LINDA K. VANDER WAAL

Linda K. Vander Waal, 68, of Springfield passed away on July 4, 2024, at Jacob’s House, End of Life Care Home in Nixa. She was born in Springfield on March 26, 1956, to Leroy and Mary Helen (Claypool) Miller.
She was raised in Greenfield and graduated from Greenfield High School in 1974, where she was fondly known to high school classmates as “Killer Miller.”
She was married to Douglas Vander Waal on Oct. 9, 1982.
She was a Work Comp Supervisor at Mercy Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Douglas Vander Waal; a daughter, Crystal (Jason) Callahan of Ozark; a brother, Alan Miller, of Springfield; a sister, Janie Miller of Springfield; her mother-in-law, Phyllis Bittner of Battlefield and her nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Terry Miller; her maternal/paternal grandparents; and father-in-law, Lawrence Bittner.
The family will host a visitation from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Thrive Church in Nixa. A celebration of life service will begin immediately following the visitation at 2 p.m.
The family has requested that remembrances be made in form of contributions to:
Jacob’s Houses, 2343 North Delaware Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
Care has been entrusted to Walnut Lawn Funeral Home DeGraffenreid-Wood Crematory.