Lynda Erickson Morford

September 18, 1937 – June 10, 2010

Lynda Erickson Morford (born Lynda Jane Erickson), beloved mother, mother-in-law, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend, passed away on June 10, 2010, in Green Valley, AZ. She was 72.

Lynda was born September 18, 1937, in Libby, MT, to William John and Olga Wik Erickson. She grew up in Libby, Montana, and attended grade and high school there. She and her family enjoyed spending summers at their cabin at Flathead Lake, Montana.

Lynda graduated high school in 1955, and went on to attend Pembroke College at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. She graduated in 1959, with a degree in Liberal Arts, and a minor in journalism. She always enjoyed drawing and painting.

Following this, she lived in London for a time, and then San Francisco, before moving to Seattle and working for an architectural firm called MBBJ. Through a co-worker, Lynda met her future husband and, after a wonderful courtship, she married James Glen Morford in November 1973. They had one daughter, Amy. They lived on Bainbridge Island and then moved to Arizona in 2004. Together, they enjoyed many adventures including including sailing, snowshoeing, traveling to Greece, New Zealand, cruising on barges on rivers in France with friends, going to Hawaii, Mexico, and on cruises. They were active with Intiman Theater, the Seattle Opera, and the Washington Athletic Club. She remained partial to the cooler climates of Seattle and Montana, with more greenery and water than Arizona. Lynda was known by family and friends to have a very gracious, gentle, generous, kind, caring, artistic, and creative spirit.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Olga, and her husband James. She is survived by her daughter Amy Morford Nebeker (Brent) of Tucson, AZ; grandson Ashton Nebeker; brother Alan Erickson (Tomiko) of Miami, FL; aunt Hilma Strom (Flathead Lake, Polson, Montana); Brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don and Marilyn Morford; Her husband’s son and two daughters, Jimi Morford (Ridgecrest, CA), Heidi Morford (Clinton, WA), Julie Morford (Seattle, WA); two nephews, Paul Erickson and Mark Morford , and two nieces, Melanie Morford and Kristin Morford; and one other grandson, John Meeker, and two granddaughters, Carrie Meeker and Gracie Meeker.

There will be a small gathering of family and friends, to celebrate Lynda’s life, in July. Contributions may be made to La Hacienda at La Posada, for a memory garden which La Hacienda is putting in. Mail contributions to La Posada, 350 E. Morningside Dr., Green Valley, AZ 85614, and write in memory of Lynda Morford on the check.

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