Sandra Jean Linse Obituary (2023)

Sandra ("Sandy") Jean Morton Linse passed away on November 23, 2023. She valiantly and courageously battled a long war with the Parkinsons Disease, which ultimately overtook her. She was a resident at the Crescent Health Care Facility in Yakima. Sandy was born to James ("Jim") D. Morton and Marjorie Risley Morton of Colfax, Washington on April 25, 1943. By the end of 1943, Jim and Marjorie moved to Spokane due to her graduating from Nursing School, located in Colfax. She went to Regal Elementary School, then transferred to Arlington Elementary School until the 8th grade when she started going to Rogers High School, graduating in 1961. Sandy went to Beauty School in Spokane, and started working at The Cresent Department Store as a beautician. In 1965, she moved to Yakima and lived with her Aunt and Uncle, working as a beautician for JC Penny's. She attended Yakima Valley Community College for a few quarters, but found that she liked working as a beautician better. While going to Westpark United Methodist Church, she started singing in the choir and met William ("Bill") B. Linse. They met in March of 1966, and married in August, only five months later. She was a member of Westpark United Methodist Church until the late 1970s, then they switched churches and started going to Yakima Evangelical Church until she couldnt attend regularly due to health reasons. Her daughter Valerie came up with the idea of watching church on her iPad of which they watched her other daughters church in Puyallup, WA called Experience Church, this became a regular routine for the both of them until she was admitted to Crescent Heath Care. At the Westpark church, she was a dedicated member helping in the kitchen and teaching Sunday School. At the Evangelical Church, she was involved with running the kitchen, and the Sunday School secretary. She was also involved with Child Evangelism, and the support of numerous Missionaries their various churches supported. Throughout her life, her faith in Jesus has always been a high priority in both her and Bills marriage. In addition to her church activities, she was also involved with the; Terrace Heights Grange (where they actually had their 50th wedding anniversary reception), the Yakima Arboretum, and various flower and plant clubs. When Bill retired in 1998, they bought an RV and started traveling. In 2002, when their daughter Valerie moved to Las Vegas, NV, this gave them a reason to start snow birding down in the Southern Nevada and Arizona region. They loved traveling, in addition to RVing, they also took trips back to the Midwest to do genealogy work in searching for both her and his family trees. They also loved going to the Reno Air Races, where they would go down a few weeks early to attend Rib Fest during Labor Day weekend with other Reno friends they met down there while staying at St. Michaels Catholic Church, where they would help setup for the upcoming Reno Air Races, and she also helped in the kitchen (they considered themselves Catholic for about a month). In 2016, when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August, they found out that Bill was terminal for Lung Cancer. Sadly, he passed away the following March. He was the love of her life, a true soulmate. Sandy is survived by her children; daughter Lori Ann Cummins (husband Dennis) and their family of Puyallup, WA, daughter Valerie Linse and son Ben Linse, both of Yakima. Sandy is also survived by her sisters; Karen Liljegren (husband Duane) and their family of Bremerton, WA, and Heidi Wohl (husband Jon) and their family of Spokane, WA. She also is survived by her sister-in-law Mary Helen Lovett and her family of Walla Walla, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hearts For Nepal c/o Brookside Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at Living Faith Victory Center (LFVC) on December 7th, 2023 at 11:50am. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" II Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. www.brooksidefuneral.com SERVICES Celebration of Life Thursday, December 07, 2023 11:50 AM Living Faith Victory Center 1019 Cornell Ave Yakima, WA 98902