Linda Mucci of Drumheller, Alberta, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2012 at the Drumheller Health Center at the age of 81 years old. Linda was born in Luscar, Alberta on March 27, 1930 to Tony and Adele Mucci. The Family moved to Drumheller when Linda was in her teens and she lived in Drumheller the rest of her life. Linda had a long career in the valley starting in Toschach's Clothing store and Toshach's Style Shop. She moved over to Jimmy's Supermarket as a cashier and spent 20 years working there. She was employed at Vickers Bros in the hardware and grocery stores. She ended her career at the Co-op, working in the furniture and grocery departments. Along with her pleasant smile and attitude, she was well known for having the fastest fingers in town when it came to punching numbers on a till and could add the numbers in her head almost as fast as the machine. In 1972 she was deeply honored when she won the Rotary club's Most Courteous employee of the Year award. Linda enjoyed berry picking and spent her younger years cooking jams and jellies with her mother. She will be remembered for her big family dinners, shortbread cookies and jelly salads. No one who went to her house left hungry. Linda's hobbies included cooking, going to garage sales, spending time at Wal-Mart and watching Jeopardy on TV. She took pride in her yard and especially enjoyed mowing the lawn along with tending to her flowerbeds and planters. She had lots of fun playing card games, Rumoli, Scrabble and Crazy 8's with her friends. She enjoyed the little children in her life and would spend hours playing games, coloring and putting together puzzles with them. She loved holding babies and cuddling with them often wondering what their futures would have in store for them.
Linda was predeceased by; her parents, Tony and Adele Mucci, her Sister Angelina Platzke, her two brothers Frankie and Gino and her daughter Rosemarie.She is survived by: her sister Yola Dyck of Drumheller, granddaughter Melissa (Steve) Cameron and great-granddaughter Allie Cameron of Drumheller, her brother- in-law Clarence Platzke of Rogers City, Michigan, her nephews Rod (Jill) Dyck and great niece Stephanie (Nik) Briggs and their daughter Victoria of Drumheller, Tim (Wendy) Dyck and sons Joseph and Travis, of Munson, niece Claudelle (Victor) Hildenbrandt and sons Bradley and Rhett of Cloverdale, BC.
A Funeral Mass Celebrating Linda's life was held Tuesday February 14, 2012 at ST. ANTHONY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH with Father Gilles LeBlanc as celebrant. A private family inurnment took place in the Drumheller Municipal Cemetery.
Those who wish, memorial donations may be made to The Valley Bus Society P.O. Box 2848 Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0.
