Obit: Macaruso, Linda L. (1946
- 2013)
Contact:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Macaruso, Wuethrich,
Belda, Potter
----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 12 Jun
2013
Macaruso, Linda L. (1 OCT 1946 - 25 FEB 2013)
Linda Lee
(Wuethrich) Macaruso died of a heart attack on February 25, 2013, at her home in
Lantana, FL.
On Oct. 1, 1946, Linda was born in Black River Falls, WI and
subsequently adopted by her late parents, Lee Allen and Nellie Wuethrich of
Greenwood.
She completed her bachelor's degree in K-12 education and art
at Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, WI, where she met her late husband,
Victor Macaruso.
Linda was a lifelong teacher who encouraged a love of
learning and nurtured creativity in every student she encountered. She began her
teaching career as a second grade teacher in the Neillsville area in the
mid-1960s. She continued her career as a Kindergarten teacher and taught several
other grades in a time span of over 15 years at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic
School in Ladysmith. Linda spent the final five years of her employment teaching
her true passion, K-12 art at Cornell Public Schools in Cornell.
In her
younger years, she took advantage of all Wisconsin had to offer with her love
for riding horses, snowmobiling, and driving her speedboat in Lake Holcombe. It
was never a complete trip for Linda if she didn't take the scenic route or a
road less traveled in her many journeys across the country and abroad.
Linda was a true artist who was not only passionate about creating art but also
looked at the world and saw the beauty as only an artist can. She had many
creative talents and her lifelong passion for art meant that no medium was left
unexplored during her lifetime.
Linda is survived by her brother, Samuel
Wuethrich; her children, Melissa (Jeffrey) Belda of Schaumburg, IL; Mario
(Sarah) Macaruso of Minneapolis, MN; and Monica (Shawn) Potter of Alexandria,
MN; and her grandchildren, Malayna Belda and Isaac Potter.
To commemorate
her enthusiasm and passion for literature and early reading, and in lieu of
flowers, donations in Linda's memory may be sent to The Dollywood Foundation
Imagination Library, 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd., Pigeon Forge, TN 37863,
Website:
http://imaginationlibrary.com/shop/Donate-to-Dolly-Parton-s-Imagination-Library.html.
Or local donations may be made to the Rusk County Community Library, 418
Corbett Ave. W., Ladysmith, WI 54848.
Linda believed that a life should
be celebrated so her family will be holding a memorial service at 11 a.m.,
Saturday, June 15, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ladysmith.
The
Nash-Jackan Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements.
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