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Linda L. Rihel

Linda L. Rihel

Linda L. Rihel, 74, Marion Township, Harrisville, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Thursday at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after a lengthy illness.

Linda was born June 4, 1942, in Pittsburgh, to James L. and Mary Hamilton Clark. She married David L. Rihel on Oct. 19, 1963; he preceded her in death Dec. 29, 2011.

She was a graduate of Grove City High School, Class of 1960. She was a homemaker and formerly worked at as a cook and cashier within the local area. She was Protestant.

She is survived by two children, Robin Podvasnik and her husband, Lenny, of Cochranton, Pa., and Jeff Rihel and his wife, Beth, of Stoneboro, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Clark of Hermitage, Pa.; one brother, James H. Clark and his wife, Hazel, of Lamor, Calif.

In addition to her parents and husband, Linda was preceded in death by one great-grandchild, Brayden Meier.

RIHEL — Visitation hours for Linda L. Rihel, who died Thursday, June 1, 2017, will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Cunningham Funeral Home, 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Amy Worline officiating.

Burial will be at the Prairie Cemetery, Harrisville, Pa.

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