Linda Ann Hendrickson

Linda Ann Hendrickson, 72, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, artist, Frappuccino lover and antique extraordinaire, died Saturday December 26th 2020 at Lake Ridge Memory Care Center due to the Coronavirus. Born April 7th 1948 to loving parents Elwood Don and Rachel Bradford in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was raised on her family’s farm and developed a love of animals and nature. With her father’s sense of humor and her mother’s big heart, she grew up to be a strong and independent woman (with a lot of sass). She graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1966 and married her high school sweetheart John Hendrickson on October 21st 1968. She went to beauty school in 1969 and enjoyed doing perms, haircuts and hair coloring to friends and family. Together Linda and John raised three children Anna, Eaon and Rebecca. And loved their two grandchildren, Sunshine and Jimi. Together as a family they enjoyed traveling the back roads of Washington and going on many camping trips. She had been married to John for over 50 years until his untimely death due to liver cancer in 2016. Linda had a passion for art, antiques, baking and hairdressing (even if she nicked your ear a few times). In the early 2000’s she had owned her own antique store called Yada Yada Yada with one of her close friends. She enjoyed her many road trips with her friends doing antique sales around the country. Throughout her life her art changed from pen and ink illustrations and portraits to painting murals on old barns, fences, walls and eventually to painting scenes on furniture she fixed up to sell. She was a designer in her own right. Everything she touched was beautifully placed without any effort. She had a natural talent. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 62 in 2010. Through the last ten years of her life after her diagnosis she still lived wholeheartedly and laughed for as long as she could. She would still show her love even if she didn’t remember your name. Her friends and family continue to emulate the love and compassion for her children towards their own. Her love, compassion, sense of humor and laughter will be missed by all who knew and loved her. There will be no memorial in the foreseeable future. In lieu of flowers and cards, a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association in her name would be greatly appreciated. Alzheimer’s Association website: www.alz.org

Linda Ann Hendrickson

April 7, 1948 - December 26, 2020