Linda Chaffee Perman

Linda Chaffee Perman passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2011, at age 67 after a 3 month battle with cancer. Linda was born on July 14, 1944 in Sutton, Vermont to parents Charles E. Chaffee and Jannett Bennett Chaffee. Linda's mother died while she was very young, and she was raised by her sisters Val and Jeannette. When she was 18 years old, she struck out on her own, traveling and working in several cities in the East and the South. In 1965, she came to Fort Collins and began working at Star Newspapers. It was here that she met her future husband, Gary Perman, and Linda and Gary were married on October 15, 1968. Linda was a very talented and creative person. She was a self-taught artist who worked in several mediums, and she exhibited her works in several area art shows and galleries. Her most recent efforts were Psyanka, a Ukrainian art form of placing colored designs on eggs through a multi-stage dyeing process. Linda created well over 100 of these bright, colorful eggs, most of which were her original designs. In addition, she loved to knit and she made a variety of items such as gloves, scarves, and afghans which she gave to friends and family. Linda was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister - Carlos E. Chaffee, East Ryegate, VT; Neal W. Chaffee, Enfield, CT; Paul L. Chaffee, Sutton, VT; and Elaine "Val" Sullivan, Stafford Springs, CT. Linda is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Gary J. Perman of Fort Collins; a sister, Jeannette Chaffee Smith of Gettysburg, PA; and several nieces and nephews, including Andrew Chapo of Kensington, CT. A memorial service celebrating Linda's life will be held at the Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive Street, Fort Collins, CO, 2 p.m., Friday, December 16. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Linda C. Perman Memorial Fund, Pathways Hospice, 305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526. The family is very grateful to the doctors, nurses, and staff of Pathways Hospice for the tender, loving care they gave Linda during the last days of her life. Farewell, my love, you touched many lives during your lifetime, and we are all the better for having known and loved you.