Cindy L. Linardy, who raised her family in Malden, died on October 9, 2026. She was 60 and had lived in Parkton, N.C. since 2018.
She was born in Cambridge in 1966, the daughter of Robert Dolson and Ruth Almeida, and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin in 1984. She married James Linardy in 1988 and they settled in Malden. She worked as a clerk for Tofia’s before retiring, played bingo, knitted and crocheted, kept a garden and hunted yard sales.
She leaves her husband, James E. Linardy of Malden; her daughter, Erica Quigley of Parkton, N.C.; her grandson, Daniel Quigley; her siblings, Carol Howe of Lynn, Kit Rousseau of Cambridge, Hope Cooper of Malden, Henry Rousseau of Virginia and James Almeida of Everett; and many nieces and nephews. Her son, James “TJ” Linardy, and her brothers Frank Rousseau and Thomas Almeida died before her.
Visiting hours are Wednesday, October 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Weir-MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden. The funeral leaves the funeral home Thursday, October 22 at 9 a.m. for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Church, Malden, with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Compiled from information published by Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden. Photograph courtesy of the family via Weir-MacCuish. This is our own summary, not the family’s obituary; read the full obituary and leave a condolence at the funeral home’s page on Legacy.com. Corrections: we will fix any error promptly.
