie Buck Pillard. At the time of her death she resided in Sarasota, Fla.

She leaves behind her loving husband, Jon Esber; her two brothers, William Charles Pillard of Tolland and Robert Shaw Pillard of Manchester; and her four sisters, Debbie Ferguson of Manchester, Tami Pugrab of Ellington, Loreen Downham of Manchester, and Ann Toper of West Hartford. She is also survived by her many cherished nieces and nephews and her great nieces and nephews. She will be truly missed.

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Published by Journal Inquirer from Nov. 8 to Nov. 12, 2013.

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