Linda Anne Alldred-Johnson

God called Linda peacefully home to heaven on February 23, 2024 at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital. She will be forever missed by her loving and devoted husband of almost 42 years Ron, as well as cherished and loving mother to the greatest son Andrew. Linda will be remembered by her sisters Nancy, Suzanne (Chris) and sister-in-law Carolyn (Doug) and is reunited in heaven with her parents Vernon and Marie Alldred. Linda was God mother to Karen and Sara(Travis). Loving and devoted aunt to Richard, Nicole (Jason), Stephen (Maya), Lauren, Kelley(Kevin) and Marcus.

Linda was born in Peterbough and moved with her family at a young age to Montreal. After completing elementary and high school she graduated from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal as a nurse. Linda began her nursing career briefly working in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg before finally settling in Toronto where she began to work as a nurse educator in the ICU department at Wellesley Hospital. She met Ron on August 22, 1980 and that started a wonderful love relationship and then they were married on May 22, 1982. After they were married Linda and Ron lived in the Hugh Garner Housing Coop until 1988. Then they moved to Richmond Hill after Linda obtained a job as the Head Nurse on the 4th North Medicine unit of the York Central Hospital (Mackenzie Richmond Hill Health) in 1987. Linda continued her formal education and obtained a BA from York University in June 1991. She held different positions at the hospital and then became the Director of the Medicine program, a position she held until her retirement.

After retirement Linda became involved in Parish Nursing. She then presented this idea to the board of St. Matthew United Church. The board saw the benefits of the program and offered her the position of Parish Nurse for her church. As part of the program, she worked with other members of the church to develop the Health Ministry program. As part of this program, she organized job fairs, lunch and learn and foot care clinics. She also provided personal support regarding health issues for members of the church as well the community at large. After a few years she also became the Parish Nurse for Amour Heights Presbyterian Church in Toronto a position she held for eight years. In 2022 she decided to retire from Parish Nursing. Throughout Linda’s life as a nurse and parish nurse she had a positive influence and touched the lives of many people.

Throughout her life Linda enjoyed and participated in various activities. Some of her favourites were exercising, dancing and reading. One of her most favourite times was spent playing euchre with family. Being near or in water was when she was the happiest, whether spending time at Lake Kashagawigamog in Halliburton or on the beaches of their timeshare in Cancun, Mexico.

Linda will always be remembered as a kind, generous, caring, loving wife, mother, aunt, God mother and friend. She will be sorely missed by many.

A celebration of Life for Linda Anne Alldred-Johnson will be held on Saturday July 13th, 2024 at St. Mathew’s United Church 333 Crosby Avenue, Richmond Hill Ontario L4C 2R5. Visitation at 1:00 pm, Service at 2:00 pm luncheon to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to St. Matthew’s United Church.

Interment to take place at St. Andrew’s – St. James’ Cemetery 320 Coldwater Road, Orillia Ontario L3V 6X5 on Thursday August 22nd, 2024 at 2:00 pm.

“If we live in the hearts of those we love. We shall never die”.