Linda J. Salaty

A Mass of Christian Burial for Linda J. (Smid) Salaty, 73, of Willoughby, will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 8:30 am - 9:30 am on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

Mrs. Salaty passed away peacefully at her home on June 24, 2026 surrounded by her family.

Born January 31, 1953 in Chicago, IL, she has lived in Willoughby for the past 46 years.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, frequented Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Euclid Ohio, and supported Geauga County Mama Rescue.

Ms. Salaty found great comfort at The Gathering Place - a welcoming cancer support community dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate the journey with cancer. There she participated in cancer support groups, sharing experiences and drawing encouragement from others. She also joined hands on classes embracing moments of creativity and joy even amid treatment. The Gathering Place not only helped Linda face cancer but also continue to celebrate and embrace life fully.

Survivors are her children, Gina (Mark) Pugh; Jason (Laurie) Salaty and Erica Foltz; and nine grandchildren. She also leaves her sisters, Alice Smid (Nick Yanulis) and Rita Przybylinski and many nieces and nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin Sr. and Genevieve (Bikinas) Smid and her siblings, George Rokusek, Robert “Bobby” Rokusek, Carolyn Goedert, Joyce Rodriguez and Martin Smid, Jr.

Private family interment will be in the Lithuanian National Cemetery in Justice, IL.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to The Gathering Place East 23300 Commerce Park, Beachwood, OH 44122.