Will, Irene

              V-Irene
Will, 93, of Linton
Irene Will, 93, Linton,
passed away on Sunday, Feb.
14, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius
Health in Bismarck, sur-rounded
by her family.
Irene was born to Fred
and Rosina (Schuler) He-berle,
March 4, 1922, on a
farm east of Mound City,
S.D. They moved to North
Dakota in 1929, to a farm
about five miles north of
Linton. Irene attended school
west of Temvik through the
fifth grade, where she met
her future husband, Oscar
Will. Being the eldest of five
children, she helped out the
ladies in the neighborhood
to earn money in the 1930's.
She also helped her father on
the family farm.
Irene married Oscar Will
on Oct. 26, 1941, and lived
west of Hazelton until 1953.
Oscar and Irene bought the
Heberle family farm from her
father in the fall of 1953, and
moved in November of that
year. They lived there until
1978, when they moved into
Linton after selling the farm
to their daughter, Debra and
Terry Hochhalter.
Irene was a member of
the United Methodist church
and was involved with the
Methodist Women's group.
For many years she served on
the kitchen committee, sang
in the church choir, and was a
member of the Naomi Circle,
and chairperson of the funeral
committee for 25 years.
Irene was a great cook and
Irene Will
loved to cook for others. Her
home was always open to
family and friends. She was
a member of the Senior Citi-zens
of Linton and the Red
Hats group. Irene loved to
sew, crochet and knit special
things for her new grandchil-dren
and great-grandchildren.
She loved to read her Bible,
devotion books and visit with
her many friends. Irene was
admitted to the Strasburg
Care Center in June 2011,
for special care with minor
health problems.
Those left to cherish Irene's
memory include Irene and
Oscar's five children, Law-rence
and Sharon Will of
Mandan, Carol and Joe
Nafziger of Wauseon, Ohio,
Oscar, Jr. and Susan Will,
Lubbock,Texas, Jerry and Ja-nee
Will of Wichita, Kan., and
Debra and Terry Hochhalter
of Linton; 11 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; and
3 great-great-grandchildren;
one sister, Emma Streyle,
Fargo, one sister-in-law, Bobi
Heberle; and many nieces and
nephews.
Irene was preceded in death
by her husband, Oscar, of 54
years; one infant, Kenneth;
her parents, Fred and Ro-sina
Heberle; two brothers,
Edwin and Edward (Sara)
Heberle; one sister, Frieda
(Virgil) Pagel; brother-in-law,
Dale Streyle; and one
great-grandchild.
The Irene Will family
wishes to say an extra thank
you to the Strasburg Care
Center for their excellent
care to Irene and for the many
prayers said throughout her
stay at the care center.
Services were held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18,
2016, at the United Methodist
Church, Linton, with Pas-tor
Marlin Sapp officiating.
Organist was Carol Sapp.
Special music was by Jerome
Pool, "There Will Be Peace In
the Valley." Congregational
hymns were "No One Ever
Cared for Me Like Jesus,"
"What a Day That Will Be"
and "The Old Rugged Cross."
Casketbearers were Josh
Will, Jamin Will, Aaron
Will, Michael Hochhalter,
Stone Junod and Loren
Hendrickson.
Burial was at the Linton
Cemetery.