Linda passed away peacefully on May 12, 2012 at the Okanagan Hospice House in Kelowna, BC, after a brave fight with cancer.

She was born Linda Joan Mae Koehler on October 19, 1953 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She is survived by her husband, Bill Sim; her son Grant Sim; her daughter Candice (Patrick) Rider; her grandson Cayden Rider; her mother Bernice Koehler; her sister Glenda (Neil) Mallach and her brothers Doug (Sue) Koehler, Terry (Nadine) Koehler and Gerald (Tammy) Koehler, her brother-in-law Dale (Colleen) Sim, plus many nieces and nephews and other family.

Linda was predeceased by her father, Raymond Koehler.

Linda met Bill Sim in September 1966 in Kamloops, BC, where they were married in 1971. Bill and Linda moved to Clearwater, BC in 1971, where they settled to work, play and raise their two children. Her smile and laugh brightened the lives of all who knew her.

A Memorial Service for Linda will take place on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Clearwater Community Baptist Church.

Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, 250-674-3030.