Linda Bright

Linda​ ​Lou​ ​(Luchsinger)​ ​Bright​ ​of​ ​West​ ​Union,​ ​Iowa​ ​passed​ ​away​ ​on​ ​Dec.​ ​5,​ ​2017​ ​at​ ​home​ ​surrounded​ ​by her​ ​loving​ ​family. 

She​ ​was​ ​born​ ​on​ ​March​ ​21,​ ​1947​ ​in​ ​West​ ​Union,​ ​Iowa,​ ​​ ​eldest​ ​child​ ​of​ ​Lester​ ​and​ ​Lois​ ​(Yauslin)​ ​Luchsinger’s​ ​​ ​three children.​ ​

She​ ​was​ ​baptized​ ​and​ ​confirmed​ ​at​ ​Union​ ​Sunday​ ​School​ ​(United​ ​Methodist,​ ​Clermont).​ ​​ ​

She graduated​ ​from​ ​Valley​ ​School​ ​District​ ​(Clermont)​ ​in​ ​1965.​ ​​After​ ​graduation​ ​she​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​Cedar​ ​Rapids​ ​for employment​ ​at​ ​Square-D. 

Linda​ ​married​ ​Don​ ​Bright​ ​on​ ​Oct. ​22,​ ​1966​ ​at​ ​United​ ​Methodist​ ​Church​ ​in​ ​Elgin,​ ​Iowa.​ ​To​ ​this​ ​union​ ​two children​ ​were​ ​born,​ ​Devin​ ​Lee​ ​and​ ​6​ ​years​ ​later​ ​to​ ​the​ ​day,​ ​Alesha​ ​Ann.​ ​They​ ​made​ ​their​ ​family​ ​home​ ​in​ ​the Denver, Iowa community.

​ Linda​ ​and​ ​Don​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​New​ ​Ulm,​ ​Minn.,​ ​in​ ​1994​ ​enjoying​ ​nearly​ ​15​ ​years​ ​in​ ​the community.​ ​​They​ ​retired​ ​in​ ​2008​ ​and​ ​moved​ ​back​ ​to​ ​West​ ​Union,​ ​IA​ ​to​ ​be​ ​near​ ​family.  

Wherever​ ​she​ ​lived,​ ​Linda​ ​was​ ​always​ ​active​ ​with​ ​her​ ​church​ ​as​ ​a​ ​liturgist​ ​and​ ​in​ ​other​ ​ministries​ ​including​ ​the United​ ​Methodist​ ​Women,​ Emmaus Community, and mission trip ​to​ ​the​ ​Appalachians.​ Her cinnamon twists were ​always​ ​a​ ​favorite​ ​at​ ​fellowship.​ ​​ 

Recently​ ​she​ ​volunteered​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Fayette​ ​Historical​ ​Society,​ ​American Legion​ ​Auxiliary,​ ​the​ ​election​ ​board​ ​and​ ​many​ ​other​ ​community​ ​organizations.​ No​ ​matter​ ​how​ ​busy​ ​her schedule,​ ​she​ ​always​ ​found​ ​the​ ​time​ ​and​ ​energy​ ​to​ ​help​ ​others.​ ​​ 

Linda​ ​also​ ​enjoyed​ ​reading,​ ​gardening, traveling,​ ​finding​ ​bargains,​ ​and​ ​throwing​ ​garage​ ​sales.​ ​​ ​

She​ ​will​ ​be​ ​greatly​ ​missed​ ​by​ ​all​ ​who​ ​knew​ ​her. 

Linda’s​ ​pride​ ​and​ ​joy​ ​was​ ​watching​ ​her​ ​children​ ​grow​ ​and​ ​start​ ​families​ ​of​ ​their​ ​own.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​always​ ​excited​ ​to attend​ ​her​ ​grandchildren’s​ ​events​ ​and​ ​activities.​ ​​Linda​ ​always​ ​supported​ ​them​ ​and​ ​beamed​ ​with​ ​pride​ ​for every​ ​challenge​ ​tackled​ ​and​ ​achievement​ ​accomplished.​ ​​All​ ​the​ ​grandchildren​ ​are​ ​held​ ​close​ ​in​ ​her​ ​heart. 

Preceding​ ​Linda​ ​in​ ​death​ ​​were ​her​ ​parents,​ ​Lester​ ​and​ ​Lois​ ​Luchsinger,​ ​and​ ​both​ ​sets​ ​of​ ​grandparents. 

She​ ​is​ ​survived​ ​by​ ​her​ ​husband​ ​of​ ​51​ ​years,​ ​Donald;​ ​son​ ​Devin​ ​(Laura)​ ​Bright​ ​of​ ​Fox​ ​River​ ​Grove,​ ​Ill.;​ ​daughter Alesha​ ​(Gregory)​ ​Wettleson​ ​of​ ​Gunder,​ ​Iowa;​ ​grandchildren ​Lindsay,​ ​Abigail​ ​and​ ​Jared​ ​Bright,​ ​Mariah,​ ​Jodie​ ​and Ryan​ ​Wettleson​ ​and​ ​Steven​ ​Kress;​ ​brother ​Leslie​ ​”Scott”​ ​(Carolyn)​ ​Luchsinger of​ ​Fayette,​ ​Iowa;​ ​sister,​ ​Lolita Luchsinger, of ​Mason​ ​City,​ ​Iowa ​and​ ​many​ ​other​ ​family​ ​and​ ​friends. 

Funeral Services were held at 10 am Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 at United Methodist Church, West Union, Iowa with Rev. Chris Ebbers as the Officiant.

Burial followed at Elgin Cemetery, Elgin, Iowa.

Burnham-Wood-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, West Union, Iowa helped the family with arrangements.         50u50