Rebecca "Becky" Stenvall Linna
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Rebecca (Becky) Stenvall Linna died at her home in Keene on October 2nd after a short period of declining health. She was born in Fitchburg, MA on August 24, 1947.
She was predeceased by her parents, Veikko A. and Irja (Sulin) Linna and her brother, Andrew Linna, who died on September 4, 2012.
Survivors include cousins, Sandra Perko of Lunenburg, MA, John /(Joan) Perko of Westminster, MA, Robert/(Louise) Spofford of Gardner, MA, James Lusher of Maine, Elizabeth "Lyyli" Ornstein of Israel, and longtime friends, Kathi Rowe and John Belanger of Keene.
After graduating from Monadnock Regional High School (Swanzey) in 1965, Becky attended beauty school in Boston where she was proud to have worked for Draper Labs on the Apollo Program for NASA. She later lived in San Diego, CA where she worked for the Volt Agency before moving back to Keene. For the majority of her career "Rebecca" was an executive secretary at NGM in Keene. She left NGM to care for her ailing mother. After her mother passed, she worked in office administration at Stonewall Farm, a job she loved and from which she eventually retired.
A very private person, Becky enjoyed playing cards, doing 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku puzzles, and time spent with family and friends most especially saunas at Vinton Pond, W. Townsend, MA where she spent summers growing up at the family cottage and formed lifelong friendships.
There are no calling hours and services will be private. Donations may be made to Hospice, PO Box 564, Keene, NH 03431 (www.HCSServices.org).
Fletcher Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. To share a memory of Becky or express condolences, please visit www.FletcherFuneralHome.com.