Elizabeth Vail Lindahl (Liz) passed away on March 31, 2023, in Auburn, of natural causes. She was 96.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 21, 1926. She was predeceased by her parents, Wallace and Marian Vail of Kansas City and Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and her sister, Dorothy Scheck of Stockton, California. Surviving are: David (son) and Brenda Lindahl of Opelika, Kathryn Lindahl (daughter) of Sun City West, Arizona, Bruce Lindahl (son) and Laurie of Gardnerville, Nevada. She is also survived by her grandchildren Wesley Lindahl of Houston, Texas, and great-granddaughter Eleanor Rowan Lindahl of Houston, granddaughter Beth Lindahl Wade (Travis Wade) and great-granddaughter Lily of Cumming, Georgia.
Liz was a lifelong lover of all things music. She attended Culver Stockton College as a vocal music major. Her uncle wrote music on Broadway and Liz sang on the radio in the 1940s. She continued a passion for music and spent many years as a choir director, soloist and pianist. She sang for the Stockton Chorale in Stockton, California, for many years. She worked for the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and introduced the Midwest to a new safety feature: the “airbag car.”
She was a wicked bridge player, and understood the impact and value of her volunteer work.
Liz recalled moving nearly 40 times in her lifetime with many of the moves while married to Wesley B. Lindahl. Her major life-changing stops included Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Logan, Utah; Angola, Indiana; Peekskill, New York; Elburn, Illinois; Hayward, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Homewood, Illinois; Stockton, California; and Auburn, Alabama.
While living in Hayward, she and her then husband, Wesley, owned Lindahl’s Sporting Goods for many years.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Kathy Lindahl McCheer-Off Scholarship at Michigan State University at Online Giving (msu.edu) or with a check made out to Michigan State University (in check memo, note for The Kathy E. Lindahl McCheer Off Scholarship) and mailed to University Advancement.
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