Longtime Mendocino County resident and master gardener Linda Pearl Cushman dies

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An elderly woman with short white hair sits on a wooden bench outdoors, holding a cane between her hands, wearing a red sweater, black pants, hiking shoes, and colorful socks, with coastal hills behind her. — Linda Pearl Cushman sits quietly along a coastal trail, a walking stick in hand, during one of her later years — a lifelong athlete, gardener and Mendocino County resident who found joy in the outdoors and the landscapes she loved. (Karin Wandrei via Bay City News)

Linda Pearl Cushman, of Rohnert Park, Calif., was born in 1939 in San Jose, Calif. and died June 13, 2025, in Switzerland. She is survived by me, Karin Wandrei, her partner of 41 years, and until this November, our 17-year-old cat, Thumbelina (aka Baby). Linda lived part-time in Covelo from 1989-2000 and full-time in Willits from 2000-2012.