Linda Irene Drake

Linda I. (Veil) Drake, age 80, passed away peacefully at Toledo Hospital on Friday, November 18, 2022. Linda was born July 31, 1942 in Toledo to Russell and Grace (Campbell) Veil. She graduated from Waite High School in 1960 and went on to Flower Hospital to be a Registered Nurse, which she took very seriously. Linda met the love of her life, James, at her fiftieth-class reunion and two years later they were married February 26, 2012 on a cruise ship. Linda loved going on vacations and shopping. She enjoyed lunch and friendships with nursing classmates and former coworkers. Linda also liked visiting and staying overnight with her cousin Mary Lou Schifer in Bucyrus, OH. Linda and Mary Lou were very close to other members of the family. She loved gathering with family for parties and the holidays. Anyone who knew Linda would say she was one of the nicest people they had ever met and she will be dearly missed.

Linda leaves behind her husband, James; her step-children, Stacy (Dwayne Wolf) Drake, Marcy (Keith) Girard, and James (Kelly) Drake; her step-grandchildren, Nina, Rosa, Cira, George, Emma, Mary, Rylee, and Carter; her special cousin, Mary Lou Schifer, and many other cousins. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Leonard Veil.

Family and friends may visit the Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Rd in Oregon on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. with the memorial service to be held at 1:00 p.m. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio.