Linda D. Allain

July 3, 1948 - March 12, 2019

Linda D. (Brown) (St. Arneault) Allain, 70, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Beverly Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Allain. Born in Salem on July 3, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Lorraine (Daly) Brown. She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High School, Class of 1966. Linda was employed for many years as a billing manager in the behavioral health field. She had previously worked at Northeast Arc and at Heritage Industries. A longtime resident of both Danvers and Beverly, Linda enjoyed bowling, knitting, reading, camping, and gardening. She had been a Girl Scout in her youth and then volunteered her time as a Girl Scout leader as an adult. Most of all, Linda enjoyed spending time with her family and was a loving and cherished mother. She leaves her beloved daughter, Jennifer St. Arneault of Danvers, her sisters, Donna Smith and her husband Lawrence of Beverly, Robin Christofferson and her husband James of Haverhill, and Darlene Donovan and her husband Timothy of Beverly, her cousin, Ellen Carideo, who Linda helped raise, her friend and former husband Douglas St. Arneault and his wife Pauline, Taylor St. Arneault, and many nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 9AM in St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Visiting hours are Sunday from 3-6PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Linda’s name may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 6520 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2132 or the American Lung Assoc., 1200 Hosford Street, Suite 101, Hudson, WI 54016-9316.