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Christine Lindberg

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Christine Ann Lindberg died peacefully at the hospital in Centralia, Washington on November 11, 2025.  She was 80 years old.

Chris, as most knew her, was born on November 24, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York to Stanley and Stacia Idzinski.  She would be the third of the couple’s four children.  Chris’s oldest brother Stanley Jr (Stosh) was born in 1938, middle brother Anthony (Tony) was born in 1942, and younger brother Robert (Bob) was born in 1947.  The family eventually all moved across the United States with all but Tony eventually settling on the West Coast. Chris continued to move from one place to another before and after she had children, not really staying in one place until she met her late husband, Orville Lindberg.

In the year 1961 Chris welcomed her first son Christopher (Pete) Gonzalez.  Chris and Pete shared that first born child bond from the moment that he entered Chris’s life and that bond continued well into Pete’s adulthood and even after he was married and had a son of his own.  Sadly, Pete was diagnosed with cancer and as the disease progressed, Chris dropped everything to care for him as his health declined.  She was never one to shrink from the hard things and always was the one that others could lean on to hold themselves up.  She cared for Pete with a fierce love and strength that only a mother could until his passing in 2009.

Between the years 1963 - 1967, Chris and her first husband Tuni Ota would have 5 more children.  Chris had her daughter Stacia in 1963, her daughter Eileen in 1964, son Michael in 1965, son Brian in 1966 and lastly daughter Barbara in 1967. Chris was a strong mother with strong opinions.  In one moment, she could be explaining to the kids that there was only 2 ways to do things – her way or the wrong way, and in the next moment she could be making a special dish that one or all the children enjoyed and would be showing the loving side of her personality.  She was very nonsense with a gruff exterior that had a heart of gold hiding underneath.

Chris was always the most dynamic person in the room.  Her personality was so powerful and magnetic that she just drew people to her.  She was so magnetic in fact, that she was married to the same man twice.  Even Jack seemed to be just drawn back to her!  She was, as many would describe, a force of nature.  It was almost like she couldn’t still in one place or with one person too long. Chris tended to move from place to place like her parents did while she was growing up and was even married a total of 4 times before she finally met her late husband, Orville.   Orville seemed to ground her as they met, were soon married and moved into a home.  They continued to live on the same property until his untimely passing in 2020. Chris once again was the rock for her husband after he was diagnosed with cancer.  She cared for him without a second thought and was by his side when he passed away.

Chris was always a very outspoken woman who never shied away from a sensitive topic or conversation.  Chris was passionate about her beliefs in life and those surrounding the country’s politics and government.  If you happened to enter into a discussion about one of those things, Chris was never in short supply of a colorful opinion that would either elicit a laugh, a smile, a little shock or quite possibly a little anger.  But most of the time, you would end up laughing along with her at some point, and her laugh was contagious.  She laughed hard with her whole face and heart.

Chris loved crafts, especially crocheting.  She made the most beautiful items, especially blankets.  She was meticulous, making sure that every stitch was perfect before she completed a project.  Chris also loved flowers and spending time in the garden that she and her late husband Orville had designed.  If she wasn’t outside tending to her plethora of beautiful flowers, she was inside tending to her numerous indoor plants.  But her love of little things like that didn’t stop at flora and fauna, she was a lover of all things barky as well.  She loved dogs and had many over the years.  She cared for them so much that sometimes it seemed as though she liked and got along better with them than most people!  It was entirely possible to find her cooking a meal and assume that it was for her or other family members, only to find out that the meal she was cooking was actually for her dog!

And what a cook Chris was!  She loved to be in the kitchen making the many family recipes that she held dear.  She loved to talk with people about what she was cooking that day and loved to reminisce about a memory that was attached to the certain food she was cooking. Chris loved cooking for visitors and definitely loved to put on a party.  She was meticulous at home with her decorating, and between the cooking and the home décor, there was always something to talk about when you visited with Chris.  Her home felt like your home when you walked in as it was always so inviting.

Chris was also one of the most stubborn people that you could ever meet.  She was so strong and unwavering that she often refused to show any weakness, even at all costs.  Sorry was not a word that came easily to her.  She could be upset and choose the path of not talking to someone (family or not), but she would also never tell them to leave or not feed them if they showed up.  On one hand she has so much pride that it often got in her own way, but on the other hand she would make time every week to check on someone or would never forget to say thank you for even the smallest gesture.   And if she made her mind up about something, Chris could argue her point with the best of them.  By the time you were done arguing, you agreed with her and couldn’t remember why you didn’t agree to begin with.  It was one of her most frustrating and admirable qualities, all rolled into one.

Chris will always be known as the strong, independent, loving and outspoken woman that she was.  Her smile and laugh were contagious, and she was always willing to lend a helping hand or suggestion.  She had a larger-than-life presence and a sense of humor that never failed to invoke a laugh or a look of disbelief!  She will be missed by so many, her immediate family, the blended family from her marriages, friends and even acquaintances. Stories about Chris will be shared and remembered by all that knew and loved her.

Chris was preceded in death by her father Stanley Idzinski (1972), mother Stacia Idzinski (1993), brother Stanley Idzinski (1988), son Christopher Gonzalez (2009), step-sons Conard Lindeberg (2003) and Malcolm Lindberg (2020), and husband Orville Lindberg (2020).  She is survived by her older brother Anthony Idzinski (Maureen) of St Cloud, Florida, daughter Stacia Gillingham (Tony) of Renton, Washington, daughter Eileen Bradford (Bryan) of Lake Stevens, Washington, son Michael Ota (Fitu) of Kent, Washington, son Brian Ota of Chehalis, Washington, daughter Barbara Ota of Doyle California, step-children Rebecca Marlowe and William Lindberg, 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00am, Monday, December 15, 2025 at the Peace Lutheran Church, 2071 Bishop Rd, Chehalis, WA 98532.

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