Linda Lea Friesen's Obituary
Linda Lea (Alderson) Friesen of Cleveland, Oklahoma, went to be with Our Lord in Heaven on March 29th, 2008. She succumbed to complications of pulmonary illness, for which she had been treated for several years.. Linda was born on January 26th, 1942 in Howard, KS. She grew up and attended school in Newton, KS. After marrying her husband, Marion Friesen, she resided in Wichita, KS for a number of years before moving to the Keystone Lake area of Oklahoma in 1972. Linda had a lifelong love of all things beautiful, particularly flowers and plants. This lifelong appreciation compelled her to attend and graduate from the Kansas School of Floral Design. Following her graduation, she opened and operated her own business, Keystone Lake Florist, in Cleveland, for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her mother Cleo Nadine Alderson and her father Edward Lee Alderson of Newton, Kansas. She is survived by her husband, Marion A. Friesen of Cleveland, Oklahoma, her brother, Larry Alderson and wife Bobbi of Wichita, KS, her daughter Laurie Davis and husband John of La Vista, Nebraska, her daughter Sherrie Kammerer of Cleveland, Oklahoma, her daughter Christy Mathews and husband Stewart of Jacksonville, Florida, her son Christopher Friesen and wife Susie of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, her grandsons Joshua Mitchell, 21, Eric Davis, 14, Hunter Mathews, 11, Corey Mathews, 9, Braden Friesen, 4, and her granddaughters Elizabeth Davis, 14, and Shalyn Friesen, 10. Linda was a loving sister, wife, mother, cousin, aunt, and grandmother who shared her many talents and gifts with us all. We will always remember and cherish that in our hearts. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held on April 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 am at Floral-Haven Funeral Chapel, Broken Arrow, OK. (918)252-2518Survived By:
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