A celebration of life gathering in memory of Linda Lou Modrell will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Corvallis Arts Center, the family announced.
Modrell died Nov. 7, 2025, in Albany at age 82. A multiple-term Benton County commissioner, she was survived by a sister, two brothers, a bereaved partner, two sons, two granddaughters and a grandson.
The public is invited to attend the service. The Corvallis Arts Center is located at 700 SW Madison Ave., in Corvallis.
Obituary: Linda Lou Modrell (1943-2025)
Linda Lou Modrell (Buchanan) passed Nov. 7, 2025, in Albany, Oregon, aged 82. She was born a fourth-generation Oregonian to William Graham and Betty Jane Buchanan (Livingston) on Jan. 13, 1943 in Eugene, Oregon. Her father passed in 1949 and the family moved to Albany, Oregon, where Betty met and married Jess Willard Clough. Linda…
Longtime Benton County commissioner Linda Modrell dies at 82
Linda Modrell, a former Benton County commissioner who championed equality and advocated tirelessly for vulnerable residents during her 16-year tenure, died Nov. 8, 2025 at age 82. Modrell, a Philomath resident, served four terms as a Benton County commissioner from 1999 through 2014 after first being elected in 1998. During her time in office, Modrell…
