December 21, 1957 – October 16, 2024

Linda Sterling passed away peacefully in her home in Grapeview, WA on October 16th after a fourteen year battle with cancer. Linda graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School before enrolling at Illinois Wesleyan University, receiving her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Drama in 1980. In 1979, Linda won the Regional Irene Ryan Acting Award and competed for the Nationals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. After graduation, Linda moved to NYC and then Chicago, Il performing with Blind Parrot Productions. She is survived by her brothers Les and Bob Sterling, first husband Douglas Heinlein and their children Nicholas and Daniel Heinlein, and her life partner husband Ron and their blended family; Lara and Scott Osborn, Joshua and Nicole Gray, Eloise and David Barshes and Nona’s seven grandchildren.