Linda Jean Robb

May 22, 1942 - November 4, 2010

Linda Jean Robb. Born May 22, 1942. Loving daughter of Thomas P. Robb, M.D. and Ruth Lorraine (Lindemood) Robb, in Bethel, Missouri.  Linda is survived by her sister, Yvonne Motley of Aurora, Colorado and her brother Thomas P. Robb III of Chicago, Illinois.  She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and a number of their children.  Linda was a devoted member of the Hemenway United Methodist Church.  A singer, she trained and sang with great pleasure with the choirs of Hemenway, as a life long member of churches, Linda did not avoid responsibility and was active in the local and conference level of United Methodist Women.  Linda studied dietetics at Oregon State University and, after receiving her degree, began working as an institutional cook.  Early years she spent at the Red Bird Mission in Kentucky, and at a children‘s home in Woodstock, Illinois.  In the 1970‘s she came to Evanston, Illinois as a cook at St. Francis Hospital.  There, having filled many positions in the kitchen, she retired in 2008.  In the 1980‘s she took an extended vacation to study at the Cordon Blue in Paris.  During the summer of 2010, Linda was excited to have attended the 50th reunion of her high school class in Philomath, Oregon. Services 3PM Saturday at Hemenway United Methodist Church, 933 Chicago Ave., Evanston.