William "Willie" Ibach, 78, of Linton, ND, died March 22, 2013 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton with Fr. David Richter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013 from 9:00am to 9:00pm at the Myers Funeral Home, Linton. There will be a prayer service on Monday at 7:00pm. Visitation will continue for 1 hour before the services at the church on Tuesday. William was born August 1, 1934 in Strasburg, ND, the son of Joseph and Magdalena (Senger) Ibach. He was raised on a farm 14 miles east of Linton. His family moved back to the family homestead 8 miles northeast of Strasburg. Willie married Helen Jahner on June 23, 1958 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, west of Strasburg. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed on the family homestead until retiring into Linton in 1995. Willie was a member of the Beaver Valley Horse Club, the Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters and Dakota Sunrise Campers for 18 years. He enjoyed horse and buggy, snowmobiling, playing cards, driving his electric car, camping, his grandchildren and praying the rosary every day. As a child, Willie suffered from Rheumatic fever and as a result of this, his aortic valve was damaged. He had his first valve replacement in 2001. In 2002, Willie was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer. After his surgery and radiation treatments, he fully recovered. On February 4, 2013, Willie received his 2nd valve replacement in which he was still recovering from, and was just starting to feel better. Willie died on March 22, 2013 at his home. Grateful to have shared his life are his wife of 54 years, Helen, Linton, ND; two sons and daughters-in-law: Kevin and Deb Ibach, Sioux Falls, SD and Tim and Audrey Ibach, Sioux Falls, SD; a daughter and son-in-law: Lori and Glen Gefroh, Linton, ND; seven grandchildren: Ian, Taryn, Brandon, Tyler, Derek, Jadyn and Boston; five sisters and brothers-in-law: Isabelle Keller, West Allis, WI, Deloris and Jim Sette, Sacramento, CA, Maggie and Jack Sheehan, Brookfield, WI, Millie and Pete Nagel, Bismarck, ND and Arlene Ibach of Bismarck, ND. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Gerard (2 days); a daughter, Shirley (2 1/2 years); a brother and sister-in-law: Alouis and Sally Ibach; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Mary and George Kelsch, Jean Sullivan, Luella and Ed Rohrich and Cecelia and Joe Voller