Linda Mae Logan

Linda was born June 8, 1934 in Mott, ND and passed away May 16, 2018 in Post Falls, ID. She was abandoned at 5 days old, so her maternal grandfather, Jacob Buttman, took her in to raise her. At the age of 3, her mother Dorothy Buttman married Carl Ruff and she went to live with them. She spoke only German until she was 7 years old. At 15, she moved to Spokane to live with her aunt Erna Buttman/Sprecher. In 1951, she married James Nelson and had children, Judy, Janice, Jeanette, and Jim. In 1962 she married Clyde Englund and had a child, Jeri. In 1989 she married Clyde Aldendorf and he passed away Dec. 25, 1999. She married John Logan Jan. 1, 2001.

Linda worked for many companies including Condron Family Homes and Farrow Construction for 18 years and included JC Penney, Rosauers, Washington Water Power Co., USPS, and SYSA bingo, and many restaurants. Through the years while raising her children, she played an accordion, sewed clothes, decorated cakes, bowled, remodeled her homes, was a Lifetime Golden member of the Eagles Auxiliary #2, president of her Bunco Club for 10 years, and a member of the Linda Lunch Club for 10 years. She enjoyed traveling to Hawaii and taking cruises.

Linda is survived by her loving husband, John Logan, children Judy Bell, Janice Schmidt, Jeanette Betton, Jim Nelson and wife Kristina and Jeri Allen and husband Dallas, adopted daughter Cheryl Anderson, 15 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.

A Visitation is scheduled for Tues., May 22, 2018 at Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home, 1306 N. Pines Rd., Spokane Valley, WA. The Funeral Service is scheduled for Wed., May 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home with interment at Pines Cemetery. A Reception follows at 2:00 pm at the Community of Christ Church, 11515 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley, WA.