Linda Lotierzo

Linda didn’t just enter a room; she orchestrated the energy within it. Whether she was playing club music and dancing through the kitchen in the '90s or relaxing with her remote controls, Linda was the undisputed CEO of the Lotierzo home. She was meant to be a mom and grandmom and did it with whole being, fierce, protective and warm.

She was a woman of the moment. While others worried about the future, Linda focused on the "now." That meant birthday parties with twenty people crammed into a room, every holiday celebrated with cake, and a library of photos that captured the exact provenance of a family’s joy. She had a legendary streak of luck—winning radio contests so often the stations eventually barred the rest of the household from calling, and walking out of casinos with hundreds of dollars when she’d only gone in with fifty. She won the big teddy bears at the shore, the boxes of candy from the boardwalk machines, and once came within a single flipped number of a $280 million lottery jackpot.

Linda was an avid consumer of stories. She saw every Lifetime and Hallmark movie ever made and devoured romance novels and thrillers with equal fervor. When she wasn't reading or watching The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, she was the queen of the card table. Whether it was Rummy or Phase 10, the action in her kitchen was loud, fun and filled with laughter.

The beach was her sanctuary. She’d arrive at 10:00 AM and refuse to budge until 5:00 PM, presiding over a spread of coolers and Sweets. Even when COPD tethered her to oxygen 24/7, her agency remained intact. She made it to the sand one last time in a wheelchair with big balloon tires, because if Linda wanted to be at the beach, the world was going to find a way to get her there.

Linda is survived by her husband, Raymond; her children, Christy Mornell, Raymond III (Lynda) and Ryan (Richard Davis); her grandchildren Juliana (Brian), Marissa, Kayla, Zachary, Connor and Justyn; and her siblings, Patsy (David) Noonan and George Muncey. She was the anchor of 24 Rose Avenue, a woman who lived for the moments and left behind a library of memories that no amount of money could ever buy.

Come celebrate 74 great years Thursday 9 to 10 a.m. at Mark C. Tilghman Funeral Home, 38 North Forklanding Road, Maple Shade where there will be a 10 a.m. service. Interment Colestown Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Intensive Care Unit will be appreciated. In order donate, please utilize Venmo (Juliana-Lotierzo) or can coordinate an in person donation with Juliana Jackson 856-283-1110.