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Denman Island resident Anna Lin Thomsen dies

A notice says Thomsen died at home with her husband by her side and announces an online celebration of life for October 18.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2020-10-01 · compiled 2026-10-01

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A notice in this week’s Grapevine says Anna Lin (Linda) Thomsen died and announces a celebration of life for October 18 on Zoom.^[1]

The notice says Thomsen had been a hermit monk on Denman Island for 20 years and received a call to a ministry of prayer and contemplation from the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of BC in 2000.^[1]

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