Linda Joy Toroian

TOROIAN, LINDA JOY of Kalamazoo, Michigan Linda Joy Toroian passed away May 5, 2013. She was born in Kalamazoo on February 27, 1952, the daughter of the late Haig and Eleanor Toroian. Linda was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and Western Michigan University. She held a variety of jobs over the years including work for the U.S Postal Service and serving as a field representative for the U.S. Census Bureau. Her favorite job, however, was tuning pianos, a skill she proudly learned from her father. Linda enjoyed softball, golf, bowling, garage sales, camping and working in her yard. Following her mother's footsteps, she was also active in the Borgess Follies for several years. Linda was a free spirit who displayed a passion for life, was a breast cancer survivor and active in support of the Susan G Komen Foundation. She was predeceased by her parents, an uncle Robert Burr, a cousin Robert Cook Jr. and close friend Jim Miller. She is survived by her brother, Gregory Renee Toroian, New York City, her aunt Julia Burr of Schoolcraft and cousins Carol Cook, Cane Cook, Christine Russ Henderson, Courtnie Holmes and her sons, Zachary Holmes, Nathaniel Cecelia Holmes and Lindsey Holmes. A remembrance will be held for family at a later date. Memorials may be made to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Kalamazoo, 1400 W Milham Rd. Kalamazoo, Mi. 49024.