Obituary of Linda Roth

Linda was born on June 22, 1948 in Daysland, Alberta to Albert and Edith Olesen. She passed away peacefully on March 15th, 2017 after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. Linda grew up in the Rosalind area where they lived and farmed, growing grain and raising dairy cattle. Linda was the second youngest of six siblings. She took all of her schooling in Rosalind before attending the University of Alberta to get her teaching certificate. After University, Linda taught grade 5 at Sifton School in Camrose for one year before getting married to Doug in 1970 and moving to Heisler. Her next teaching job was in Heisler where she taught grade 5 until she "retired" to be a farm wife and mother in 1976. Linda and Doug had two children, Roy and Stacy. They built a successful farm together, raising cattle and growing grain and hay. For the next 35 years Linda focused on being a mother and farm wife while taking on various community volunteer roles, teaching and spending ten years as the Heisler Postmistress. She was very active in the community, giving her time to the Royal Purple, Heisler Historical Society, Heisler town council, parish council, and Heisler library board. Linda loved to hate gardening, growing large vegetable and flower gardens every year along with fruit and berry trees. Linda was diagnosed with cancer in 2011. That year her and Doug retired from farming and moved to Camrose where she enjoyed her last years going to movies, visiting with friends, and spending time with her grandchildren. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband of 47 years, Doug, her children, Roy (Shan) Roth of Calgary, Stacy (Ryan) Baumle of Camrose, and her five grandchildren: Paityn, Khali, Lachlan, Rykan, and Raydyn. She also leaves to mourn four sisters and one brother: Evelyn Steadman, Eileen (Orest) Semchishen, Phyllis (Dennis) Pregoda, Roger (Sharon) Olesen, Bonnie (Dennis) MacLeod; sisters-in-law: Sharon Biollo, Linda Roth; and five brothers-in-law: Ken (Chris) Roth, Roger (Truus) Roth, Stan (Cindy) Roth, Larry (Gail) Roth, Randy (Barb) Roth, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Albert and Edith, her father and mother-in-law, Bill and Mary, four brothers-in law, John Steadman, Ronnie Clennin, John Biollo, Gordon Roth, and her niece Jane Birkjar. Prayer service was held on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm from the Burgar Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Service with Mass was held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, March 20, 2017 from St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Camrose, Alberta with Rev. Larry Pedersen officiating. Interment has taken place in the Camrose Cemetery. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to the Cross Cancer Institute or to the Hospice Society of Camrose and District.