Linda Joane Job, 65

Linda Joane Job, 65, passed away in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, March 30, 2009.

Linda was born on March 9, 1944, in Newport, Ore., the daughter of Ross and Patricia Bowles.

She lived in Eugene, Ore., where she graduated from high school and then attended the University of Oregon for one year.

She married Jim Wright, in Eugene, on April 19, 1964, and they were divorced in 1985.

She earned her associate of nursing degree from Clackamas Community College in 1982. In 1986, Linda earned her bachelor of science nursing degree from Walla Walla School of Nursing and worked as a nurse  in home health and hospice.

Linda married Ross J. Job on Sept 2, 1989, in Vancouver, Wash. Ross died from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Nov. 27, 1992.

She was a member of the Beaverton Women’s Club, Phi Beta Sigma, and the Elk’s Auxiliary. Linda enjoyed sewing, crewel, painting with water colors, writing, the internet, camping, and fishing.

She is survived by her son, David Wright (Maureen); her daughter, Julie Wright; her grandchildren, Jessica, Katelyn, Sarah, Mickell, and Calvin; and by her siblings, Caroline Geiger, Patricia Johnson, and David Bowles; and by her many friends.

Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Beaverton Seventh-day Adventist Church in Beaverton, Ore.

Interment will be May 22, 2009, in Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.

Family and friends are invited to sign Linda’s online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.