Marlborough – Linda Sullivan (Starner) was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter, and friend. She left this world on October 20, 2022, after 71 years of caring for others and touching so many lives.
She was born in Cambridge, MA on September 15, 1951, to Dorothy and Evert Starner. It was in high school that she met her husband Ray, not knowing that they would be together for 55 years and 50+ years of marriage. The true storybook tale of high school sweethearts who lovingly walked through life together.
After high school, she embarked on a nursing career that would span her final days. She dedicated her life to caring for others as a nurse, head of nursing, and legal nurse consultant. But anyone who knew Linda knew that her most important role was caring for her family and friends. And she did it all with selflessness and grace.
Linda loved the beach, cooking, and the news (nobody’s perfect). She loved bragging about her sons and grandsons. She loved spending time in Maine with her husband…or wherever life took them.
She is survived by her husband, Ray, her sons Jake and Jason, her daughters-in-law Lori and Amy, her grandsons Cole and Max, her brother Paul, and a life’s worth of cherished friends.
Linda will always be remembered for her tireless work ethic, staunch loyalty, enormous heart, limitless compassion, and undying love for family and friends. She always saw the best in people and would walk a mile to bring someone an ounce of joy.
Per Linda’s request, no service or funeral is planned. She hated being the center of attention while alive and had no plans of changing that after she passed. You can celebrate Linda’s life through more frequent acts of kindness and taking a little extra care of someone in need.
