Linda M. Zarski

Pawtucket – Linda M. (Allard) Zarski, 76, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

She was the beloved wife of Rodney R.

Zarski for more than fifty-five years.

A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Lillian P. (Pope) Allard.

Linda was a graduate of William E.

Tolman High School, Class of 1966, and went on to a career in banking.

She had an adventurous spirit throughout life; in her youth enjoying traveling, sometimes skiing and even once flying a plane.

Linda was devout in her Christian faith and volunteered for many years at the Covenant Congregational Church of Pawtucket, where she served as church secretary and treasurer.

But first and foremost, she was an incredible wife, mom and grandmother.

She adored spending time with her two grandchildren, Jack and Kate, and loved playing board games, completing puzzles and telling stories.

Linda will be remembered lovingly by all whose lives she touched over the past seventy-six years.

Besides her beloved husband, Linda leaves two children, Laura Doherty and her husband, Thomas, of Cranston, and Eric Zarski and his wife, Trina, of Sudbury, Massachusetts; two grandchildren, Jack and Kate Zarski; a sister, Lee Ann Kelley and her husband, Terry of Las Vegas, Nevada; along with many cherished nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Shirley Bovin, Joseph Allard and Ronald Allard.

Services will be held on Thursday, January 9th at 11 a.m. at WILLIAM W.

TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by interment at St.

Mary Cemetery in North Attleboro.

VISITATION will be held on Wednesday, January 8th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to The Michael J.

Fox Foundation or HopeHealth Hospice would be appreciated.