WESTFIELD – Linda B. (Del Medico) Elder, 93, passed away Wednesday February 19, 2014. Born in Derby, CT, Linda was a resident of Westfield for most of her life.
In her youth, Linda was an Acrobatic and Ballet Dancer at the Miss Chamberland School of Dance. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church and a 1938 graduate of Westfield High School.
Linda was predeceased by her husband, Harold in 1988; her daughter, Margo Bannish in 1996,; her son-in-law, Paul Bannish in 1990, and six sisters. She leaves her son, Scott and his wife Laura of Westfield; her grandsons, Rhett Bannish and his wife Christy, and Erik and Brad Elder; her granddaughter, Holly Bannish and her fiance Gregory Lalak; and her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Aubrey Bannish and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be celebrated Thursday, February 27th at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church. Burial will be at the convenience of her family.
Memorial contributions to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540. The Robert E Cusack Funeral home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
