Linda Schwalenberg

Linda Lou Schwalenberg passed away at The Summit Senior Living in Hockessin, Delaware on Friday, August 2, 2024.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 27, 1941, she was the daughter of Hobart and Ethel Millham Schwalenberg, and graduated from E.L. Meyers High School in 1959.

She attended and graduated from Maryland General School of Nursing and worked as a nurse in area hospitals for many years. Linda left Baltimore for ten years to move back to Wilkes-Barre and worked for the local American Red Cross Blood Donation Program. She later returned to Baltimore and worked in area hospitals until her retirement. In 2023 she moved to an assisted living facility in Hockessin, DE.

Linda had a great love and appreciation for all animals. She had several beloved pets during her lifetime and volunteered at the Baltimore Zoo.

She also liked to travel, often as a volunteer for the zoo or other wildlife conservation organizations. Her adventures abroad included Australia, Africa, Germany, Italy, Vietnam, and Iceland.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Schwalenberg, of Baltimore, and sister, Shirley Casey of Wilkes Barre.

Linda is survived by her nieces and nephews and their families; Sharon Massaro and her husband, Michael, Linda Casey and her husband, Richard Williams, Eileen Casey and her husband, Raymond Boyle, Sandi Schwalenberg-Wood and her husband Kevin Wood, Joni Dempsey and her husband Sydney, Richard Schwalenberg, Robert Schwalenberg, and many cousins. Linda also leaves behind her many dear friends in her beloved Fells Point neighborhood, and her pals at Ale Mary's.

A memorial service in her honor will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Maryland SPCA, 3300 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD, 21211, or the Maryland Zoo of Baltimore, One Safari Place, Baltimore, MD, 21217