Linda Louise Cole 12/3/46 - 10/2/2025 Linda Cole (Erickson), born on 12/3/1946 in Cicero, IL to Ann Pakosh and Donald R Erickson, passed away peacefully on October 2nd with her family by her side. Linda moved to Las Vegas in 1967 before settling in Scottsdale, Arizona. She leaves behind her daughters, Darice Mangin and Jennifer Cole; granddaughters Jordan Thompson, NiCole Thompson, Rhiannon Farrell and Piper Farrell, and her great granddaughter Olive Kane; her brother Kenneth Erickson, sister Connie Erickson, and sister in law Lilia Ashley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill E. Cole. Linda loved her family, her cat, squirrels and coyotes, Bisbee and Jerome AZ, Neil Diamond and the Righteous Brothers, and the occasional day at the casino. She also enjoyed working for the AZ Department of Education for close to 39 years prior to retirement. We will miss her huge smile.