Linda Lee Olsen

Linda was raised in Allen by her grandmother until age 14, before moving up to live with her mother and stepfather in Mukilteo as a teenager. Linda graduated from Everett High School in 1955, and met Harold “Mike” Cummins, the two married and went on to have three daughters, living in Edmonds and Marysville. The two were married for more than three decades and remained friends until his passing in 2021.

Affectionately known from the family as “Grandma Wonderful” and later “G.W.” or “G-Dub” as her grandkids became adults, Linda was a deeply spiritual person who was devoted to her Christian faith and family. She lived to bring cheer to those she loved. She cherished family trips and watching her children raise her grandchildren.

After remarrying to Norman Olsen later in life, she frequently traveled the world with him until he passed in 2011. She also appreciated the love and remained part of her inherited family the remainder of her life.

Though Linda was a soft-spoken and proper southern girl with the most tender heart and demeanor, those that knew her best would get to know her endearing adventurous and competitive streaks. On summer family trips to Lake Chelan, she several times snuck down with her children and grandchildren at night to jump off the town bridge into Lake Chelan “for a midnight dip.” She was very competitive on Words with Friends, logging more steps than her family on her Apple Watch, and relished the challenge of creating a great meal from an empty refrigerator.

She is survived daughters Linda (Pat; deceased) Ellingson; Debbie (Bob) Schurman; Lori (Byron) Scheller; grandchildren Robbie, Shaun (Kris), Stephanie, Brandon, Katrisha (Tyson), and Kevin, and great-grandchildren Kai and Kaden; step-daughters, Olivia (Don) Davis, Linda (Jim) Kinerk; step-sons Peter (Kim) Olsen and Robert Olsen, as well as eight step-grandchildren.

A Celebration of her life will be held Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 12 PM at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home.