- Date Of Birth: July 25, 1950
- Date Of Death: February 4, 2019
- State: Iowa
Linda Maria Perrenoud, 68, wife, mother, nana, aunt, and friend to all, died peacefully on February 4, 2019 at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines. She was surrounded by loved ones.
Linda grew up by the shore in Manahawkin, New Jersey. She enjoyed making friends with her neighbors dangerous guard dog, running around the pine barons, dancing on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and singing in New York City.
While in high school Linda saw some nice pictures of Central College in Iowa and decided to head to Iowa for college, after she looked up where it was at on the map. While at Central she pursed her degree in Theater, Speech, and Education and most importantly met the love of her life, Bill Perrenoud, while they were working on the set of Hello Dolly.
Making their home in Newton, Linda’s life was full of teaching and theatre. Linda could be found directing a play at Prairie City Monroe High School, where she worked and in her spare time helping at the Newton Community Theater with makeup, costumes, acting, directing, or selling tickets. While at the theater her daughter, Traci, would always be in tow so Linda could make sure the love of theater was passed down to her.
Linda had a passion for life and knew a laugh and a smile could take you anywhere.
Linda is survived by her husband of 45 years, William “Bill” Perrenoud; daughter, Traci (John) Berry; her grandson, Jax Berry; brother, David (Betty) Garrison; her sister, Pam Short; brother-in-law, Charles Johnson; aunt, Ginger Eismann; and her nieces and nephews including nephew, Ethan Short. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Deloris (Voss) Garrison; sister, Nancy Johnson; and brother-in-law, Edward Short.
