Linda Ford Vermie
September 11, 2017
- Share:
-
-
-
Service Details
Linda Ford Vermie, friend, wife, Mom, and Grandma lost her lengthy fight with metastatic breast cancer on September 11, 2017. A visitation will be held at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 5 to 8 p.m. Private burial of her cremated remains will follow at a later date.
Linda was born to Mary and Robert Ford of Zion, Iowa. She attended Orient Macksburg High School and was an Iowa State University graduate. Linda's career in graphic design spanned the next forty years. She designed newspaper ads, magazine layouts, books and advertising for the Omaha World-Herald, Meredith Publishing, August Home Publishing and DCC Marketing. Linda also spent several years as a freelance graphic designer while she raised her family.
She is remembered by her husband, Kirk; sons, Andrew (Lauren) and William; daughter, Allison (Eric) Lambert and their children, Charlotte and Race; brothers, Jim and Chuck (Angie) Ford; and sister, Rhonda (Scott) Thompson.
Linda's family requests that in lieu of flowers you support, in some way, the battle against this ugly disease. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Ruth Hoing
09/14/2017
Sorry for your loss. Prayers that God will comfort you and the family!
Laurie Dickey-McLaon
09/14/2017
Thinking of you in ths time of sorrow. She will always be with you in spirit.
Claudia Capps
09/14/2017
I'm sorry for your family's loss!
Janice Hann Graham
09/13/2017
Kirk and family:
Linda is my first cousin. My mom and her dad are siblings.
I'm heart broken that she's gone.
I will keep my precious memories of all of us as children playing on the farm in my heart forever.
Prayers for all of you.
Rest in precious peace, Linda
Ruth & Bill Dorn
09/13/2017
Bill is a friend of Kirks and a fellow employee of Firestone. Kirk, we both are so sorry for the loss to your family.
Bill has been fighting a cancer battle himself this year so we know the stress that can be felt on family and friends. May God give you peace and wonderful memories.
Judy Hann Hubble
09/13/2017
So sorry for your loss. Prayers for all. May God give you peace and comfort.
June (Victora) Warren
09/13/2017
Condolences to the families at the loss of your beloved Linda. May God grant you special comfort and strength.
Bruce and Pat Strong
09/13/2017
Kirk and family
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Such a beautiful woman. Such a horrible disease that Linda dealt with. May each of you find some comfort with your memories.
God Bless.
Jenny Kaufman
09/13/2017
Kirk,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Bob Daugherty
09/13/2017
Kirk, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Mark and Jan Boyd
09/13/2017
Dear Kirk and family,
We are very sorry for the tragic loss of Linda. Even though we have only been neighbors for a short while, we remember Linda as a lovely lady and know that she will be greatly missed in your lives.