Linamen

Rhonda Young Linamen, 60, of Sarver, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at UPMC Presbyterian hospital, surrounded by her family following an ongoing illness.

Born Feb. 15, 1964, at Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, she was the daughter of Harold Young and Darla Blackburn Young.

Rhonda was a 1982 graduate of Knoch High School then went to Franco Beauty Academy in New Kensington.

Rhonda was a hair stylist and owner of Shear Images of Saxonburg in her early years and then went to work for AVH as a medical transcriptionist for eight years until she started working from home in 1997. In more recent years, she was a consultant for a number of products, such as Norwex and Scentsy.

She enjoyed painting, traveling, rodeos, camping, Court TV and Pinterest. She loved rock ’n’ roll (especially Aerosmith) and her purple Grand Am, that she had since 1997, which she often took to be a TV show extra. She had the “gift of gab” and could talk to anyone about anything.

Rhonda enjoyed spending time with her family and her dog, Kyra, who was by her side for 14 years. She loved her grandchildren and took so much pride in being Nana.

Surviving are her husband John “Jack” Linamen, whom she married on May 9, 2009; her children, Brianna Wissinger, Brandon Wissinger and Brooke Young, all of Saxonburg; her sister, Coleen Young of Saxonburg; her sisters-in-law, Jan Carter of Jacksonville, Fla., and LaDonna Linamen of Slippery Rock; her stepchildren, Chad (Crystal) Linamen, Adam (Lisa) Linamen and Shannon (Tim) Lynch; her grandchildren, Hayden, Rylan, Dezmond, Brielle, Bianca, Blaire, Brady, Bella, Jake, Kayla, Kylie, Kate and Jack; her aunt, Doreen Blackburn, who was more like a second mother; her lifelong best friend, Kelly Gamble Tyler; and a number of uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins of the Blackburn Farm.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Daryl and Allen Young; her grandparents, Marjory and Cliff Blackburn and Charles and Alice Young; her cousins, Bryan and Cody Blackburn; and her dog, Kyra.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.

LINAMEN — A memorial service for Rhonda Young Linamen, who died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 210 Westminster Road, Sarver, with the Rev. Rob Swinsburg officiating.

In lieu of flowers, we ask you to please consider organ donation and visit donatelifepa.org to help other families in need.

FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg, is honored to serve the Linamen family.

For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

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