Linda J. Hodgson

Aunt Linda,I remember when I first started coming around and was so afraid you guys wouldn't like me, but you made me a part of your family and accepted me, I will always remember staying at your house and watching grease and all the talks we about Bob Lees, I love you and will always keep you in my heart. Beth and Tiffy so very sorry for your lose and if you guys ever just need to talk please don't hesitate

You are a free spirit now. Enjoy the time with your mom and dad and Raymie as you called him. Kiss him on the cheek and let him know I love and miss him. You have no more pain your heart is pure and full of love. You are one of the sweetest kindest people I have ever known. I love you even though we didn't see each other much you were always my sister in law when I spoke of you. Rest in peace Linda

In memory of Linda

Dear Linda,
While I am sorry for losing you, my heart rejoices as I imagine your flight into the arms of our Lord!!! I am reminded of the song...Dance With Jesus...where the song writer says...."and with your final heartbeat, kiss the world goodbye, and go rejoice on heaven's glory side...and dance with Jesus!!!" I envision your hands in the hands of our Lord as you swirl in His total glory!!! We can only imagine!!!
George, Beth, and Tiffany,
I ask God to give you the peace of our Lord that passes all understanding. I ask that you rest in the arms of our Lord as you move through the bitter but necessary journey of grief that lies ahead. I ask God, that you are encouraged by the Holy Spirit, knowing that there is a day when there will be no more separation from our loved ones, and no more tears as we will meet in our eternal home that our Lord has prepared for us. Until that time, remember that you are prayed for and loved.
God Bless You All.
In Christian Love,
Bill and Laura Houseman Carnes

I will always remember spending my teenage years hanging out at your house with Beth and of course you ..... You welcome all of Beth's friends into your family and that I will appreciate forever .. I remember you laughing at all the silly things we did .... You weren't just Beth's mom you was one of the girls with us ..... You will be missed by all .....

Dear Linda, I love you. I am so sorry I did not see you after your surgery. I know you said that you just were not up to company. The truth is I do not think you wanted me to see you that way. My heart aches,I miss you. I wish time and distance would have not let us drift apart. I have so many memories of you and Gram. You were my second family. I will never forget how you took me into your home ,opened up your heart and adopted me into your life. Often times you would introduce me as this is Becca my other daughter. That made me so proud that you thought of me as family. You always included me as family too. I remember how excited you were when you came home one day and handed to Beth and Tiffany their first cell phone. Then you reached in the bag and gave one to me. It was an Analog phone so long ago. You were always so giving and so loving. You made me feel at home. I remember my first Christmas at your house. One of the gifts you gave me was a necklace with a cross. Through the years I would open up my jewelry box and the first thing I would see is the cross you gave me. You loved the Lord so much you wanted to share that with me. It was a time that I was so far away from him. It is was more than just a gift Linda. You wanted me to know him as my Lord and Savior and with that cross you reminded me of that. I don't usually wear much jewelry these days. However the hardest days I face I open up the jewerly box and I wear my cross. Today I wore that cross to your funeral. This was the toughest day I ever had to face. My heart breaks there is a lump in my throat, I cry and I can't breathe all at the same time. I wish I could get back all of the time I lost with you but it is too late. I want you to know I love you. If I could go back in time I would have hugged you for last time a little longer. I would have told you that I love you and missed you more often. So hard to stay goodbye not to a friend but my other mother. I love you. Until we meet again.

Dear Linda, I love you. I am so sorry I did not see you after your surgery. I know you said that you just were not up to company. The truth is I do not think you wanted me to see you that way. My heart aches,I miss you. I wish time and distance would have not let us drift apart. I have so many memories of you and Gram. You were my second family. I will never forget how you took me into your home ,opened up your heart and adopted me into your life. Often times you would introduce me as that is Becca my other daughter. That made me so proud that you thought of me as family. You always included me as family too. I remember how excited you were when you came home one day and handed to Beth and Tiffany their first cell phone. Then you reached in the bag and gave one to me. It was an Analog phone so long ago. You were always so giving and so loving. You made me feel at home. I remember my first Christmas at your house. One of the gifts you gave me was a necklace with a cross. Through the years I would open up my jewelry box and the first thing I would see is the cross you gave me. You loved the Lord so much you wanted to share that with me. It was a time that I was so far away from him. It is was more than just a gift Linda. You wanted me to know him as my Lord and Savior and with that cross you reminded me of that. I don't usually wear much jewelry these days. However the hardest days I face I open up the jewerly box and I wear my cross. Today I wore that cross to your funeral. This was the toughest day I had to face. My heart breaks there is a lump in my throat, I cry and I can't breathe all at the same time. I wish I could get back all of the time I lost with you but it is too late. I want you to know I love you. If I could go back in time I would have hugged you for last time a little longer. I would have told you that I love you and missed you more often. So hard to stay goodbye not to a friend but my other mother. I love you. Until we meet again.

George, Girls, and family-
A ship sails away and we see it no more,
But we know it is going to some other shore. Our dear ones pass on and we see them no more, But we know they are waiting on some other shore.
May God's grace be upon you all at this time and the days to come.
Cousin Jacki Adams, husband John, and son Anthony

So Sorry For the loss of such a fantastic lady. Our Sympathy goes out to the family.

Dear Grammy,
I am going to miss u so much. I want u to know how much I love u and appreciate everything u have done for me. U were like my best friend and I told u everything. I don't know what I am going to do without u. It is going to be so hard and it hurts really bad but it makes me happy knowing that u are at peace now and done suffering. U were the strongest, most beautiful, fun, loving, and amazing woman I have ever met and I am so thankful that I got to be so close with u and be a part of ur life, I am very lucky. U meant the world to me and u always will. Life will never be the same without u, and neither will I. There will always be a part of me missing. U were such a big part of my life and u always gave me the best advice and helped me through everything. U have fought for a very long time and I guess it was finally time to let go. There wont be a second that goes by that I wont miss u. I wish u could've stayed longer, but I guess it was ur time to go. We had so many fun, bad, good, crazy, and unforgettable times, and I'll cherish all of the memories we have and times we spent together. I will never forget the time I plucked your chin hairs for u..lol. Ur the best gram and best friend I or anyone could ever ask for. Thank u for always being there and putting up with me for 12 years. I will always remember, think about, love, appreciate, and miss u like crazy. I know u will always be watching over me, and I will continue to try and make u proud, and I hope I can. I hope u will be watching me at my chorus concert, dance recital, my 6th grade graduation, Disney and the rest of my life. I am going to be doing a very special solo dance this year for u, I hope, if bonnie isn't stubbern.lol. Everything I do I will be thinking about u, and doing it for u. I hope u come and visit often. I will miss ur precious hugs, and holding ur fragile little hands, and Walmart trips, and camping trips, and beach vacations. I will also miss ur heart warming smile, and ur sense of humor. I hope u enjoy spending time with mal mal, ur little brother, and ur dad. I hope u have the best time in heaven, and I hope u are happy as u could ever be. I will do my very best to be a good person so I can see you again some day. R.I.P. my angel. I love u grammy, see u soon.

Dear Grammy,
I am going to miss u so much. I want u to know how much I love u and appreciate everything u have done for me. U were like my best friend and I told u everything. I don't know what I am going to do without u. It is going to be so hard and it hurts really bad but it makes me happy knowing that u are at peace now and done suffering. U were the strongest, most beautiful, fun, loving, and amazing woman I have ever met and I am so thankful that I got to be so close with u and be a part of ur life, I am very lucky. U meant the world to me and u always will. Life will never be the same without u, and neither will I. There will always be a part of me missing. U were such a big part of my life and u always gave me the best advice and helped me through everything. U have fought for a very long time and I guess it was finally time to let go. There wont be a second that goes by that I wont miss u. I wish u could've stayed longer, but I guess it was ur time to go. We had so many fun, bad, good, crazy, and unforgettable times, and I'll cherish all of the memories we have and times we spent together. I will never forget the time I plucked your chin hairs for u..lol. Ur the best gram and best friend I or anyone could ever ask for. Thank u for always being there and putting up with me for 12 years. I will always remember, think about, love, appreciate, and miss u like crazy. I know u will always be watching over me, and I will continue to try and make u proud, and I hope I can. I hope u will be watching me at my chorus concert, dance recital, my 6th grade graduation, Disney and the rest of my life. I am going to be doing a very special solo dance this year for u, I hope, if bonnie isn't stubbern.lol. Everything I do I will be thinking about u, and doing it for u. I hope u come and visit often. I will miss ur precious hugs, and holding ur fragile little hands, and Walmart trips, and camping trips, and beach vacations. I will also miss ur heart warming smile, and ur sense of humor. I hope u enjoy spending time with mal mal, ur little brother, and ur dad. I hope u have the best time in heaven, and I hope u are happy as u could ever be. I will do my very best to be a good person so I can see you again some day. R.I.P. my angel. I love u grammy, see u soon.

Linda was one of my best friends in school, I have alot of cherished memories of her. May God give you special strength and comfort that only He can. My sincere sympathy.

From, Kali-I love you so much. You couldn't have made these ten years of my life any better. I am greatly happy for you and i hope u have a great time in heaven. I can't stop thinking of what you said yesterday, saying how much you loved and missed mall-mall. I hope you are happy getting to see your mother. You also get to see her sisters, your brother, Andrew, and so much more...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Beth, Tiffany and George... even though we haven't seen each other in years, I have such fond memories of you all at our church, back in the day at West Newton Wesleyan Church. Beth and Tiffany in Easter/Christmas programs/Linda and George always helping with anything/everything ... my sister Sheri and I keeping an eye on you girls in the church nursery... Sunday School Picnics at Cedar Creek Park... and family gatherings. I have not been able to get your family off my mind since I heard of the loss of your Mom/Wife (my cousin). She took me to work with her as a teen in a beauty shop (Belle Vernon maybe)... just me and her, I washed heads and she cut! She got me my 1st pair of hair sissors at that time (which I paid her a whopping $6.00 for) and used them a million times on my Dad, many times on my Mom, gave Sheri's son Caleb his 1st hair cut, and have cut my own husband's hair since 1990 and my son since birth in 1994... and still do. They have been some amazing sissors and I've always called them my "Linda Sissors"! They are still kept in their original plastic sleeve! I grieve with your family at this time. Losing my precious, loving Dad was a horrible experience... and I can't imagine losing my Mom. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers. ♡

Today, I'll say my final "See ya later" to my cousin, Linda Houseman-Hodgson. Linda was one of the 'cool' older cousins who you always knew could keep a secret. She was the one who gave me my first 'adult' hairstyle, my first perm, and helped prepare me for my first school dance. She tried to teach me to play the piano, and taught me how to crochet. As the years went by, we led separate lives, but anytime I'd run into my sweet cousin, we always took the time to stop and chat about so many different things,and I will truly miss those too-few encounters with one of the most benevolent people that I've ever known.

As I remember what she meant to me, and how I will miss her, my heart goes out to her immediate family, her husband George, her daughters, Beth and Tiffany, her grandchildren, her brother Dennis, and her nieces and nephews. I pray that God keeps them close to Him and each other, and that they stay as tightly woven after her untimely death as she kept them in her blessed life, and that they stay as strong for one another as she taught them to be.

Linda, my dear cousin, I'll see ya later.

I have only know Linda for a few years but what I knew of her she was a wonderful, loving, caring, and compassionate women. She was loved by so many. Linda you will be missed dearly forever R.I.P LINDA.

My sincerest sympathy to all of Linda's family. Linda was a loving, kind, hardworking person . I worked for her in her shop in Smithton when she would need extra help. I cherish those memories, Find comfort in knowing Linda is with her Lord and Savior and resting in peace. She will always be with you.
Heartfelt love to you all

We are so very sorry for your loss. You are all in our prayers.

To Linda's family, I'm so very sorry for the pasting of your wife, mother,Aunt orcousin,Iv'e known Linda since we were kids and spent many weekends with her.I will truly miss her! She was just a beautiful Lady, inside and out!

My deepest sympathy to George, Beth,Tiffany and their families! Rest in peace Linda!

Please accept our deepest sympathy. Linda was such a kind and sweet woman. She always made me laugh and I have such wonderful and fun memories spending time at the house with Beth. Prayers and love to you all.

George, Beth, and Tiffany. .words could never express how we're feeling over this. Linda was not just my cousin, she was my dear friend for many years. God bless you all and my sweet cousin. .see you again soon.

To Linda's family, I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to all. Linda was a fellow classmate of mine. I am so very sorry for your loss.

Your Mom will be missed by all. I loved her so much.

Rest in Peace Linda.

Sorry for you loss

Dear cousin George and family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May you find comfort and peace in the knowledge she is in our dear Lord's presence. My love and prayers are with you. Cousin Peggy Wojcik.

So sorry for your loss. I had the pleasure of working with Linda many years ago. Rest in peace. My prayers are with you during this difficult time.