GARNER - Linda M. Hamilton, 56, of Garner died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, January 27th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with Rev. Dale Glawatz officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Linda Marie Hamilton, the daughter of Omar and Shirley (Seims) Lenning, was born October 25, 1955 at Estherville. She attended Fenton High School. On November 2, 1973 was married to Michael Hamilton at the First Congregational Church in Spencer. They lived in Arnolds Park for four months before moving to a family acreage near Cylinder. In October of 1978 they moved to Clear Lake and in 1992 to Garner. In May of 2000 they moved to Lost Island where they lived until August of 2008 when they returned to Garner. Linda was a homemaker and day-care provider for many years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, reading and being with her grandchildren.

She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she taught Christian Education, LWML and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Club.

Linda is survived by her husband, Michael, of Garner; three children, Noelle Hamilton of Britt, Cory (Danita) Hamilton of Britt and Barbra (Kurt) Petersen of Plainfield; three grandchildren, Makayla Hamilton and Jarrett and Dawson Petersen; many other relatives; and a special friend, Nancy Tammen of Garner.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant grandson, Reilly Petersen; and her maternal grandparents, George and Frieda Seims. ... Read More