February 6, 1922-November 23, 2018 Underhill, Vt. At some point in our lives, we encounter a person purely generous and loving, full of honesty, humility, humor, integrity and selflessness. A person who can only be described with kind words and who only had kind words for others. Irene Linde was that person. Sadly, we all lost her on Friday, November 23, 2018. She died peacefully with loving family by her side and with her in spirit. Irene Bonner Cornell was born in Framingham, Mass., the youngest of six children growing up on a poultry farm. As a young woman, she moved to New York City and worked at Pathe News Service. In 1952, she married William Vincent Linde, living first in NYC, then Washington, D.C. and Michigan, and finally settling in Underhill Center, Vt., in 1956. There, they created a beautiful home for their family. Life took a hard turn in 1968 when Bill died suddenly. After that, Irene managed her household and her family with fierce independence, great care and strong love. A doctor recently mentioned that Irene had the strongest heart she had ever seen in a person of her age. Those of us who knew her can, without question, tell you that Irene indeed had the biggest and kindest heart. She always welcomed people into her home and was always on the lookout to help those around her and in the community. From offering to help cook or do the dishes to volunteering for positions and committees in the town, Irene was always there selflessly for the people who needed her. Among her many roles in the community, Irene served on the Underhill Central and Mount Mansfield School Boards, the Underhill Planning Commission and Energy Committee and the Underhill Historical Society, and she volunteered for Vermont Public Radio’s fundraising campaigns. She also served many years on the Underhill Board of Auditors, compiling the yearly town meeting report. If there was an event associated with the town of Underhill, you could count on seeing her participating and helping. While healing from a broken hip, she still managed to come out on a cold wet evening for last summer’s Conservation Committee’s food truck event at Moore Park in Underhill. Irene, who was known as “Paka” by her grandchildren and their friends, will be fondly remembered by countless people she has known in her lifetime — many more than…
February 6, 1922-November 23, 2018 Underhill, Vt. At some point in our lives, we encounter a person purely generous and loving, full of honesty, humility, humor, integrity and selflessness. A person who can only be described with kind words and who only had kind words for others. Irene Linde was that person. Sadly, we all lost her on Friday, November 23, 2018. She died peacefully with loving family by her side and with her in spirit. Irene Bonner Cornell was born in Framingham, Mass., the youngest of six children growing up on a poultry farm. As a young woman, she moved to New York City and worked at Pathe News Service. In 1952, she married William Vincent Linde, living first in NYC, then Washington, D.C. and Michigan, and finally settling in Underhill Center, Vt., in 1956. There, they created a beautiful home for their family. Life took a hard turn in 1968 when Bill died suddenly. After that, Irene managed her household and her family with fierce independence, great care and strong love. A doctor recently mentioned that Irene had the strongest heart she had ever seen in a person of her age. Those of us who knew her can, without question, tell you that Irene indeed had the biggest and kindest heart. She always welcomed people into her home and was always on the lookout to help those around her and in the community. From offering to help cook or do the dishes to volunteering for positions and committees in the town, Irene was always there selflessly for the people who needed her. Among her many roles in the community, Irene served on the Underhill Central and Mount Mansfield School Boards, the Underhill Planning Commission and Energy Committee and the Underhill Historical Society, and she volunteered for Vermont Public Radio’s fundraising campaigns. She also served many years on the Underhill Board of Auditors, compiling the yearly town meeting report. If there was an event associated with the town of Underhill, you could count on seeing her participating and helping. While healing from a broken hip, she still managed to come out on a cold wet evening for last summer’s Conservation Committee’s food truck event at Moore Park in Underhill. Irene, who was known as “Paka” by her grandchildren and their friends, will be fondly remembered by countless people she has known in her lifetime — many more than…
