Linda Anderson Kofstad, 84, Hartland, MN, passed away Thurs- day, December 22, 2022 at SMP- Health Ave Maria, Jamestown, ND.
Linda Anderson was born Janu- ary 29, 1938 to Lester and Isabelle (McDaniel) Anderson on their farm near Juanita, ND. She was raised on their farm south of Glen- field, ND and attended grade school at Eastman #1. Linda grad- uated from Glenfield High School (Class of ’55). She received a Bachelor’s Degree from the School of Journalism at the University of North Dakota in 1959 and a Master’s Degree in Library Science at the University of Wis- consin in 1960.
After working for the CIA and the Library of Congress and later the Washington, D.C. public li- brary as a reference librarian, she returned to North Dakota to work as a reference librarian in the Jour- nalism Department in the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota. She later moved to St. Paul and worked as reference librarian in the Journalism Depart- ment at the University of Minne- sota.
Linda married Carson Dries in 1961. They were later divorced. She married Roger Kofstad in 1980 and moved to his Hartland, Minnesota farm where she lived until 2022.
Her interests were raising pure- bred Champion German Shepherds and growing Hostas. She had over 400 different varieties in her wood- land garden. Linda was active in the Minnesota German Shepherd Club and the Minnesota Hosta As- sociation.
Linda is survived by two sisters, Kay (Lou) Vymola, Jamestown, ND and Patricia (Ray) Topp, Grace City, ND, plus five nephews and six nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger; sister, Joan Begab; brother Brent (Janice) Anderson; and her parents, Lester and Isabelle Anderson.
No services will be scheduled.
Eddy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.