Linda Marie Ferris

Linda Ferris, 76, died peacefully on August 9, 2024 in Eagle, Idaho. She was born February 16, 1948 to Ralph and Josephine DeMartini at Providence Hospital in Oakland, California. Linda attended St. John’s Elementary school in San Lorenzo, CA. and graduated from St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High school in Alameda in 1966.

Following graduation Linda worked for California Inspection Rating Bureau in San Francisco, American Toy Co. in Oakland and Moore Business Forms in Oakland, California. She married the love of her life, Gary James Ferris, on July 5, 1969 at St. Felicitas Catholic church in San Leandro and they were married for 55 years before her passing. Linda was the bookkeeper for the family business, Kolln Ace Hardware in Pleasanton, California that she and her husband, Gary, owned for twenty-two years until they retired in June of 2004. Following their retirement, they moved to Sun City Lincoln Hills and then finally to Eagle, Idaho in 2018.

Linda loved her family and friends, reading, road trips and getting together with family during the holidays. She is survived by her husband Gary, sons Benjamin  (Michelle), Matthew (Jordan) and daughter Alisa (Peter) Chirdaris, grandchildren Ella, Audrey Ferris, Major, Stanley and Amelia Ferris and Nelly, George and Athena Chirdaris.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 AM on Friday, August 23rd at Holy Apostles 6300 N Meridian Rd. 

Services will be held at Holy Apostles Catholic Church, 6300 N. Meridian Rd. on Friday, August 23rd.  Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 10 AM followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.