Linda Diane (Brown) Ruder, age 67, of Hays, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at Hays Medical Center.

She was born August 7, 1952 in Russell, Kansas to Kenneth and Viola (Baum) Brown. She married Stephen P. Ruder on December 27, 1969 at the Plainville Catholic Church, recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Linda worked as a medical assistant for Dr. Christine Kelly, as well as a bookkeeper for her husband’s business. She was a member of the “SOS” Sisters of Survivorship and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

STOCKTON SENIOR MACY ODLE waves to those who were on hand to congratulate her and her classmates as the seniors cruised the streets of Stockton on Saturday, May 9.