Linda Wells Breitzke passed away due to cancer on May 20, 2009, at the age of 56. She was a member of the Hobart High School Class of 1971. Linda was a nurse and head of the ER at St. Mary's Medical Center in Hobart for many years, and there was a $1,000 donation made in her name to Certified Emergency Nurses (CEN).

Linda was married to Greg Breitzke, a policeman, and co-founder of Breitzke Ministries, which reaches out to middle and high school youth in the Racine, Wisconsin area. Greg and Linda were known to many kids as "Mom and Dad B". Linda was also known as a great cook.