Linda "Lin" Fitch

Linda "Lin" Fitch, 68, of Kankakee, passed away n Wednesday (Aug..5, 2015) at Miller Center in Kankakee, after a long battle with alzheimer's. She was born Sept. 4, 1946, in Chicago Heights, and moved to Kankakee in her infancy. She was the daughter of Clyde and Lee Call. They preceded her in death. She married Michael Fitch on April 29, 1967, in Kankakee. Linda graduated from Kankakee High School in 1964, then obtained her RN degree in nursing in 1967 at West Suburban Hospital School of Nursing in Oak Park. She worked as a surgical nurse at Belmont Hospital in Chicago after her graduation up until 1970, when she and her husband returned to Kankakee. Sometime later, she took a position as a surgical nurse at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, a position she continued for nearly 30 years. Linda also held positions in Special Procedures Lab and then semi-retired as a greeter to complete a 35-year career at Riverside. During her surgical career, she was unit manager of perioperative services at Riverside for nearly 12 years. After the retirement of her father and mother, who were founders and former owners, Linda, her husband, Michael, and her sister and brother-in-law were co-owners of Clyde's Camera and Cards in the Meadowview Shopping Center for nearly 14 years. She worked part time there as bookkeeper, gift buyer and a major influence on the successful operation of that business. Linda was an avid collector of antiques, loved camping, decorating for holidays, gardening, home decorating, hosting holiday parties and spending time with family and many friends. She was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she met the love of her life in 1959 and they were married for 48 years. Surviving are her husband, of Kankakee; two daughters, Michelle (Scott) Kennedy, of Elmhurst, Lisa (Steve) Lehman, of Batavia; nine grandchildren, Harrison, Owen and Wyatt Kennedy, Parker, Spencer and Mia Wilson, and Jenna, Kayla and Owen Lehman; and a great-granddaughter, Amelia Lehman. Also surviving are Linda's sister, Barbara (Gordon) Frietag, of Kankakee; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and sisters-in-law. A combined visitation and memorial service will be held at a yet to be determined and announced date at Trinity United Methodist Church in Kankakee. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee. Memorials may be made to either Hospice of Kankakee Valley, or Trinity United Methodist Church.

Linda "Lin" Fitch

September 4, 1946 - August 5, 2015