John J. Burgad, Jr.71, Linton, ND, passed into eternal life on July 8, 2015 in Linton, after a courageous battle of lung cancer for 1 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton with Rev. David Richter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, where there will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. John was born on January 21, 1944 in Strasburg, ND. He was the son of John and Katherine (Reis) Burgad. He grew up and worked on the family farm west of Strasburg, ND. He graduated from Emmons Central High School.In 1964 he purchased the farm from his parents and married Mary Helen Meier. They had three children, Lorrie, Shawn and Cheryl.Although farming and ranching were his lifelong passions, John also held other jobs outside of his farming career. These included being the co-owner of Linton Livestock and also owning J and S Trucking. He instilled a life lesson of hard work and loved working with cattle on the farm. He was very proud of his gardening skills and making his homemade food.John leaves behind his daughter Lorrie Glass (fianc Jeff Simpfenderfer), Bismarck, his son, Shawn (Kelli) Burgad, Strasburg, ND and his daughter, Cheryl (Chad) Schneider, Bismarck; his grandchildren, Jessica (John) Dietrich, Renae Glass and special friend, Jerrett Grimes, Breanna Burgad, Bradyn Burgad, Morgan Schneider and Blake Schneider. John is also survived by his special friend, Bernie Wagner, Linton; his sisters, Angie Hager, Strasburg, Marge Tschosik, Bismarck, and brother-in-law, Eddie Kramer, Strasburg, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Aloys Burgad, his sisters, Mary Wikenheiser, Helen Kramer, Hermina Mattern, and sister-in-law, Alice Burgad, brothers-in-law, Andy Hager, Max Tschosik, Ray Wikenheiser and Franklin Mattern.