Linda Kathleen Devine Evans.  Linda passed away on April 11, 2012 in Allen Park, MI., where she had been a resident for many years. Other places Linda lived included Battle Creek and Dearborn.  Following graduation, Linda married Thomas Shirk and they had two children: Laura (Jim) Spears and Thomas (Katie) Shirk.  She later married David Evans and they had a son, Nathan.  She also raised David’s children Tracey Evans Hayner and Scott (Dana) Evans. At one time, Linda was employed in the banking industry.  She was a big fan of the Detroit Tigers.  In addition to her children and step-children, survivors included seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters Kathy (Jerry) Palmer and Susan (Bill) Stover.  Linda was predeceased by her husband David in 2009.  Her first husband passed away in 2013.

Information from Battle Creek Enquirer online on April 13, 2012 and July 14, 2013; website ancestry.com; Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home in Dearborn, MI.; and a family member