Linda Conner passed away unexpectedly on February 21, at St Joseph’s Hospital with family by her side.

Linda Carol Rader was born May 18, 1949 to Bernard and Dorothy Rader in San Francisco. In 1965, at the age of 16, she moved to Humboldt County to live with her father. She graduated from Eureka High School in 1968.

In 1969, while working for the NorCal Answering Service, in Eureka, she met an adorable vending machine route driver, named Andrew (Andy) Conner. They began dating, and were married in 1970. In 1971, they welcomed a daughter, Kristen, and in 1974, they had a son, Brooks, and the Conner Clan was complete. Linda returned to work for a while at the renamed Answering Service of Eureka, and then Eureka Oxygen, in the 1980s to mid 1990s, making friends along the way.

After that, she was happy to become a full time homemaker, and do what she loved best, taking care of her family, her yard, and her beloved animals. Her cooking skills were beyond compare, and she could whip up a delicious meal to feed an army in the blink of an eye. She took great pride in her yard, and had a green thumb that was the envy of the neighborhood. Linda was a lover of all kinds of animals, with her favorite being cats. There was never a time there wasn’t one (or more!) cats living at the house. Also not to be forgotten were three great dogs she loved in her lifetime — Buddy, Tuffy and Charlie. Linda also fed many neighborhood cats, raccoons, skunks and possums, much to Andy’s dismay. She also had a real affinity for the neighborhood crows, and loved to toss them all sorts of treats.

Linda was survived by her husband, Andrew Conner, for five short days, before he also passed away; daughter, Kristen Stewart and her husband Ernie, son Brooks Conner and his wife Tracie, grandchildren, Samantha and Andrew Stewart, and Olivia and Madison Conner, all of Eureka. She is also survived by her brother, Donald Bragg, and wife Ann, of Texas. She was preceded in death by her father, Bernard Rader, her mother Dorothy Jones, and her brother, Fred “Rusty” Bragg.

There will be a gathering to celebrate the lives of Andy and Linda, on March 15, 2025, at Goble’s Mortuary, 560 12th St, in Fortuna, from noon to 2 p.m. We welcome friends and family to gather and share stories about our parents. There will be a viewing for Andy, followed by a small optional graveside ceremony at Table Bluff Cemetery. As Mom wished to be cremated, she will not have a viewing or graveside service.

Hey Mom? Don’t worry, we will all take care of Squeenie, Stashy, Cheeto and Merlin too.

We love and miss you so much.