Linda B. Ahlborn, 76, of Jentilly Way, Tempe, Arizona, died Sunday, April 16, 2023, at home following a brief illness.She was born in March 27, 1947, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to William L. and Jeanne L. Batten.

Linda received her B.S. in elementary education from Indiana University South Bend, and attended the Graduate School of Library Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She retired in 2010 from the Arizona State University library system.

She supported Friends of Channel 8, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Midwest Museum of Art in Elkhart, Indiana, and Friends of Valley Metro.

She was a quiet, authentic, and deeply faithful woman who encouraged many through her loving actions. She will be remembered fondly by all those who knew her and will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by a daughter, a son, a daughter-in-law, a grandson and three sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rose Garden at Mesa Community College (https://www.mesacc.edu/give -rosegarden), and GoTEN (refugee support in Phoenix – https://goten.org/donate ).

Memorial service will be held June 24 at Living Faith Anglican Church on Guadalupe Avenue in Tempe, Arizona. She will be interred at Living Faith Anglican Church Memorial Garden, which she helped design.