Linda R. Jorgensen

Linda R. Jorgensen, 71, of Gettysburg passed away peacefully Wednesday at the Gettysburg Hospital.

Linda was born Nov. 5, 1946, in Butler, and was the daughter of the late Victor and Anne Brooks Roselli.

Linda is survived by her husband, Col. Michael R. Jorgensen, U.S. Army (Ret.); three sons, Michael R. Jorgensen Jr. and his wife, Debby, of Hagerstown, Md., David S. Jorgensen and his wife, Maureen, of Warrenton, Va., Lt. Col. Brent M. Jorgensen and his wife, Julie, of Lithia, Fla.; a daughter, Sandra L. Macadoff of Laurel, Md.; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan M. Roselli of Aspers, Pa.; a brother, Victor Roselli and his wife, Barbara, of Plano, Texas; and a number of cousins, nephews and nieces.

Linda was a 1964 graduate of Butler High School. She served in the U.S. Army from 1965 until 1968 as a personnel specialist. Over the next few decades, Linda continued to serve her country in the federal service for Department of Defense and Department of State, while simultaneously raising her family over multiple locations in the United States and Korea, going wherever her husband, Mike, was stationed. After retiring to Gettysburg, Linda became involved with the Friends of the Adams County Library, the Women's Club of Gettysburg, serving two terms on the executive board as Historian Parliamentarian, and the Ridgewood Ladies group. She loved to travel, was an avid reader and created scrapbooks documenting family events.

JORGENSEN — Funeral services for Linda R. Jorgensen, who died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, will take place later at Arlington National Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Survivors of Gettysburg, P.O. Box 3572, Gettysburg, PA 17325, or Friends of the Library, Adams County Library, 140 Baltimore St., Gettysburg, PA 17325.Online obituary and condolences available at monahanfuneralhome.com.