Linda A. Harney

Linda A. Harney, age 75, of Huntington, died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday (June 12, 2016) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. VFW Post #2689 Ladies Auxiliary evening services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, immediately following visitation. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday (June 13, 2016) at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Raymond Scribner officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Huntington. Preferred memorials are to Cancer Services for Huntington County, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Linda was born on July 10, 1940 in Andrews, the daughter of J. Claude and Sarah (Miller) Garretson. She was a 1961 graduate of Andrews High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Huntington University and a Master’s degree from Ball State University. She married Kenneth L. Harney on June 25, 1960 in Andrews; he preceded her in death on November 11, 2004. She taught for the Huntington County Community School Corporation Horace Mann Elementary and she taught at Huntington Catholic School. Linda worked at Wabash Technologies in Huntington as the office secretary for 20 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntington, where she taught kindergarten Sunday school for 20 years. She was a member of VFW Post #2689 Ladies Auxiliary, in which she was former Secretary-Treasurer, and she was a member of Huntington Genealogy Club. Linda enjoyed bowling and traveling. Survivors include three daughters - Renee (Tony) Downing of New Berlin, Wisconsin, Lisa (Charles) Bremer of Claypool, Indiana, and Julie Fields of Huntington; a brother - Michael Garretson of Mishawaka; a sister - Claudia (Harry) Machall of Roanoke; five grandchildren - Craig Tackett, Brandon Tackett, Kenyon Green, Branson Green, and Preston Downing, and five great grandchildren. Her parents and her husband precede her in death.

Linda A. Harney

July 10, 1940 - June 7, 2016