PLAINVILLE-Linda Bauman (Bronson), 73, of Plainville, passed peacefully from this Earth and was reunited with her grandsons, Tony and Chrissy Bauman on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. She was born on Aug. 3, 1941, in Lewis, N.Y. She graduated from Elizabethtown Lewis Central School in 1960. Linda moved to Connecticut and married George Bauman and together they raised their family. Linda was a devoted mother and grandmother, who enjoyed playing her lottery numbers and scratch tickets each day. She also enjoyed watching Law and Order and NCIS. Linda was employed by Wasley Products in Plainville for 27 years until she retired in 2003. She then worked at Metallics in Bristol, where she enjoyed the antics of her coworkers for 10 years retiring in August 2014. Linda is survived by her children, Kenneth Bauman, of Bristol, Karl Bauman and his wife, Lisa, of Bristol, Kris Spence and her husband, Rusty, of Southington, Kami Bauman, of Plainville; and daughter-in-law, Charlotte Hughes, of Bristol. She also leaves her grandchildren, Randy Bauman, Niki Spence, Adam Willis, Kevin Spence, Grace Bauman, Mary Bauman, Emily Bauman, Kaitlin Bauman; and great-grandsons, Anthony and Christopher Bauman. She also leaves sisters, Shirley Wescott, of New York, Wanda Merring, of Louisana and Janice Bronson, of Bristol. She was predeceased by her parents, Roland and Belle (Smith) Bronson; and siblings, Raymond Bronson, Joyce Drake, Sue McLean, Winola Carnahan, Bea Goff; and three sisters who died in infancy.A memorial service for Linda was celebrated on Friday, Dec. 12. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 101 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 107, Middletown, CT. For additional information or to leave words of condolence please visit Bailey-FuneralHome.com.