Linnea Esther Anderson was born in Clatskanie, Oregon on April 7, 1948 to Donald and Alice Smart and passed away on April 17, 2024 in Netarts, Oregon.
Linnea was a VA nurse practitioner who specialized in wound care and she was also a massage therapist for many years. She began her career at Good Sam in Salem, Oregon in 1969. Linnea also worked in California, Maine and Colorado. She was born and raised in Clatskanie, Oregon and retired in Netarts, Oregon in 2014.
Linnea enjoyed razor clamming, beach combing, kayaking Netarts Bay, crabbing, deep sea fishing for rock cod, geocaching and camping along the North Coast in her R-pod travel trailer, from Coos Bay, Oregon to Neah Bay, Washington. She was an Elks and Moose Lodge member for many years and also a Tillamook Master Gardener.
Linnea was in love with Netarts and often walked from the Terrimore to Oceanside in search of sand dollars and agates. She was a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed.
Linnea is survived by her husband Rick Anderson of Netarts, Oregon; her sister Margie McDonald of Oregon City, Oregon; her son Adam Kalb; daughter-in-law Renee Kalb; granddaughters Vivi Kalb and Erin Kalb all of Ravensdale, Washington.