Birth date: Apr 17, 1948 Death date: Nov 6, 2018
Linda (Gelsomin) Hafner, 70, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2018 at her home in North Syracuse surrounded by family. She was married 47 years to her childhood sweetheart and true-life partner, Chuck Hafner. She and Chuck co Read Obituary
Dear Hafner family,
Dick and I always looked forward to the Hafner Christmas Card, we loved seeing the kids grow up. Linda was always beaming in the pictures, surrounded by her beautiful family.
I remember 40 plus years ago - expecting our first baby - we visited and Linda gave me a stuffed seal plush toy in anticipation of our baby. I still have the stuffed toy, every time time I look at it I remember Linda’s kindness and joy.
Our prayer for her
The nicest place to be is in someone’s thoughts,
The safest place to be is in someone’s prayers,
and the very best place to be is in the hands of God.
In our hearts forever
Joie and Dick
Chuck, Very sorry for your loss. God Bless and Comfort yourself and family.
John Raite
I was deeply saddened to hear of Linda's passing. Linda, Chuck and I graduated high school together. I didn't run in the same crowd they did but we knew each other. The Gelsomin and Hafner families were very well known in North Syracuse. It was kismet that Linda and Chuck find each other, fall in love and eventually marry and have a life together. Watching over the years how their business at Taft and Buckley grew because of their long days of hard work and dedication, made me say to myself, "Good for them, they deserve it". I and many others will miss her but remain grateful still for having known her.
Dan Stith of Liverpool, NY
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you! God Bless.
I have been honored and blessed during the last several years to have Linda as a dear friend. She brought joy to our yoga class with her great smile and energy. I looked very forward to our lunches together with our great conversations. I, along with everyone else that knew her, will miss Linda, but I know she will always be smiling down on all of us encouraging us to love life. Love, your friend Edie.
Linda's radiant smile, wisdom, common sense, her passion for family, friends & life will be sorely missed. I always knew that she listened to me with her heart and always had empathy for me and her fellow humans. My thoughts & prayers are with those she held so dear, her family, her pride & joy. With much love & affection, Corinne
