Linda Raye Nutt

April 4, 2016 - December 29, 2016

Linda Raye Nutt, 70, of Central City, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Central City with Pastor Thomas Lucas officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 9 a.m. until service time. Luncheon will follow at the church. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family and condolences may be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com. Linda was born on April 4, 1946 to Doran and Ruth (Wendland) Glidden in Fairmont, MN. She grew up in Minnesota. She attended Fairmont and graduated from Welcome High School in 1965. She married James Nutt on July 1, 1967 in Fairmont, MN. Linda worked at 3M in Fairmont and then moved to Central City in 1972 and did “in home” daycare until 1990. She then worked at the school cafeteria and the Deli in the Central City Mall. Linda was a member of the Central City United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing cards with Jake and Mary Steinbach and doing scratch cards with John and Hildi Fishler. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. She is survived by her husband – Jim of Central City, NE; one son- Craig and Ronda Nutt of Nevis, MN; one daughter – Shannon Mercer ( Greg Poland) of Ravenna, NE; four brothers- Loren (Clarine) Glidden of Sherburn, MN; Jerry (Marcia) Glidden of Trimont, MN; Elroy (Diane) Glidden of Welcome, MN; and Ron (Denise) Glidden of Fairmont, MN; one sister – Adrianna (Ken) Marks of Madison, WI; nine grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, two nephews – Michael Pineda and Andrew Glidden.