Linda L. Longnecker, 74, of Colona, passed away Sunday December 1, 2019 at her home.

Her wishes were to be cremated. Linda and Larry will be buried together at a later date.

Linda was born October 25, 1945 in Granite City, IL, a daughter of Chester and Louise (Walton) Tinker. She graduated from United Township High School in 1963, and married Larry G. Longnecker, on August 18, 1963. He passed away November 6, 2018. She spent the first ten years of her life in Poplar Bluff, MO on the farm where her playmate was a puppy named Skippy. The highlight of her life was her cockatoo, Ivory. He watched TV with her and ate breakfast together. They had to go to Chicago to get him. He had her heart! She worked for Saelens Beverage in Rock Island as a bookkeeper for almost 25 years. In 1990, she left Saelens and went to the Hampton Township Assessors office in East Moline. In 1998 she was elected as county tax assessor, and had that position until 2005 when she and Larry moved to Erie, IL. She retired in July of 2010. Linda loved to go to the boat in her younger years, and enjoyed weaving baskets as a hobby. Her three boys were the center of her life. Having been an only child and alone for almost 18 years, they were certainly an awakening!

Those left to remember her are three sons: James (Tiffany) Longnecker of Moline, Sean Longnecker(Missy Varner) of Silvis, and Jason (Cindy) Longnecker of Colona; 2 grandsons: Trey of Chicago and Brandon, Silvis; 3 granddaughters: Emily of Cedar Falls, IA, and Sallee and Kartee both of Moline; and her BFF, Sheila Milburn of Moline.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Memorials in Linda's name may be made to the American Diabetes Association. https://www.diabetes.org/

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