Linda attended Grant School for kindergarten, Harrison School for 1st grade to 6th grade and Washington School for 7th to 9th before attending Port Huron High School. She played in GAA and was in the girl's choir for her high school years. After graduation, she married Bob Murray and shortly thereafter started working. She loved to crochet and was involved with the Senior Food Program in North Port. She did a lot of volunteer work to keep herself busy after she retired from working.
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Jeanette H Drescher (Hauser)
Linda L. Murray, age 74, of Port Huron, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2017. Born December 12, 1942, in Marysville MI, Linda was the youngest of Stanley and Viola VanConant's six children. She was a life-long resident of the Port Huron area and attended and graduated from the Port Huron area school district. Linda was a firecracker of a woman whose kind heart and generous spirit knew no limit. During the fifties, she proudly served her country as a member of the Women's Army Corps. She was an active member of The Council on Aging, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and for the past thirteen years has served the Port Huron area school district as a foster grandparent, a position she was especially proud of. Linda was also an avid reader and skilled crafter who enjoyed knitting, crocheting, hooking rugs and needlepoint. Over the years, she crafted and donated more than 1,000 lap robes and afghans to organizations throughout her community. Veterans, the elderly, various hospitals and homeless shelters were all gifted with Linda's love. She is survived by her sister Charlotte (Robert) Whitcombe; brother-in-law John Mumford; brother-in-law Wendall Dobson Sr.; 26 nieces and nephews; 60 great nieces and nephews; more than 20 great great nieces and nephews and many, many special friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Viola VanConant; sisters, Roberta Dobson and Joyce Mumford; and brothers, Donald and Gerald VanConant. A memorial service, including military honors, was held at the Lakeside Cemetery chapel on Friday, January 27, 2017, at 2 p.m.