Zula Jean Linder

Zula Jean Linder obituary, Rockford, IL

Zula Jean Linder

Zula Linder Obituary

Zula Jean Linder, 85, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Born October 23, 1939, in Louisville, IL, the daughter of Leland R. and M. Maxine (Courtwright) Bailey. Graduate of Community High School, North Chicago and attended Bethel College. Jean married Donald S. Linder on June 11, 1960. He predeceased her on August 22, 2017. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was a youth ministry leader and served as deaconess. She was a current member of First Free Evangelical Church.
Jean is survived by her sons, Steven (Janine) Linder of Rockford and Scott (Kayla) Linder of Montgomery, MN; grandchildren, Erik (Kayla), Andrew, Austin and Savanna; and great grandchild Vera.
Memorial services will be with family only. Memorials can be made to Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center, 3470 N. Alpine Rd. Rockford, IL., 61114. To share a memory or a condolence, please visit olsonfh.com.
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