Jack Streyle, 78, of Linton, ND, passed away on April 28, 2016 while walking the tree rows at his home on the Missouri River. It is assumed he had a massive heart attack. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Peace Lutheran Church, Linton, with Pastor Sean Barnhart officiating. Burial will be at the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery near Kintyre, ND.Visitation will be from 12-9 p.m. on Monday, May 2, with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at Myers Funeral Home, Linton.Jack Wayne Streyle was born December 11, 1937 in Napoleon, North Dakota to Jake and Lillian (Pritzkau) Streyle. He was the middle child of 5 children. Upon graduating from Napoleon High he attended a Masonry trade school. On August 31, 1957 he married his high school sweetheart, Elaine Olson. They were married for 58 years and had 3 children.Jack began his masonry career in Dickinson. Jack and Elaine moved to various communities and towns around the state wherever the jobs took them. In 1966 they moved to Linton where he began Streyle Masonry. In the beginning Jack worked mostly by himself assisted by his father-in-law. In a short time he hired another bricklayer and laborer and eventually the business grew in size to where at times he had up to 50 employees. In their early teens, Jack began training his sons in the family business. Being a true family business, Elaine did the books for 40 plus years. He semi-retired in 2013, but still enjoyed assisting and consulting with the business activities.Jack loved the outdoors. He was passionate about fishing and hunting and passed his love of the outdoors onto his family. Jack and Elaine enjoyed trap shooting, goose and pheasant hunting together. His favorite time of the year was deer hunting with his sons and grandkids. During the season he spent every morning and evening spotting deer from his deer shack. Being outside, watching wildlife and having his family together were his favorite things. He is survived by his wife Elaine and their 3 children, Scot (Carrie) of Menoken, Kim (Don) Kerns of Anchorage, Alaska, and Darren (special friend Crystal Marsh) of Hazelton. He was blessed with 6 grandchildren, Cody, Austin and Nicole of Menoken, and Amber (Jared) Arlien of Rugby, ND, Alicia and Jake of Bismarck and his beloved sister Ardeen Anderson of Hoyt Lakes, MN.He was preceded in death by his parents, three of his siblings Alan, Harlan and Karen and his mother-in-law and father-in-law. He will be met in heaven by his special friend Tucker Baumgartner. Memorials may be directed to the charity of your choice.