Linda G. Lapp

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Linda Guenther Lapp, 84, passed away on February 28, 2023 in Woodbridge, Virginia. The oldest of two daughters, she was born October 30, 1938, to Robert “Ted” and Lucy Guenther in Fort Madison, Iowa. An avid lover of learning and the arts, she graduated valedictorian of her Aquinas High School class, then became the first member of her family to earn a college degree, graduating with a B.A. from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. For nearly ten years, she taught speech, drama, and English at Southwest High School in St. Louis. While teaching, she earned an M.A. from St. Louis University. In 1969, she married Ernest “Ernie” Lapp, Jr. Married for 41 years, they had two children together. Mrs. Lapp created a warm and loving home for her family as they lived in St. Louis, Missouri; Fairfax, Virginia; Waldorf, West Germany; and Charlottesville, Virginia. Several years after the death of her husband, Mrs. Lapp moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge (WLR). There she volunteered with Rockledge Elementary School, the WLR gift shop, the book club, the weekly rosary, and the spiritual life and hospitality committees. Mrs. Lapp was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her daughter Jennifer L. Rosenfeld, son-in-law Ken, and their daughter Mia, of South Riding, VA; her son David Lapp, daughter-in-law Kari, and their sons Jack and Quinn, of Matthews, North Carolina; her sister Marsha Menke, and brother-in-law Joseph, of Davenport, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews and their families. A funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 am on March 16, 2023 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston, Virginia. Interment will take place on March 17, 2023 at 1 pm at St. George Catholic Cemetery in Scottsville, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington D.C., https://rmhcdc.org/ or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. https://www.stjude.org/promotion/impact-giving-pm.html?sc_dcm=58700008005633531&sc_cid=kwp&sc_cat=b&ds_rl=1285465&ds_rl=1291300&ds_rl=1290690&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzeCm5qzS_QIVP8qUCR0pdA9eEAAYASAAEgKYV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Linda G. Lapp

February 28, 2023