Linda Muriel Zabriskie

Linda Muriel Zabriskie, 69, passed away December 26, 2015 due to a massive stroke, surrounded by loved ones. She was born December 12, 1946 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to William Marland and Maxine Maxwell Zabriskie. She attended Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, North Sanpete Junior High, and Wasatch Academy, where she excelled in academics and was double promoted, graduating High School a year early in 1964. She is a former Miss Mt. Pleasant and attended Snow College where she was Editor of the Snow Drift and runner up to Snow Queen. While at Snow she met Harlo Newton. They were married in 1967 and later divorced in 1980.

She graduated from Utah State University in 1968 with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Minor in French. She taught at Delta High School, Wasatch Academy, North Sanpete High School, Beaver High School, Milford High School, Roland Hall, and 20 years at Kearns High School. She found her true calling in teaching and touched many lives over the years. She continued her studies, switching her focus to United States History, and received her PhD from the University of Utah at the age of 66, showing her passion for life-long learning. She was proud of her history with Wasatch Academy and received academic accolades for her research paper while in graduate school about the history of Wasatch Academy. She also contributed to the book "Presbyterians in Zion: History of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Utah," writing a section about the history of the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, for which she held a special affection. She was active in the Democratic Party in the 70s and supported many liberal causes throughout her later years.

Linda excelled at everything she did - an excellent cook and housekeeper, a woman of impeccable taste and extraordinary intelligence. She was proud of her family and especially adored her grandchildren who called her "Mimi."

Linda's family would like to thank the West Jordan Emergency Response team and the caring staff at Jordan Valley Medical Center for their compassionate care, especially nurses Ashton and Teresa and Dr. Reiser.

She is survived by her son Patrick Newton of Salt Lake City, daughter Nicole (Gavan) Holmes of West Jordan, sister Mary Ellen (Orson) Cook of Moroni, brother David (Cindy) Zabriskie of Farmington, New Mexico, grandchildren, Madison and Jackson Holmes and a grandson on the way.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Goff Mortuary 8090 South State, Midvale, Utah. Friends may call 1 hour prior to the services. Interment, Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery.