Photo courtesy of Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel - Saint Louis
Apr 5, 1947 - Mar 7, 2026
Sending our thoughts to the family and our heartfelt sympathy!
Robin and Steve Zwick
March 13, 2026 | Friend
Dear Langsdorf sisters,
Your light, intelligence and loving personalities are a tribute to your mother. We are holding you in our thoughts.
Karen Young
March 13, 2026 | Washington, DC | Friend
Sam and I as cousins were very close to Linda and Tom, and Birdie and Jeff. We were neighbors and during my morning jogs Tom always greeted me with offers of coffee. I loved his cat, Marmelaide and he tried to get me to adopt her to no avail. We are saddened by your loss and have you, Carrie, Julie, Margot, and your entire family in our thoughts and prayers. Linda and Tom will never be forgotten.
Love,
Sam and Cissy
Muriel Levitt
March 13, 2026 | Saint Louis, MO | Family
Dear Carrie, Julie, Margot. We are so sorry for your huge collective loss. We shared many happy times with your parents welcoming us when we were young and new to the ‘hood. So much fun togetherness and laughs on Cecil and Wydown with five special daughters. And special New Year’s Eve dinners cooking live lobsters until a food allergy put a kibosh to that! Your parents' memories will be blessings forever. We send love and hugs across the miles. Barbara, Joanna, Lucy and all.
Barbara Ballinger
March 12, 2026 | Friend
Dear Julie, Linda was a dear friend to me and was always especially kind and welcoming to Antonio when he spent time with you at your house. I will miss her. Much love, Tom Glassberg
TOM GLASSBERG
March 11, 2026
Linda was lovely in every way. My condolences to her family.
Gina Borchert
March 11, 2026 | Other
Margot, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Losing a Mom is one of the toughest of life's experiences. When my husband passed, your mom brought us dinner. It was so kind of her.
Carolyn Fuleihan
March 11, 2026
Loved every minute I worked for her.
Great employer and wonderful Friend.
Linda, you will be missed.
Linda Routszong
March 10, 2026 | Grovetown, GA | Friend
I met Linda in 7th grade and was very lucky to count her as a friend throughout junior and high school. We shared many classes where she was always very smart, insightful, and witty. And in the 70's or 80's as "young marrieds", we visited a couple of times in St. Louis where we felt very fortunate to meet Tom (whom we loved.)
I regretted losing touch over the years and missing the opportunity to reconnect in the last few years. I tried to set up a visit date, but couldn't get...
Ethel Huff
March 10, 2026 | Canadensis, PA | Friend
Linda, Lindy Sue, Mom, Noa, Nono was born on April 5th, 1947. Cherished daughter of the late Marcus Becker and Hilda (Routburg) Becker. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Kline Langsdorf. Devoted mother to Caroline (Andrew) Weinstein, Julia (Daniel) Jacobson and Margot Langsdorf. Proud Noa/Nono of Charles and Theodore Weinstein and Samuel and Lucy Jacobson. Older sister to the late Jeffrey Becker and Foster Becker. Sister-in-law of Phyllis (Zable) Langsdorf and Kenneth Langsdorf. Trusted and loyal friend to many.
Linda lived the majority of her life in her beloved hometown, St. Louis. A graduate of “Little Ladue” (Reed School) and Ladue High School, Linda continued her education at Emory University, graduating with a degree in Education. A true lifelong learner, Linda went on to earn two master’s degrees, one in Education (University of Pennsylvania) and one in Health Care Administration (Washington University), the latter at the ripe age of fifty-two where she was the Salutatorian of her class. Linda used her gifts of intelligence to help others through her work as a special education teacher and administrator in the St. Louis Special School District. She later helped to start the first of its kind Women’s Well program at St. Mary’s Hospital, with a focus on increasing access to women’s healthcare.
Even when not in the work force, Linda always pursued ways to further her learning and the learning of others, serving as a docent at the St. Louis Art Museum for over 20 years and sitting on boards such as the Wellness Community and the Psychoanalytic Institute. Linda was extremely intelligent, with a sharp wit and quick sense of humor; she loved reading, playing bridge and traveling with her family and grandkids to beautiful locales with great food. May Linda’s memory forever be a blessing to those who loved her as much as she loved them.
Funeral services will be held at Temple Emanuel, 12166 Conway Road, on Sunday, March 15th at 12:30 pm. Live stream available by clicking "wath video", below. A private burial service will be held directly following at New Mount Sinai Cemetery. Donations in Linda’s memory would be appreciated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research via this link (https://tribute.michaeljfox.org/tribute-page.php?id=3502&np=true).
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