Linda H. Whitney

1956-2017

AUBURN- Linda H. Whitney, 60, a resident of Auburn, passed peacefully after a brief illness, on Saturday, March 11, with her family by her side.

She was born on June 25, 1956 in Lewiston, the daughter of Charles A. Jordan and Dorothy L. (Jordan) Cobb. Linda was a 1974 graduate of Edward Little High School. On November 23, 1974, she married her high school sweetheart Greg E. Whitney at the Bates College Chapel. She dedicated 26 years to LL Bean in Lewiston. Her children and grandchildren were her world. She served as president of Fairview School’s PTO for a number of years and enjoyed coaching her daughters’ Odyssey of the Mind teams. She was a member of the Auburn Business Association, serving as president in 1989. She was a proud Nana who never missed any of her grandsons’ many basketball, hockey, lacrosse, or soccer games. She was a diehard New England Patriots fan and enjoyed gardening and spending summers at her family camp on Sabbathday Lake. Some of her best times were spent with her closest friends, Nancy and Greg Morin.

She is survived by her husband, Greg Whitney of Auburn; her two daughters, Jacie Welch of Auburn, and Jami Fitch and her husband, Ryan, of Gray; five grandsons, Logan, Owen, and Camden Welch, and Braydon and Kaleb Fitch; her mother, Dorothy Cobb of Auburn; brother Jinx Jordan and wife Ginette of Terrell, NC; sister Susan Nattress and husband David of Auburn; and sister Kimberly Daboo and husband Cyrus, of Pittsburgh, PA; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her father, Charles Jordan and stepfather Ernest Cobb.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com

WHITNEY died in Auburn March 11, 2017, Mrs. Linda H. Whitney age 60 years a resident of Auburn.

A Celebration of Linda’s life will be held SUNDAY April 9th at the Coolidge Family Farm 1084 Lewiston Rd., New Gloucester from 3-5PM.

Memorial donations in Linda’s memory may be made to the Fairview School PTO 397 Minot Ave., Auburn, ME 04210.

Burial will be privately held in the Spring at Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn.

The PINETTE DILLINGHAM & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME is assisting the Whitney family with their arrangements.