Linda L. Ernst, 79, of Dubuque, IA passed away on February 10, 2025.

Gathering of family and friends will be on Friday June 13th, 2025 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road with a service to be held at 12:00 p.m. Private burial will be in Linwood Cemetery.

She was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1945 to Raymond and Helen (Clancy) Schneider. She grew up in Dubuque and loved to tell of stories of her adventures on Bryant St. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1963. Linda worked in retail, until the birth of her first child. She wouldn’t go back to work full time until her youngest was 3. In that time frame she watched and cared for many of her nieces and nephews. Linda returned to work for Zayre’s and worked there until it closed. She returned to school and got her AA degree in accounting. She then worked for Flexsteel and eventually retiring from Area Residential Care.

Linda is survived by sons Mark (Katie) Ernst, Michael (Susan) Ernst, daughter Melissa (Bill) Keehn, along with five awesome grandchildren; Paul, Elizabeth, Margaret, Matthew, and Leo. She is also survived by her sister Florence Gruel, Sisters-in-law Karen Kieffer, Sue Schneider, Sandi Ernst, and Wanda Schneider; brother-in-law Donald Ernst (Laura) and numerous nieces and nephews.

She will be missed immensely.

She was preceded in death by her husband Milton, her parents, her brothers, Raymond, Joseph, Richard, and James (in infancy), Jack and her sister Mary.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Dubuque.

The family would like to thank the staff at Luther Manor and Hospice of Dubuque for the care and compassion they showed during Linda’s transition.