Linda J. Knoll

Linda passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, with her family by her side. Linda was born on June 24, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Robert and Roxie (Norton) Waters. Early on in life she developed a love for dogs that continued until she passed. Linda graduated from Kalamazoo Central HS where she met the love of her life, Ben Knoll. They went on to marry and have 2 children. Linda was always involved with her kids starting as a stay-at-home Mom, then working at the school, moving on to Ronningen-Petter and finally retiring from the Kalamazoo Court system. As much as she loved her children, she adored her grandchildren and spent all the time with them she could, especially at hockey rinks. 

Surviving Linda is her husband, Ben Knoll: children, Vicki (Mike) Zimmerman, Dennis (Dawn) Knoll; grandchildren, Tony (Caiti) Zimmerman, Nick Zimmerman; Jessica Patterson, Lauren (Skyler) LaPlante; great grandchildren, Lennon and Finley LaPlante. 

In accordance with her wishes, cremation will take place and there will be no formal service at this time. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Kalamazoo Animal Rescue. To view Linda’s personalized guestbook, please visit https://www.langelands.com