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Virginia Linder, Mother of 8, Loved Vacations with Family, Sharing Great Food and Bird Watching

Virginia “Ginny” Linder, age 98, of Saline, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Born in Calumet-Laurium, Michigan on February 9, 1928 to Mathias and Rose Wertin, Ginny was proud of her Keweenaw roots and loved to visit there. A graduate of University of Michigan she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority and continued to be involved with the organization, along with the UofM alumni, for many years. It was on campus at UofM where she met her beloved late husband Robert “Bob” Linder.

They wed in 1951 and had 70 joyous years together loving their 8 children, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She resided in Ann Arbor for 20 years before retiring to Saline and Port Charlotte, Florida. She loved entertaining and laughing with family and friends, playing cards and games and sharing good food. She loved vacations with the family and traveling and exploring by both camper and boat. Flower gardens and bird watching gave her great joy along with visiting parks, historical sites and antique shops.

Ginny is survived by six of her children; Kathy Bradley (Bruce), James Linder (Laura), Susan Sowa (Paul), Gregory Linder (Sharon), Michael Linder (Vicky), Richard Linder (Julie) and she was preceded in death by her daughter Mary Linder Corp and son Robert J. Linder.

Friends may join the family for a time of visitation on Friday, July 17th from 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Saline, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:30 A.M. with Fr. John Linden as Celebrant. Following the Mass, inurnment will take place in the St. Andrew Church Columbarium. A luncheon will also be held at the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ginny’s name may be made to St. Andrew Catholic Church, and envelopes will be available at the gathering. To leave a memory you have of Ginny, to sign her online guestbook or for directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com

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6-30-2026 7:29am

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6-30-2026 1:07pm

Interesting you should comment this nonsense because the city and our Police Dept have focused on safety for everyone in our community by encouraging efforts and training in understanding differences neurodivergence, culture, gender and the like. What some may call diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.

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Ali McDonald Neighbor

6-29-2026 7:05am

Interesting that Council at times had no problem removing funding from the Rec Center part way through the year but a reassignment of expenses is troubling? Fair questions but to imply something nefarious is quite inappropriate. Worked adjacent to finance in a Fortune 500 company.

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6-29-2026 10:14am

“Girbach was part of the team that participated in that analysis and certainly would have been exposed to those numbers.”

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Tran Longmoore Editor

6-29-2026 4:30pm

If you've followed council 10 years or more, you know that several members of council have had issues with the way the Rec Center is presented at budget time.