BOMBER MEMORIAL

LINDA KAY STUMP VERHULP ~ Class of 1966
January 23, 1948 - May 23, 2008

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Linda K. Verhulp of Kennewick went to her heavenly home on May 23, 2008.

Linda was born January 23, 1948 in Pasco. She was raised in Richland where she attended Lewis and Clark Elementary School, Carmichael Junior High School and graduated with the Class of 1966 from Richland's Columbia High School.

She was baptized, confirmed and married in the Lutheran Church.

Linda was employed as a secretary for Hanford during the summers through high school while attending CBC. She graduated from Central Washington State College with degrees in Home Economics and Elementary Education.

During student teaching at Sunnyside High School in 1969 she met James Verhulp whom she married December 12, 1970. She taught kindergarten at Canyon View, Cascade and Eastgate Elementary before retiring after eight years due to health issues. She loved the school children and was constantly preparing room decorations and learning activities for the students.

Linda enjoyed sewing clothes, teaching, reading, camping, cooking and planning family events. She was a tremendously supportive mother assisting her son (Ryan) and daughter (Danielle) achieve outstanding success through school. There was never a thing she would not do for her children. She enjoyed trips to the mountains, the Oregon Coast and many trips to various Washington, Oregon and Idaho college campuses following her children's accomplishments. Recently Linda enjoyed, so very much, the company of her two grandsons, Marec and Jaeger. She wanted to know all their activities on a daily basis.

Linda is survived by her husband of 37 years, Jim of Kennewick; her parents, Allan and Hazel Stump of Richland; by her sister, Melitta Stump Frost ('72) of West Richland; her son Ryan (Mistee), and grandsons, Marec and Jaeger of Richland; daughter Danielle of Caldwell, ID; and Uncle Fred and Aunt Pauline Mooney of Pasco.

Many thanks to the fine doctors, nurses and staff at Kennewick General Hospital who tried to comfort Linda during her many visits to KGH over the past fourteen years.

Graveside services were held at 3pm on Friday, May 30, 2008 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A reception followed at Linda's home in Kennewick, located at 2518 West 32nd Avenue.

Published in the Tri-City Herald on May 24 and May 28, 2008.

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NOTE: Her father, Allan, passed away August 26, 2009.

Bomber Memorial put together by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).