Linda Lee Scariot

Linda Lee Brown Scariot passed away in her sleep September 8th 2025 after a long battle with Dementia. She was 90. She was born in Trenton, Nebraska to Walter and Ethel Brown in 1935. She was the youngest of 8 children. Her family moved to Omo Ranch when she was about 10, but she spent most of her childhood in Diamond Springs. She attended El Dorado High School graduating in 1953. She loved to sing and participated in the school Choir. Linda worked the summers at the Placerville Fruit growers like so many local women at that time. She met her husband Ossie when she was 15, he was friends with her sister Mary. They married November of 1953 after she graduated high school. She started work at the Phone Company shortly after. Her first child Lori was born, then her second child Michael was born. Ossie and Linda purchased a pear ranch in 1959. Pear decline hit shortly after, it became evident that they needed to do something to feed their young family. They became partners with Harry De Wolf and his wife in the local garbage company. Linda worked in the office for El Dorado Disposal along with Harry's wife Judy, for close to 35 years. She retired at 55.

Her favorite thing was going to the Casino to pay the slot machines. She went on a regular basis and got a big kick of winning. She also loved playing the lottery. She bought tickets every week and seemed to win more often than not. She really enjoyed it. She always felt she had a good life even in her later years when she needed more help. She was grateful to "her ladies" who treated her like family. She spent her last years at Gold Country Assisted Living. The family wants to thank them for their loving care.

Linda and Ossie always felt they need to give back to the community that they loved so much. They were great supporters of CASA, MORE Workshop, and Boys and Girls just to name a few.

She left a daughter Lori (Daryl) Warden,son Mike (Sandy) Scariot, 2 grandchildren, Melissa (Kevin) Placek, Sara Warden and 2 great grandchildren Kyle and Austin (Placek).

A memorial service will be held at the Placerville Gathering Place, 2820 Cold Springs Road, Placerville CA, December 4th at 11am with a luncheon immediately following. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be mad to Snowline Hospice or Boys and Girl Club of El Dorado County.