Linda Katherine Kortum, 54, passed on to the loving arms of the lord on November 9th, 2011.<\/p>\n
Linda was born July 17th, 1957 to Larry and Mary Ann Riley. She was the most generous, kind, and loving person you would ever meet and will be sorely missed. Linda grew up in Anaconda, Montana which she always said gave her common sense and a strong work ethic. She met Maggie\u2019s Dad, Bob Kortum in 1973 and fell deeply in love. They started a life together and had their daughter, Maggie in 1983. They cherished her and their life together. Linda and Bob have remained very dear friends. Maggie was the light of Linda\u2019s eye. When she talked about Maggie and Michael (Linda\u2019s grandson born in 2008) she lit up and shined.<\/p>\n
Linda always had a soft heart for the homeless, the needy and the sick. She would give her last dime to the man on the corner, and never judged him. She had a passion in her heart for camping, spending time at Seeley Lake with longtime friend, Jim Somppi. She loved fix-it projects around her house, and spent any extra time with her grandson. She had a soft spot for her Dad and pampered him to the very end. He referred to her as \u201chis darling daughter\u201d. She loved her mother dearly and looked to her often. They shared the most endearing connection a mother and daughter could wish for. She loved seeing her brothers on the holidays. She enjoyed traveling with her sister, Mary and enjoyed long phone conversations as well as time together with her.<\/p>\n
Linda was a member of the Montana Army National Guard for over 20 years. Linda was currently the State Equal Employment Manager for the Guard. Linda was well respected and even more so loved. She touched the lives of so many people at work, on the street, in her family, and especially her Daughter, Grandson, Mother, Father, Brothers, and Sister.<\/p>\n
Linda is survived by her Mother and Father, Mary Ann and Larry Riley of Anaconda; Her Daughter, Maggie Kortum of Helena; Her grandson Michael Kortum of Helena; Sister, Mary Nicholes of Arizona; Brothers Mike Riley (Sheryle) of Texas; Larry Riley (Colleen) of Kansas. She is also survived by Nieces, Jolynn Corr (Brian); Tricia Vasquez (Vince) both of Arizona. Katy and Britini Riley, as well as many, many more aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends all of whom she adored.<\/p>\n
Linda was a classy woman, and she will forever live on in each and every one of our hearts. We will miss you Mom!<\/p>\n
Visitation will be held at Retz Funeral Home on Monday, November 14th, 2011 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service starting at 6:00 pm at Retz Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Community with cremation to follow. A reception will be held after services at the church. Burial will take place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Anaconda, Mt on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
A memorial fund has been established in Linda Kortum\u2019s name at Wells Fargo Bank. Donations may be made at any Wells Fargo location. To offer a condolence or share a memory of Linda, please visit: www.retzfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1311043.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","event_title6":"","event_date":"","start_time6":"","end_time6":"","location6":"","address6":"","city6":"","state6":"","zipcode6":"","event_title7":"","event_date7":"","start_time7":"","end_time7":"","location7":"","address7":"","city7":"","state7":"","zipcode7":"","event_title8":"","event_date8":"","start_time8":"","end_time8":"","location8":"","address8":"","city8":"","state8":"","zipcode8":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/23394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}