In Memory of

Louise

S.

Lind

Obituary for Louise S. Lind

Lind, Louise Ann Sanborn, 94, died on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on December 6, 1929 to Lois G. Hodges Sanborn and Colin Campbell Sanborn in Highland Park, IL.

Louise Sanborn Lind lived in Highland Park until 1943 when her family moved to Washington, D.C. where her father was serving in the Navy. In 1938 the family spent 6 months in London, England, while her father studied at the Natural History Museum on a Guggenheim Fellowship. She attended high school in Glen Arbor, MI at Pinebrook for Girls where she graduated in 1946.

Louise attended Lake Forest College, Lake Forest. IL, Kansas City, MO Junior College and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1952. She and her late husband, Edward A. Lind met at KU and were married on February 10, 1951. They had 6 children.

Louise taught school for one year in St. Mary’s, KS, 5 years in Elsmore, KS, and 11 years at Iola High School. Louise and Edward both retired from teaching in May 1992 and traveled to Europe and England at least once a year until Edward died in 2002.

She served on the Allen County Hospital Auxiliary, St. John’s Altar Society, CASA, Hospice and was a member of the Allen County Retired School Personnel Association.

Louise is survived by sons, Dr. Edward J. Lind and his wife Kim, David M. Lind and his wife Susan, 3 daughters, Louise A. Lind, Jennifer Lind-Spahn and her husband Jeff Spahn and Dorothy J. Lind; 8 grandchildren, Derek Lind and his wife Cannarissa, Zachary Lind and his wife Abbey, Vie Ayeraye, Daniel Lind and his wife Hope, Nicole Manning and her husband Scott, Matthew Spahn and his wife Ashley, Jackie Spahn Huff and her husband Jed, and Cathryn Lind; 15 great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Kaitlyn, Samantha, Jacob, David Alexander, Shelley, Jack, Charlotte & Michael Lind, Bailey Sanborn Müller and her husband Jonas, Steven and Elena Manning, Theo and Addison Spahn and William Huff. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Lind and their infant son James Aaron.

Louise was cremated. The funeral Mass will be at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 430 N. Broadway, Wichita on Friday, April 5th. The Rosary will be at 9:30 am followed by the Mass at 10 am. Burial will be later at St. John’s cemetery in Gas, KS.

Memorials may be made to the Edward A. Lind & Louise S. Lind Endowment at Allen Community College.The direct link is https://allencc.kindful.com/?campaign=1196126.