Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no visitation or funeral service. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. A memorial has been established.
Linda was born March 10, 1955, in Council Bluffs, IA, the daughter of Dr. Dale H. and Judy (Dasher) Weber. She was educated in the Clinton grade schools and Clinton High School before graduating from Cumberland High School in Cumberland, IA. She then attended Iowa State University in Ames, IA. In 1982, Linda completed her paramedic training in the third Iowa class as Paramedic #135. On March 8, 1984, she married Roger Johnson in Las Vegas, NV. Linda began her working life as a licensed cosmetologist before entering emergency medical services, first as an EMT and later as a licensed paramedic. For 35 years, she also owned and operated her own business specializing in furniture and wood floor restoration. She also farmed with her husband. Linda had a lifelong love of animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and border collies. She was a member of two sheep herding clubs and enjoyed training and competing with her border collies. She served many years as a 4-H leader for the Garden Plain Ripsnorters. Linda enjoyed all things creative. She loved to draw, sew, and make things from wood, leather, yarn and wool. She was an excellent cook, known for her pies and desserts.
Survivors include her husband, Roger; one daughter, Amber (Rusty) Hartman of Anamosa, IA; two sons, Wes (Ashley) Johnson of Morrison, IL, and Jesse (Elyse) Johnson of Preston, IA; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; three sisters, Cynthia Smith of Roseville, CA, Lori Weber of Fulton, IL, and Sharon Weber of Laramie, WY; and one brother, Dan Weber, Cumberland, IA.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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