Linda Powell

March 11, 1961 - April 14, 2022

Linda Powell, age 61, of Kankakee passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. She was born March 11, 1961 in Chicago, the daughter of Roy Stewart & Virginia (Wojnicz) Stewart. When Linda was 6 years old, her mother passed away. She was raised by her father and step-mother, Roy & Dolly Stewart. Linda was actively involved in Thresholds Outreach of Kankakee. She liked to dance, sing, listen to music, and loved the outdoors. Linda loved living life and spending time with her family and friends and always had a smile on her face and was full of laughter. She touched everyone’s lives wherever she went. Surviving are four daughters, Christina Haisley, Angela & Jorge Ramirez, Annette Hamm, and Elizabeth Powell, all of IN; nine grandchildren; her father, Roy Stewart of Momence; three sisters, Laura & Mike Fox of Momence, Lisa & Kirk Clingan of Bradley, and Tracy & Frankie Hamm of FL; one brother, Lawrence Oliver Stewart of Champaign; many nieces and nephews; and one great-niece and one great-nephew. Linda is preceded in death by her biological mother, Virginia L. Stewart; her stepmother, Dolly Stewart; and her paternal grandparents, John & Lucille Stewart. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Kankakee Boat Club.