Linda J. Andrews

Linda J. Andrews, 83, of Lavelle, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at her home.

Born in Orange, NJ on May 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Paul Francis Bonham and Elsie Mae Parker.

Linda grew up in Irvington, NJ and graduated from Irvington High School in 1959.  She then attended Jersey City State College and in 1963 earned her B.A. in Special Education.  Her career spanned 25 years at the Old Bridge Township Board of Education as a special education teacher for those with a variety of disabilities.  She retired in 1988.

Linda married Theodore Andrews on August 16, 1980.  They lived in South River, New Jersey for several years and eventually moved to Moon Lake (Beury’s Grove) in 1989 and then to Lavelle in 2005.  Theodore Andrews, her husband of 31 years, passed away in 2011.

Linda loved to travel and spend time with her family, as she was affectionately known as “Aunt Linda”.

Besides her husband and parents, she was also preceded by her brother, Gordon Bonham.

The surviving family includes her step-son Mark Andrews and wife Gail of Whitehouse Station, NJ, her step-daughter Joan Andrews of Honeybrook, PA, 4 grandchildren- Randy Andrews and wife Melissa, Vicki Ahmed and husband Omar, Erin Donnelly and husband Brian, and Judy Troegner, along with 8 great-grandchildren, all who lovingly called her Nana.  Other surviving family includes her niece and caregiver- Rene (Reese) Evans, nephew Alan Gilfert, along with cousins.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, June 28th from 9:00 to 11:00am at the Oravitz Home for Funerals Inc, 40 N. Jardin St, Shenandoah, PA.  Burial will follow at 2:00pm in St. Mary of Ostrabrama Cemetery in East Brunswick, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital.

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