Sandra "Sandy" Lindell Harms
Atlantic, IA - Sandra "Sandy"
Lindell Harms, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, November 8, 2021,
after a short, hard-fought battle with cancer.
Sandy was born December 2, 1964, in
Jacksonville, Illinois to Dr. Vernon and Carolyn (Bunting) Lindell.
She married Lonnie Harms on April 23, 1988, and he survives.
Growing up in Jacksonville, Illinois,
she was active in 4-H showing horses and beef cattle. She graduated
from Jacksonville High School in 1983 and attended Western Illinois
University, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor's in business
administration. She furthered her education at Washburn University
and earned her Juris Doctorate in 1992. Sandy went on to practice law
for ten years, but as her and Lonnie welcomed children, she decided
to stay home and raise her family. She found a true passion for
helping kids, and she went back to school once more to earn a degree
in social studies education with an endorsement in special education.
For five years, she helped numerous students overcome tremendous
adversity, as she was a guiding light for all the young lives that
she touched. She enjoyed shopping, spending time with her children
and grandchildren (who affectionately referred to her as Nonnie), and
volunteering for the Southwest Iowa chapter of the National Alliance
for Mental Illness.
She is survived by her husband, Lonnie;
three sons and one daughter, Luke (Amy Carroll) Lindell, Isaiah
(Kelsey) Harms, Sarah (Aron) Beatty, and Noah (Chris) Harms; seven
grandchildren, Dylann Hayes, Kashton Lindell, Ben and Rachel "Liz"
Harms, and Shiloh, Elijah, and Jonah Beatty; her father, Dr. Vernon
Lindell; three brothers, Dr. Larry (Gayle) Lindell, Mike (Trish)
Lindell, and Garrett (Jodi) Lindell; two sisters, Linda (Eric) Brown
and Vickie (Mark) Robertson; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was proceeded in death by her
mother, Carolyn.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Grace Hill Mennonite
Church in Whitewater, Kansas. Interment will follow at Grace Hill
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Friday,
November 12, 2021, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Broadway Colonial Funeral
Home in Newton, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to NAMI –
Southwest Iowa or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Online condolences may be left to the
family at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton, Ks.
1964 - 2021 (56 years)