Linda Jean Culbertson

DANSVILLE - Linda Jean Culbertson, 73, passed peacefully on Saturday afternoon (May 5, 2018) at the Vincent House surround by her family, after a long battle with cancer, she demonstrated courage, dignity and grace.

She was born in Dansville on Dec. 12, 1944, a daughter of the late Andrew and Dorothy (Jones) Crane. On June 30, 1973 she was married to James Culbertson, who survives.

Linda was a lifetime resident of Sparta, becoming the Sparta Citizen of the Year with her husband Jim for 2016. She was employed at various companies in Dansville, such as a billing clerk for the Blum Shoe Factory, Shay's Service Inc., and ending with a 32-year career at HSBC. She was a past secretary for the Dansville Business Association, past member of the Cornell Co-Op in Mt. Morris, and past Officer for the Livingston County Republicans Club. She was on the Sparta Bi-Centennial Committee, Election Inspector, and both Secretary and Treasurer for the Scottsburg Union Cemetery Association. In her spare time she enjoyed transporting people for medical appointments, reading, bird watching, making jam and baking. Her great-grandchildren referred to her as "Grandma Cookie".

Surviving in addition to her loving husband, James, are her children, Suzanne (Steven) Guglielmo, Carrie Culbertson, and Kristine (Paul) Schurr; her brothers, Edward (Patricia) Crane, Richard (Amy) Crane, and Andrew (Diane) Crane; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call on Wednesday, May 9, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Hindle Funeral Home Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, May 10, at 11 a.m., at the Scottsburg United Methodist Church. Interment to follow in Scottsburg Union Cemetery. Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorials the Vincent House, 310 2nd Ave., P.O. Box 566, Wayland, N.Y., 14572' or the Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center, 111 Clara Barton St., Dansville, N.Y., 14437.