Linda Copeland ... Post 7 Ladies Auxiliary member; at 71

PORTSMOUTH - Linda Copeland,71, formerly of Middleton, died on Jan. 16, 2024, at the Portsmouth Hospital.

Born Jan. 5, 1953, in Rochester to Roger and Fay (Blanchard) Peterson.

Linda had lived in Middleton for the past 25 years after moving from Rochester. She worked as an inventory manager at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 30 years. She enjoyed playing cards, traveling and visiting different casinos, and doing everything she could with her granddaughter. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Post 7 in Rochester.

She was one of the most hard-headed people you'd ever meet but she also had the biggest heart of all. Her love radiated in any room.

Members of her family include her late daughter; Laura Lee Perkins, siblings, Ken Peterson, Diane Carpenter, Wayne Peterson, her grandchildren, Cheyenne Perkins and her nieces; Halie Rawls and Erin Carroll.