Linda Dean Paradee passed away on February 22, 2026, in Hanover, NH. She was born in 1937 to Earl M. and Marie L. Dean and grew up in Lakeville, CT. She was a fine arts major at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. After graduating she took a job at Capital City Press in Montpelier, VT. A few years later she left there to work for Vermont Life magazine, the state-run publication, where she was hired to write books. Linda was instrumental in creating and publishing an original coffee table book named "Vermont: A Special World". Published in 1969 it sold over 100 thousand copies. In 1967 she became Managing Editor of the magazine. She oversaw the magazine's layout, photography and printing for 34 years until she retired in 2001.

In her years at Vermont Life, Linda worked with every editor from Walter Hard to Tom Slayton. In her work she kept up with many changes in photography, publishing and the printing industry, from letterpress to offset, then computers, desktop publishing and digital printing. She always found and implemented the latest technology but never gave up driving a standard shift car.

She was a strong advocate for painting and visual art and volunteered for 30 years at the T. W. Wood Museum, an art gallery in Montpelier. She was a member of the board and devoted many hours to its art collections. She was a WCAX Super Senior in 2017 where she showcased the museum. 

Though she lived in Montpelier for many years, Linda inherited an old farm on the Connecticut river in Orford, NH and put much effort into renovating the house. She spent many happy summers there and after having it winterized, finally moved there year-round in 2024. Linda loved train rides, paddling her canoe on the river, birds, gardening and cats. Her last two, Missy and Claude, were rescued from her barn.

Her husband, Brad Paradee, whom she married in 1967, died in 1994. Linda leaves her brother Eric, her niece Sally and nephews Alex and Bryan; her stepdaughter Kathryn Bovat and granddaughter Lisa Rushlow; stepson Brad Paradee, his wife Jennifer and grandchildren Kathryn Roberts and Brian Paradee; great grandchildren Evelyn, Archer, Kenzie and Madelyn and Jennifer's daughter Annelise Parnau. Her grandson Tim Bovat predeceased her.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are in the care of Hale Funeral Home 187 Upper Plain in Bradford.

Those wishing to express online condolences may do so at: www.halefuneralhomes.com