Funeral services for Irene Huber Link, age 82 of Elgin, will be held at 10:30am Thursday, January 17, at Hope Congregational Church in Elgin. Pastor Ellis Ryherd will officiate with burial in the Congregational Cemetery at New Leipzig.
Special music will be provided by Viola Sprenger, organist.
Serving as casketbearers are Toby, Jamie, Joe, Doug Huber; Sherry Deyo, and Darold Miller. All friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.
A memorial has been established to Hope Congregational Church.
IRENE CHRISTINE MILLER was born March 24, 1925 at McIntosh, SD to David and Elma (Hochhalter) Miller. She came to North Dakota with her parents in 1927 and attended a rural country school and New Leipzig High School. Irene was raised on a farm south of New Leipzig. She worked as a nurse's aide in the Elgin Hospital. She was united in marriage to Edwin Huber on August 6, 1944 at Mott. They moved to the Bentley area where they farmed and she lived for 23 years. Irene and Edwin had four sons, Dennis, Myron, Clyde, and Wayne. Her husband passed away on July 30, 1967.
Irene was united in marriage to Wilbur Link on September 17, 1969 at New Leipzig. They moved to the Elgin area where they lived on the Link family farm. In the early 1990's they moved into Elgin and continued to spend their retirement years together. Irene entered the Jacobson Memorial Care Center on January 26, 2006.
She went to be with her Lord and Master on Monday morning, January 14, 2008 at the age of 82 years, 9 months, 20 days.
She enjoyed crocheting and making doilies. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed baking, especially homemade bread and german dishes. She loved to work in the garden and loved canning everything that grew in the garden.
Surviving family members include her husband, Wilbur, Elgin, ND; 2 sons and 4 daughters-in-law, Myron and Cathy Huber, Garden City, KS; Clyde and Linda Huber, Courtenay, ND; Peggy and her husband, Duane Zarr, Cole Harbor, ND; Sandy and her husband, Kevin Kellogg, St. Lawrence, SD; 8 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 1 brother and 2 sisters-in-law, Harvey and Sylvia Miller, Sheridan, WY; Irene Miller, Mandan, ND; 1 sister, Ruby Hoffman, Bismarck, ND.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edwin, 2 sons, Dennis and Wayne Huber; 1 sister, Vernette Huber, and 1 brother, Marvin Miller.