Linda J. Colwell Fennell
Linda J. Colwell Fennell, 68, of Sarver passed away Friday at the Good Samaritan Unit at Concordia Lutheran Ministries.
Linda was born Dec. 18, 1949, and was the daughter of the late Raymond G. Colwell and Duella A. Demski Colwell Thompson.
She resided in Sarver all of her life. She was a graduate of Freeport High School and the New Kensington Business School.
She was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sarver.
Linda was employed at Lerner Shops Distribution Center as an assistant office manager from 1968 until 1981.
In 1981, she started her own business as publisher of Linda Fennell's Motorsports World Magazine, which was popular in Western Pennsylvania for 31 years.
She was a track official and race scorer at 13 Western Pennsylvania speedways, and from 2004 until 2012, she was the office manager for Lernerville Speedway. Linda was inducted into the Lernerville Speedway Hall of Fame, Class of 2014. She also was awarded the Lernerville Speedway's Outstanding Achievement Award and named the Art Smiley Race Track Person of the Year.
Most recently, she did a segment on Cool 101.7 FM's High Octane Talk on Monday evenings reporting on the race tracks south of I-80.
Her hobbies included photography, writing her “Bits & Pieces” column, publishing, track scoring and sewing.
She enjoyed the time spent with her nephew, Chad, attending the races at various area tracks.
Her survivors include a sister, Susan (Roger) Beale of Freeport; her nephew, Chad (Nicole) Beale; her great-nephew, Brayden; and a great-niece, Aubrey, all of South Buffalo Township.
FENNELL — Friends of Linda J. Colwell Fennell, who died Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Fox Funeral Home, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.Interment will be in the Sarverville Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Steve King Foundation, 621 Benton St., Jetmore, KS 67854.For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.
