WEISS
Linda Carol Anderson Weiss, Cape Canaveral, FL, departed her earthly life on August 2, 2021, after an 11-year struggle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
She entered the world on April 1, 1945, the first-born child of the late Harry and Ethel Rowan Anderson, in Ronceverte WV. She and her sister grew up on the farm there in the ancestral home built by her great-grandfather. A graduate of Union High School, Union, WV, Class of 1963, she attended Marshall University and National Business College (Roanoke), where she discovered her aptitude for accounting.
During a vacation in Jacksonville, FL, Linda met the love of her life; and she and Darryl David Weiss were wed in Sparta, NC on December 23, 1964. They spent most of their career years in the Minneapolis, MN area, where Linda worked in accounting at several major corporations; her favorite being International Harvester, perhaps feeling a special connection to its production of the farm machinery she knew from childhood.
She and Darryl vacationed on an ocean cruise early in their married life and thus began a lifelong love of travels by sea. Together, they enjoyed over 50 cruises, taking in sites and cultures of a wide variety of countries around the world. Darryl’s opportunity for an early retirement provided them an opportunity for Linda to come back home to West Virginia, where they had 20 treasured years with her widowed mother.
Following her husband’s untimely death in 2010, Linda moved to Florida, where she continued cruising adventures, making new friends along the way. A special delight was the view from her condo balcony, where she saw and heard the sounds of major cruise line ships departing weekly from Port Canaveral, FL, many on which she had previously traveled.
Pre-deceased by her parents and husband, Linda is survived by her sister, Dolores Bloom and husband, Stewart in Charleston, WV; nephew, Aaron; nieces, Megan and Molly; and cousins, Mary Alice Downey (Jack), Charlotte Bradley, Dr. Robert Shirey (Janet), Louise Phillips, and Dorothy Talbott. Darryl’s niece and nephews, Kay, Jeff, Jay, and Brett also survive. Additionally left to mourn her passing are special friends/beloved cousins, Gary Rickle, Ann Porterfield Dillon, and Peggy McCormack.
Visitation will be at Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union, WV, on August 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by graveside services at 2 p.m. in the Riverview Cemetery in Ronceverte, WV, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband.
Those wishing to send the family online condolences or would like to sign the online guestbook, may do so by visiting www.groves-mann.com.
Arrangements by Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union, WV.
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