Linda Aline (Prentiss) Wilson

LANCASTER – Linda A. (Prentiss) Wilson, 70, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, with her loving family by her bedside. She was born in Fitchburg, a daughter of the late Harold C. Prentiss and Bessie L. (James) Wright.

Linda’s family journey began as a teenager, with her marriage to her beloved husband, Everett Raymond Wilson. Together, the family home was soon filled with six beautiful children. She created a loving and caring home that formed a wonderful foundation for their children. Through the years, she continually welcomed people into her home, many of whom are still like family. Following the sudden death of Everett in 1998, Linda returned to school and became a certified nursing assistant and worked at River Terrace in Lancaster for many years. There her personality spilled over into her loving care of the patients she met. Linda also found time to be creative, and shared her talents mostly through the creation of dolls and their outfits, as well as crocheted items offered for sale at area craft shows. She enjoyed gardening, painting and played the organ and piano in her younger years. Visiting Disney World was always a special trip for her. Linda also enjoyed making financial donations to the Mohegan Nation in Connecticut, where she made regular visits. She was an avid sports fan of baseball and football, enthusiastically supporting the local teams. Linda truly was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and mother-in-law, as well as a supportive sibling, and will be forever missed by her family.

Linda leaves her six children, Steven Paul Wilson and his companion, Lisa Yoshida of Mason, NH, Shari Ann McDowell and her husband, Thomas of Lancaster, Debrah Aline Connell and her husband, Don of Columbia, SC, Melinda Lou Vosburg and her husband, Howard of Clinton, Katherine Louise Hartman and her husband, Ryan of Winchendon, and Everett Raymond “Chippy” Wilson, Jr. and his wife, Tina of Clinton; her four siblings, Philip R. Prentiss of Ashburnham, Violet Libscomb of Fitchburg, Mildred McNeil of Millbury and Sandra Venziano of Meriden, CT; 23 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; her longtime companion, Wayne Cook of Portland, ME; many nieces and nephews; as well as her five furry four legged friends, Brady, Chippy, Scruffy, Missy Lou, and Aaliyah.. She was predeceased by her twin children, Kevin Everett and Kari Lynn, as well as her siblings, Leland Wright, Lillian Blood and Sylvia Thompson.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Linda’s family on Saturday, June 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling. A funeral service honoring and celebrating her life will then follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster. Linda loved flowers, so please feel free to send them or if you wish, a donation may be made to the Derreks Gleeful Rescue, Make donations payable to Doreen Nespolini, PO Box 48. Bronx, NY 10470.To share a memory or leave a condolence for the family, please “Sigh the Guestbook” on this page.