DEFIANCE - Linda Varano, affectionately known as "Grandma Linda", left this world August 15, 2024, at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy of love and deep faith in Our Lord and Savior.Born on July 17, 1946, to Lynn and Estella (Businger) Balser, Linda was the oldest daughter, growing up alongside her sister Wanda (Stan) Stuckey, and brothers Jeffery Balser (deceased), Dennis (Bobbie) Balser, Greg (Kathy) Balser, Mark Balser, Ken (Beth) Balser, and deceased brother Darwin, with surviving spouse Tammy Balser. Linda was a 1964 graduate of Farmer High School. She worked for Defiance County for 19 years at the Treasurer's Office and at Defiance Senior Center.In 1971, Linda's life blossomed when she married her lifelong partner Dominick "Nick" Varano in a beautiful ceremony of marriage at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hicksville, Ohio. They settled in Defiance and belong to St. John the Evangelist Church. They welcomed into this world a son, Dominick who preceded her on the journey to

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