Linda Mary (Wall) Dirks, 82, of Williston, ND, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the CHI St. Alexius Center in Williston, ND.
Linda was born September 17, 1934 in Lustre, MT to Orlando J. Wall and Helen Unrau Wall.
On April 7, 1955 Linda married John Dirks in Lustre. After a short stop in Canada, and welcoming their first child, they moved to Lambert, MT where John worked on a local farm. Three years later they moved to Mt. Lake where John worked construction with his brother and there family grew again. They later moved to Omaha, NE, where they welcomed 2 more children. In 1970, John and Linda packed up the family and moved back to Lustre, MT to farm with Linda’s Dad. While in Lustre, Linda loved working in her garden, crafting, sewing and spending time with her grandchildren. They moved to Williston, ND in 2002, lived briefly in Savage, MT in 2014. Following John’s passing, Linda lived with her daughter Cherylene in Williston. Linda enjoyed word search puzzles and watching Walton’s reruns to pass the time.
She and John attended the EMB Church in Lustre for over 40 years, always considering it their “home” church.
She is survived by her daughter Lavonne Toews and husband John of Lustre, MT, daughter Cherylene Setchfield of Williston, ND, son Kevin and wife Kelli of Savage, MT, daughter Valerie Fugleberg and husband Mark of Holdingford, MN, grandson Cody Toews of Williston, ND, granddaughter Brooke Holzrichter and husband Jared of Lustre, MT, granddaughter Amy Gramza and husband Steven of Wichita, KS, grandson Casey Toews of Hillsboro, KS, granddaughters Morgan and Molly Setchfield of Williston, ND, grandson Caleb Dirks and his wife Casie of Williston, ND, granddaughter Cassandra Robinson and husband James, of Glendive, MT, grandson Trenton Dirks of Fargo, ND, granddaughters Ashley, Andrea, Alisa, and Alanah of Holdingford, MN, and great granddaughters Aubrianna, Lauryn, and Ava Holzrichter of Lustre, MT, Aalyiah Dirks of Williston, ND, and Maren Gramza of Wichita, KS.