WINTER HAVEN -- Ms. Linda Jean McGovern of Winter Haven died Wednesday (Aug. 24, 2005) at home. She was 46.

Born in Jersey City, N.J., on Sept. 5, 1958, Ms. McGovern came to Winter Haven from Pompano Beach eight years ago. She was a licensed practical nurse at Auburndale Oaks Nursing Home.

Ms. McGovern is survived by her mother, Virginia A. McGovern, Winter Haven; daughters, Christina Lynn Gosselin-Divis, Charlotte, N.C., Melissa Jean Hyde, Tampa; sisters, Virginia Bicknell, Port St. Lucie, Kathleen Gerstner, Coral Springs; brothers, Charles McGovern, Charlotte, N.C., Thomas McGovern, Winter Haven, Dennis McGovern, Crystal River; companion, Fred McAninch, Winter Haven.

Visitation will be from 2 to 3 this afternoon at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 2425 W. Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven. Services will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home chapel.