Linda Lou Bertsche

Background

Bertsche, Linda Lou was born on October 21, 1952 in Wauseon, Ohio, United States. Daughter of James Edwin and Genevieve (Shuppert) Bertsche.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, Goshen (Indiana) College, 1974; MSN, Indiana U.-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1990.

Career

Psychiatric nurse, Elkhart (Indiana) General Hospital, 1974-1976; staff nurse, High Park Physicians, Goshen, 1976-1978; psychiatric nurse, Otis Bowen Center, Warsaw, Indiana, 1978-1980; consultant, Otis Bowen Center, Warsaw, Indiana, 1986-1987; staff nurse, Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, 1980-1982; houseparent, Africa Inter Mennonite Mission, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1982-1985; staff nurse, Oaklawn Hospital, Goshen, 1987-1990; consultant, Elkhart County Special Education, Goshen, 1991-1993; psychiatric nurse specialist, North Eastern Center, Kendallville, Indiana, since 1991.

Achievements

• Linda Lou Bertsche has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatric clinical nurse specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indiana State Nurses Association (board directors District 12, 1991-1994, psychiatric-mental health county since 1990), Advocates for Child Psychiatric Nursing, North Control Indiana Honorary Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married James R. Yoder, September 24, 1977. Children: Rachael Erin, Timothy Luke.

Father:

James Edwin Bertsche

Mother:

Genevieve (Shuppert) Bertsche

Spouse:

James R. Yoder

child:

Timothy Luke Bertsche

child:

Rachael Erin Bertsche