LINDA ALICE SIMARD

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LINDA ALICE SIMARD Linda Alice Simard, age 68 of Manigotogan, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. She was born to the late Edward Simard and Harriet Simard on March 11, 1949. Linda attended Cranberry Portage Residential School, majoring in business. She moved to Winnipeg after high school to pursue a job. She was the first child out of 12 to move to Winnipeg. She was a lifelong member of Born Again Christian Faith, and she loved to attend Church. Family and friends were Linda's passion and delight. She grew up spending summers and then every other weekend once married with her family back home at Manigotogan. She loved to host and entertain and frequently had barbeque parties at her house. She loved gardening and planting flowers, she would spend many hours on her flower garden. As a youth, she was known for her gardening skills back home, where she won gardening contests. Linda also loved sewing and for many years sold clothes that she made. She loved to host all the traditional suppers at her house and she would invite as many as she could. Throughout her life, Linda would have many family members come stay with her in Winnipeg. She enjoyed her time with her family and many lifelong friends. Linda was a Foster Parent for many years, in the end she was a specialized high risk youth foster parent. She had many jobs throughout her life, one of her fondest jobs was with Native Women's Transition Centre. She loved helping women adjust and start their new lives. She was an administrative assistant, accountant, production line worker at Paulins Cookie Factory. She also worked on an assembly line as a bus taper at Motor Coach Industries. She cleaned homes for many people, and owned her own cleaning business. She was a very busy woman and loved being outdoors. Linda was predeceased by her parents Edward and Harriet Simard, brother Peter Simard, and son Anthony Papineau. She is survived by her brothers, Willard, Victor (Sandra), Morley (Dorothy), and Alvin, and her sisters, Connie, Joanne, Karen (David), Ann, Norma, and Georgina (Merle). Linda is also survived by her daughters Pam Tkachyk, Tanya Sinclair (Chris), and son Kevin Sinclair; her grandchildren Kayla Sinclair, Megan Sinclair, Jonathon Laliberty, Sean Mancheese, Riley Sinclair, Brady Sinclair, Sierra Tkachyk, Logan Tkachyk, Matthew Tkachyk, Shae Tkachyk, and great-grandchild Janayaha Pagdato. She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends. Linda requested a burial at Brookside Cemetery with prayers and a funeral service at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main Street. Prayers will be held on Thursday, April 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a service at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2017 also at Cropo Funeral Chapel. The family wishes to thank all of those who cared for Linda during her last times. Cropo Funeral Chapel, 204-586-8044

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 27, 2017