Linda Carel Farster died on Sept. 2, in Ontario.

She was born on Oct. 20, 1942, in Burns to Grace and Burdette Farster.

Farster resided for many years in Baker City, where she worked in the Step Forward Program. She had recently retired and moved to Ontario.

Farster enjoyed fishing, camping, shopping and trips to the Oregon coast. She especially loved going to a family cabin in Richland.

She is survived by her brother, Dennis Farster and wife, Kathy of Marysville, Calif.; aunt and uncle, Mary and Bruce Farster of Hines; nieces, Robin Ward and husband Dan and Katherine Cleaver and husband Sean of Woodland, Calif.; great-nieces, Allison and Kristen Ward, Grace Cleaver of Woodland; great-nephew, Gannon Cleaver of Woodland; and cousins, Dan Farster of Algonquin Ill., Pam Farster of Laramie Wyo., Anne Struthers of Littleton, Colo., and Penny Narlesky of Denver, Colo.

A private memorial service will be held in Burns, where Farster will be laid to rest next to her parents in the Burns Cemetery.

Contributions in Farster’s  memory may be made to Step Forward Activities, Inc., 3720 10th St., Baker City, OR 97814-1423.