Pearlie “Pearl” Mae Sims (Brechtelsbauer), 79, loving, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, died Tuesday August 25, 2020 at Tidewell Hospice Center in Bradenton, Florida. She was born July 29, 1941 in Noel, Missouri, daughter of the late Waddie F. and Elizabeth J. (Jones) Sims and was a nurse for many years. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Dale Brechtelsbauer and two sons. Burial will take place 11 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2020 in the Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Saginaw. There were no visitation or other services. Local arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Directors, 9940 Saginaw Street Reese, MI 48757