Linda Jeanne Burhans Orfanos

It is with sadness that we announce Linda Jeanne Burhans Orfanos passed away peacefully on October 26, 2026, at the age of 78 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, after a brief illness.

Born on December 3rd, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Linda was the daughter of the late Charles W. Burhans and Gloria (nee Van Wyk) A. Burhans. She spent her childhood in Overbrook West Philadelphia, where she grew up alongside her younger brothers, Charles and Richard.

The family relocated to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and grew with the addition of sisters Laura and Janette. Linda graduated from Upper Merion High School in 1965 and matriculated to Millersville University where she studied music and education.

In 1967 she married George Orfanos of Athens, Greece. Together, they built a home in King of Prussia and Orlando, Florida, and she became a mother to George, Gloria, and Joanna.

After returning to the King of Prussia area, Linda worked in various positions in insurance and education, while always pursuing her deep passion for music by teaching piano, performing, and music directing community theater productions. Subsequently, she took up the opportunity to pursue missionary work and traveled to Lima, Peru where she lived for five years while teaching English and Music.

Later in life she lived briefly in South Carolina before finally settling in Souderton, Pennsylvania at Souderton Mennonite Home, where she regularly filled the halls with music via her daily piano practice and popular performances.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Charles. She is remembered by her children, George, Gloria (David) Williams, Joanna (Michael) DeLuca; her grandchildren, Claire, Georgianna, Michael, and John, and a large circle of extended family and friends who will miss her dearly.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her honor to the PYO Music Institute, an organization with a mission close to her heart.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." - Plato

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