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Linda K. Loux, 71, of Belmond, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Belmond United Methodist Church, 1031 1st Street Southeast in Belmond, with Pastor Leila Blackburn officiating. Burial will take place in Belmond Cemetery. The funeral service will be livestreamed on the Belmond United Methodist Church's Facebook page.
Visitation will be held 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Monday, September 18, 2023 at Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond.
Linda Kaye, daughter of David and Donna Jeanne (Johnson) Kennedy, was born on December 20, 1951 in Belmond. Linda grew up in Belmond and graduated from Belmond High School in 1970. She welcomed her two sons into the world, Jason Gabriel in 1974 and Joshua Abram 1978. Linda proudly raised her boys in the Belmond community until they followed in her footsteps graduating from the Belmond schools, the boys stayed close and settled in town and raised their own families nearby.
Linda went on to nursing school, graduating in 1986. She worked as a nurse at the hospital in Belmond. Dr. Kollash encouraged Linda to go back to school to become a physician’s assistant. She worked her PA career at the Belmond hospital, retiring in 2015. She loved caring for her patients. Linda was also an EMT on the Belmond Ambulance, where she met her future husband, Lynn Loux. On June 24, 2000, Linda was united in marriage to Lynn.
Linda was very active in her community. She was involved in the church choir and served as a confirmation mentor a time or two. Her family was most important to her. She loved their Sunday night family time together. She enjoyed baking birthday cakes for her families’ birthdays and was also known to pull a good, fun prank. Linda was a loving, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.
Linda is survived by her husband Lynn Loux; son Jason (Jaclyn) Wessels and their children Madison and Tristan; son Josh Wessels and his children Abram and Azure; siblings Sandy Kennedy-Licon, Jim (Jane) Kennedy, April (Randy) Kemmer, and Terri (Jim) Corsello; sister-in-law Kris Burns; and many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law Ramon Licon.