Linda Rae Sheffield
Sunday, March 26, 1944
Date of Death:
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Age:
75 years old
Sunday, March 26, 1944
Date of Death:
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Age:
75 years old
Sunday, March 26, 1944
Date of Death:
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Age:
75 years old
Linda Rae Sheffield
Linda Rae Sheffield, 75 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2019 at Rochester East Nursing Home.
Linda Rae Egge was born on March 26, 1944 in Fargo, ND. She graduated from Morehead High School in 1962. She attended Morehead State College in Morehead, MN and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education. Linda married Ron Brovold, and together, they raised two children. The couple later divorced. In 1995, she married Charles “Chuck” Sheffield in Rochester. Linda worked for various daycares in the Rochester area, specializing in pre-elementary and elementary aged children. She worked for two years at the Byron, MN Elementary School and was voted “Outstanding New Teacher of the Year”. Linda was a very caring woman, especially to all the children she took care of over the years.
She is survived by her husband Chuck of Rochester; her sister Susan (Daryl) Walsh and their children Chris Moccia, Jane Moccia and Tyler Walsh; Linda’s children Andy Brovold and Lisa Lucht of the Green Bay, WI area; her step-children Dave Sheffield of Bettendorf, IA, Dan (Melaina) Sheffield of Madison, WI, Becky Sheffield of Rochester; and numerous grand and step-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
The Memorial Service for Linda will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 11:00am at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Rochester with Rev. Glenn Monson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Her ashes will be interred in the Preston, MN State Veterans Cemetery.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of Linda Rae Sheffield has received the following condolences.
Linda will be missed by all who knew her! She was a very kind & sweet person. Her sense of humor and laugh will be remembered! The twinkle in her eyes and welcoming demeanor put a person at ease. She is free from pain & suffering now and is celebrating in her heavenly home! Love you cousin, Gayle Grafsgaard ❤️
Rest in Peace sweet cousin. You blessed many with your kindness. Sympathies and love to your family.
Saying good bye to a loved one is such sweet sorrow, but I know my sister, Linda, is now free from pain and confusion. She is reunited with our parents and other family members, who had gone on before her and now greet her with open arms. Linda was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend to many. Heaven has welcomed a very dear sweet, kind soul. My family and I will miss her, but are grateful that she was a part of our lives here on Earth, and know we will all be together one day. ?? ❤️ ?