Mrs. Noreen Marion Sims

December 4, 1947 - February 20, 2019

Noreen Sims of Calgary, Alberta passed away on February 20, 2019 at the Foothills Country Hospice in Okotoks, AB at the age of 71 years. Noreen is survived by her son Jason Sims; her brothers Doug (Paulette) Sadler and Mel (Carol) Sadler; as well as her Uncle and Aunt Howard & Marge Harrison. She was born in Souris, MB to Lorne & Florence Sadler on December 4, 1947. Noreen attended West Park Junior High School and then Neepawa High School until she moved to Alberta. Once there, she attended and graduated from Ernest Manning High School in 1964. In 1969 she married Gordon Harvey Sims on June 21st, in Calgary, AB. On August 14, 1975 Noreen and “Skip” had a beautiful baby boy named Gordon Jason Sims. In 1989 Noreen inherited another son named Elton Ma, whom she loved and adored just the same as her own. Noreen worked for a few years as a dental hygienist, then changed to a career in Insurance where she remained until November of 2018. She enjoyed scratch and wins, curling, playing golf and heading to Las Vegas with friends and family in her young years. Her very favorite was Sundays when she could head to the ball diamond to watch her son play softball and keep score. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandkids, Jayden (14), Jaxson (12), Payge (12), Josh (10) and Broc (15). A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Canyon Meadows Community Centre (844 Cantabrian Drive S.W.), Calgary, AB to visit and share memories. The family will be collecting donations in lieu of flowers to be given to the Foothills Country Hospice, Box 274, Okotoks AB T1S 1A5, www.countryhospice.org To send condolences and view Noreen’s Tribute Page please visit www.lylereeves.com . Caring for the family is Lyle Reeves Funerals of High River (Craig Snodgrass) 403.652.4242.