Linda S. Lakatos, 73, of St. Joseph died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at her residence.
Linda was born October 12, 1947 in St. Joseph, MO to Raymond “Dale” and Georgia Cornelius. She graduated in 1968 from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and later completed her B.S. in Nursing at Northwest Missouri State University.
Throughout her 44-year nursing career, Linda worked in many areas including the emergency room, patient education, staff development, case management, and home health. She was a certified Diabetic Educator.
Linda was an active member of First Baptist Church of St. Joseph. She enjoyed gardening, entertaining, but most importantly, time with her 3 grandchildren. She is survived her son, Ken Monach of St. Joseph; daughter, Beth Sherman (Jon) of Weatherford, TX; brother, Bud Cornelius (Carla); sister, Cindy Arter; grandchildren, Emily Rose and Jacob Sherman, Mary Grace Monach; and 5 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Ms. Lakatos has been cremated under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel.
Memorial donations may be sent to: First Baptist Church of St. Joseph, at www.Samaritanspurse.org, or www.woundedwarriorproject.org. A celebration of life service will be held at First Baptist Church of St. Joseph on Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m. Visitation will precede the service at 9:30a.m.
