PHILLIPS-KONCHAN, Linda. Passed away April 30, 2018. Beloved wife of Ken Konchan. Daughter of Betty and Jim Phillips (both deceased). Sister of the late Sharon Frank (Neil) and the late James Phillips (Chris). Loving aunt of Kelly Frank (Chris) Hargis of Houston, TX, and the late Tracey Frank (Sean) Allen of Denver, CO. Great aunt of Shea Hargis and Caden and Sydney Allen whom she loved dearly.
Linda was an honors graduate of Valley Forge High School, and Dean's List at Ohio University where she had a double major in English Literature (specializing in the Romantic Poets, Wordsworth, Keats, Byron, Shelley, the Brownings, and W.B. Yeats) and Psychology. She also attended the Naropa Institute and Colorado University, both in Boulder, for training as a Psychological Test Diagnostician.
Linda worked as the manager of corporate travel for Travel Systems in Cleveland, as a Diagnostician at The Child Psychological Services Clinic in Denver, and a regional sales rep for Lipton Tea, and later Nestle's, where she won numerous awards as she managed the Plan-O-Gram organization for Cleveland groceries.
She was a long time member of Parma South Presbyterian Church in Parma Hts., and recenty with Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church in North Royalton. After retirement in 2000 she and Ken spent time between their summer home on Cedar Bonnet Island, NJ and North Royalton, as well as extensive travel. Linda enjoyed reading as her pastime.
Linda donated her body to the Ohio University Heritage School of Ostepathic Medicine.
MEMORIAL SERVICE, SUNDAY, JUNE 10 at 2:00 p.m. PRECEDED BY VISITATION BEGINNING at 1:00 p.m. UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE AT THE ZABOR FUNERAL HOME, 5680 PEARL RD., PARMA. PLEASE RSVP IN COMMENT SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE. SIGN IN, INDICATING NUMBER ATTENDING SERVICE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, SO WE ARE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN NUMBERS TO ACCOMODATE SEATING. NAMES ARE OPTIONAL. FRIENDS WILL BE INVITED TO SHARE A MEMORY OF LINDA, IF THEY WISH, AFTER THE EULOGY.
Those wishing to donate in Linda's name can do so at the Cleveland APL, 1229 Wiley Ave., Cleveland Oh 44113 or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund. To offer online condolences, please visit www.ZaborFH.com