Skip to content

Linda Toms – Metz Mortuary

    Linda Toms
    Linda Elizabeth Toms, age 80 of York, NE, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in York.  She was born on April 7, 1942 to Fred and Elizabeth (Williams) Petersen in Omaha, NE.  On June 30, 1968, she was united in marriage to Arthur R. Toms in the First Presbyterian Church in Fullerton, NE.

    Linda was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church. She received her teaching degree from Hasting College in Hastings, NE and taught kindergarten at Lincoln Elementary in York before becoming a long-term substitute teacher. She was co-owner and manager of Toms Dairy Treats & Sandwiches, worked at ALCO, and at York General Hospital, first as an aide and later in the pharmacy until retirement. Linda loved spending time with her grandchildren and her dogs Max and Abby. She was a voracious reader and enjoyed her flowers.

    She is survived by her sons Matt (Stacy) Toms of McCool Jct., NE, and Jeff (Mandy) Toms of Windsor, CO, her grandchildren Aurora and Harper Toms of McCool Jct. and Sutton, Pearson, Peter, Cyrus, Hadley and Sophia Toms of Windsor, her sister-in-law Jane Bovey of Kearney, NE and many loving nieces and nephews.

    She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur and her parents.

    Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery in York. Linda chose cremation. No viewing or visitation. Memorials may be directed to York Adopt-A-Pet. 

      Leave condolences for the family below.