PARADISE, Calif. — Linda Kay (Shepard) Hultz died Aug. 5, 2017, in Paradise, Calif. She was born Oct. 17, 1954, in Lacrosse. In 1972 she graduated from Ellinwood High School. She worked as a caregiver for 30 years.
Survivors include two brothers, Terry Shepard and Jim Shepard; a sister, Melissa Schafer; children, Patrick Franks, Joseph Burgardt and Heather and Rocky Hultz; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everette and Lucille Shepard.

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017