Linda (Galler) Diamond

Linda Galler Diamond, 84, of Philadelphia, PA. passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Tennova Newport Convalescent Center in Newport, Tennessee on October 9, 2025 at 10:25 A.M.

She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Frieda and Samuel Galler; a sister, Sandy Borofsky; and a niece, Jodi Kroll Koenigsberg.

 She is survived by much loving family, her daughter, Juliet Keith and son in law, Ron Keith; son, Eric Stangaroni; grandchildren, Philip, Julianna, and Tyler Keith, Sage Rainer, Brynn, Dylan, and Lily Stangaroni; two great grandchildren, Jaxton, and Violette; nephew, Andrew Borofsky and family; Suzanne Borofsky Marin and family; Debbie White and family.   

Linda was an avid lover of animals and during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s was part of an extensive amount of cat and dog shows where she won many awards for her great breeding and training skills! In 2020 she lost her beautiful Luna Bella who was a blue point Himalayan, Luna Bella was her world for 18 years and brought her so much joy and love! 

She grew up in Philadelphia, Pa., moving to Brooklyn, NY at the age of 21 while loving musical arts she began a career as a ballet dancer for the New York Metropolitan Opera and later took up a modeling career that landed her in Jamaica for a few years. As she settled in life she ended up in Connecticut where she worked hard at raising her two children and later lived in Pinellas County, Florida where she remained active attending plays, movies, and the annual Renaissance festival each year. She traveled extensively and worked for Continental Airlines for a number of years where she was able to bring her children to explore the beauty of the world. Two of her favorite life quotes being to “always wear life like a loose garment,” and Confucius, “He who is flexible never get bent out of shape.” She loved classical music, reading, crocheting, jewelry making and spent a lot of time watching Gun Smoke and John Wayne. Linda had a large group of friends all over the world and will be loved and missed by many. She spent the remainder of the last year of her life with her daughter and family in White Pine, TN.  Celebration of life will be held in the spring/summer of 2026 at Bay Pines Park in St. Petersburg, Fl. The date to be determined, please contact daughter for further information.

Asking for donations in lieu of her memory to the International Essential Tremor Foundation essentialtremor.org as well as The Cheetah Conservation Fund at cheetah.org. 

Arrangements by Stetzer-Bales Funeral Home.

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