Linda Susan Trefelner – Bellefonte, Pa.
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April 4, 2022

Linda Susan Trefelner – Bellefonte, Pa.

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Linda Susan Trefelner, 59, of Bellefonte, Pa., passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa. She was born July 27, 1962, in Westchester, Va., daughter of the late Homer and Florena Gale Nicholson Walters. She was employed as a registered nurse for many years, working at a variety of different facilities, such as Brownsville Hospital and SCI Greensburg. With the caring nature of being a nurse, Linda was a truly devoted, loving, and caring wife, mother and grandmother to her husband, children and grandchildren. Linda is survived by her loving husband of 7 years, William Trefelner; beloved children, Crystal Reese of Scottdale, Jonathan Baird of Bellefonte, and Abigail Trefelner of Bellefonte; grandchildren, Dakota Reese, Austin Reese and Arianna Grace Hillen; sister, Gale Ridenour of Uniontown; brothers, Mark Walters of Mt. Pleasant, Kenneth Walters of Mammoth, and Charles Walters of Mt. Pleasant; and nieces and nephews, Sarah Ridenour-Frendy, Samuel Ridenour, Victoria Walters and Bella Ridenour. Family and friends will be received at PAUL G. FINK FUNERAL HOME INC. 418 North Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, PA 15425, on Monday, from 4 p.m. until the hour of the funeral service at 7 p.m. with Pastor Lee Maley officiating. Interment will be held privately in Scottdale Cemetery at a later date. If you wish to leave an online condolence for the family, please visit our website, www.paulgfinkfuneralhome.com.

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