Linda Sintzel

1950 - 2021

Linda Sintzel
June 22, 1950 - January 2, 2021
Swansea, Illinois - Linda M. Sintzel, nee Luberda, 70, of Swansea, IL, born June 22, 1950, died Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL.
Linda worked as a legal secretary for 40 years at different law firms in Belleville, IL. During her career, she had worked in the office for the Honorable Judge Clyde Kuehn. She was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Belleville, IL. Linda also devoted much time to Developmental Disability Services of Metro East and served as a 40-year board member for DDS.
She cherished her trips with Richard to Scottsdale, AZ several times a year to be poolside in the sun. She enjoyed entertaining at her home for friends and was always the life of the party. You would never catch Linda without her beautiful smile on her face. This world will never be the same without her caring, fun loving and amazing soul who put everyone before herself.
The abundance of friends that Linda surrounded herself by was truly astonishing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Rose, nee Drag, Luberda; a brother, Thomas Luberda; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dr. Alois R. and Dorothy Sintzel; and a brother-in-law, John Sintzel.
Surviving are her loving husband of 48 years, Richard Sintzel, whom she married August 11, 1972; her daughter, Natalie (Lance) Stafko of Scottsdale, AZ; her son, Timothy R Sintzel of Centralia, IL; her granddaughter, Allyson Stafko (fiance, Thomas Cochran) of St Louis, MO; a brother, Joe Luberda of Baldwin, IL; five sisters-in-law, Linda Luberda, Rosemarie Sintzel, Mary Margaret Sintzel, Theresa (Oscar) Ubilluz, and Kate (Jeff) Elder; two brothers-in-law, Thomas (Barb) Sintzel and Joseph (Sheri) Sintzel; numerous nieces and nephews; and her beloved grand puppies, Brinley and Briley.
Memorials may be made to the Kaskaskia Workshop, P.O. Box 1946, Centralia, IL 62801, ATTN: Stephanie Hamilton. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Friday, January 15, 2021, at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Belleville, IL. Standard CDC guidelines, including masks and a limited number of visitors at any one time will be observed.
Funeral: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon Friday, January 15, 2021, with Msgr. David Darin officiating. Standard CDC guidelines will be observed.
Burial will be at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Freeburg, IL.