Linda Katherine Karle passed away peacefully on August 13, 2024 in Fresno Calif.  Linda was born to Henry and Emma Berger in Fresno, Calif. on Oct 2, 1952.  Linda graduated from Queen of the Valley High School and attended Fresno State College where she graduated in 1974.  While attending Fresno State she made lifelong friends and met the love of her life Jim.

After raising her children, she taught for Sanger Unified School District at Madison Elementary until her retirement.  Linda was active mentoring women at Sanger Bible Church.

Linda is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jim; Daughters, Vanessa (Ronnie) Scott, Kristen, Allyson (Chris) Samuelson, Jayme (Mark) Kinsella, 10 grandchildren, and brother, Robert Berger.  She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Emma Berger.

A celebration of life will be held at Madison Elementary School at 2324 Cherry Avenue in Sanger on September 14th, 2024 at 2PM.  In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Foundation for Sanger Schools.  Donations will be used for supplemental reading books for each class at Madison Elementary School.  Checks can be made payable to Foundation for Sanger Unified Schools, with a memo note of "In Memory of Linda Karle", and mailed to 1905 7th St. Sanger, Calif. 93657