Obituary of Linda Lou Pedula

Linda Lou Pedula, 71, of Kalama Washington passed away on January 6th 2020. Linda was born in Sheridan Wyoming on December 19th 1948 to Domenic and Rose Pedula. She grew up in Wyoming and Montana and graduated from Sheridan High School. Linda moved to Kalama 40 years ago and began working at Kalama Chemical where she met her best friends, Kathy Mauck and Pam Fultz-Little. Linda also worked as an office manager for Kalama Forest Products, Columbia Fibre, and for the late actor, Marlon Brando. She was active in her community over the years serving on the Kalama Cemetery Board and as Kalama Fair Board President. She was a 4-H and Blue Bird leader and she volunteered at Kalama Elementary School. Linda was a loving mother and grandmother. She adored her granddaughters and loved spending time with them. She was very proud of her Italian heritage and spent countless hours working on family genealogy with her cousin, Dan Cotton. Linda loved all animals, but she had a special spot in her heart and her home for kitties. Linda is survived by daughters Traci Wells (Colin), Carrie Riordan (Pat), granddaughters Lucy and Mallory Wells, brother Robert Pedula (Ruth), sister Joan Smith (Al), and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is proceeded in death by father Domenic Pedula, mother Rose Pedula, and brothers Frank Pedula and William Pedula (Helen). In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your local humane society.