Obituary of Lynda Rae Culp

Lynda Rae Culp, 62, of Cresco, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. She was the loving wife of Robert Culp with whom she shared 42 wonderful years of marriage. Born in San Francisco, CA, she was a daughter of the late William Horton and Charlotte Rae (Rook) Colley. Lynda was a gift to her family and her community. Her gregarious nature always left everyone she surrounded herself with full of ease and love, especially children. Lynda had a special bond with children and spent most of her life caring not only for her own, but many others within the community. She was crafty in ways that weren’t only through sewing and quilting, but also in fixing and creating new projects. Most of all, she was family. Family was her everything, she was a loving and devoted wife, a doting mother and an adoring grandmother. She was loved by so many and will be missed by all. In addition to her husband, Robert, she is survived by her stepfather, Benjamin Paulsen of Knoxville, TN; daughters: Jennifer Hinds and her husband, Karl of Lake Ariel, and Stephanie Culp of Cresco; sister, Laura Siskin and her husband, Craig of Conklin, N.Y.; step-sister, Barbara Puster and her husband, Louis of Knoxville, TN; three grandchildren: Emmalyn Hinds, Brody Hinds, and Aidan Wismer; along with several nieces and nephews. Lynda was preceded in death by her brother, William H. Colley, Jr. There will be a viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, December 26, at Bolock Funeral Home, 6148 Paradise Valley Road. Pastor John Keretzman will conduct a service at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Seese Hill Cemetery, Canadensis. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 60 East 56th Street, 8th floor, New York, NY 10022 or by visiting, www.give.bcrfcure.org or the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center, 206 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.