Linda Wallenfang

Linda Wallenfang, 65, of St. Joseph, MI passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 12:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 555 Delaware, Benton Harbor with Fr. William Jacobs, Jr. officiating. Burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Benton Harbor. Friends may visit from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Readiness Center. Those wishing to share a memory of Linda online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Linda was born April 18, 1948 in Iron Mountain, MI to Donald & Delores (Anderson) Shultz. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a Bachelor’s of English degree. On June 6, 1970 she married John Wallenfang in Niagara, WI. Linda was the Vice President of Operations at Jamison Galleries in Benton Harbor. She was a member of SS. John & Bernard Parish and greatly served within the church and with women’s and bereavement ministries. Linda also served on the Readiness Center Board and was involved in Bible Study Fellowship for ten years and in her Christian small group. She enjoyed aquacising and the companionship of her many friends. Linda – a name which means “tender, soft and beautiful” – left a beautiful legacy of servantship and motherhood. She was a model of selflessness and love. Even during the last few days of her life, she asked for the phone to call a friend who too was suffering from cancer in order to check on her and to encourage her. There were wrapped gifts not yet given and sympathy cards not yet written which remained after the departure of her soul. Adorned with quilts, prayer shawls, and hot cups of tea, her life emanated the fragrant aroma of self gift. Linda is survived by her sons Donny (Megan) Wallenfang of Canton, OH and Michael (Michelle) Wallenfang of Benton Harbor; grandchildren Ellen, Aubin, Tobias, Callum, Simeon, John, Selena, and Anthony; siblings Kathy (Terry) Levesque, Donald “Thomas” (Ann) Shultz, Julie (Pat) O’Malley, and Robert (Sheri) Shultz. Linda was preceded in death by her parents and husband, John, in 2003.