Linda Lee (Patterson) Wenger, 73, of Wetmore, KS, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025 at her home. She was born November 2, 1951 in Horton, KS, the daughter of Joe W. and Alice M. (Poos) Patterson.

Linda graduated from Whiting High School in 1969 and attended a couple years at Vo-Tech.

She was a Data Entry Clerk for Yellow Freightliner for many years and had also worked as a cook at Aldersgate Village in Topeka and Prairie Band Potawatomi Casino in Mayetta.

Linda enjoyed crafting, decorating, cooking (especially Christmas candy with her family) and local card clubs.

Survivors include her daughters, Jennifer J. Dennon of Lawrence, KS and Jannelle L. Welliver (Rick) of Wetmore, KS; 2 sisters, Nancy J. Bower (Don) of Topeka, KS and Sherry A. Burns (Rick) of Holton, KS; brother, Steve Patterson (Donna) of Holton, KS; 5 grandchildren, Josh Wenger (Alysha), Jessica Swart (Isaac), Sami Dennon (Jakob Katzenburg), Bryce Denton and Taylor Welliver and 7 great-grandchildren, Norah, Joe, Tucker, Henry, Waylon, Ellynn and "one on the way".

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Alice Patterson and a sister, Marsha E. Abarr.

Family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2025 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Private Family Inurnment will be at Holton Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Redneck Games- Wetmore c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.