Lowell Linder Louisville, Ky.

Lowell Harlan Linder, 68, of Louisville Ky., died Sunday, May 31, 2015.

A memorial service was held June 3, 2015 at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church in Louisville with a visitation and reception following. There will be a memorial service in Iowa at 2 p.m. July 15 at Assembly of God Church at 102 S. School St. in Van Wert, Iowa, where Pastor Butch Black serves.

Lowell was born Dec. 18, 1946 in Osceola. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Drake University, his master’s in psychology from Mississippi State and PH.D. from Memphis State.

He interned at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill before moving to Louisville. Positions in Louisville included working in the psychology departments at University of Louisville and Norton Hospital after which he entered into private counseling practice.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in his name to Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church or any animal rescue or adoption organization. Arrangements were entrusted to Cremation Society of Louisville.

Lowell is survived by his wife Janine; son David (Emily) Opdycke; grandchildren, Holland and Nicholas Opdycke; father Bernard (Doris) Linder of Osceola; brother Kent (Jan) Richardson of Eldorado Springs, Mo.; sisters, Kathy (Steve) Ratcliff of Red Oak, Pam (Butch) Black of Osceola, Connie Richardson of Des Moines, Cindy (Randoll) Goodrich of Elkhart and Carla (Ray) Baker of Osceola; along with many cousins, nieces, nephews and longtime friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother Virginia Linder and great-niece Cami Berglund.