Virgil Dinga

Virgil Dinga, 86,

Bismarck, ND, formerly of

Butte, ND, passed away

Wednesday, July 1, 2020,

at Missouri Slope Care

Center in Bismarck.

Virgil Verl Dinga was

born October 9, 1933, the

son of Luke and Dorothy

(Lushenko) Dinga, in

Kongsberg, ND. He was

raised on a farm near

Kongsberg. For the first 8

years, he was educated in

a country school and then

attended Butte High

School from 1947-1951.

Virgil enlisted in the

United States Air Force in

1952. He proudly served

his country during the

Korean War. Virgil was

stationed in Tripoli, Libya

and then stateside in San

Antonio, TX. He was

honorably discharged

1956.

Virgil attended the

North Dakota State School

of Science in Wahpeton,

ND, for one quarter.

Virgil married Linda

Faye Bauer on September

20, 1958, at Holy Spirit

Catholic Church in Butte.

They made their home on

a farm in Kongsberg,

where they raised their

four children: Myron,

Rhonda, Byron and Ryan.

Virgil began farming

with his father in 1958

and continued until 1983.

He then worked construc-tion for a few years until

going to work for Com-

bined Insurance in 1987

until his retirement.

Virgil and Linda moved

to Bismarck in 2015 and

remained there until their

time of passing.

Virgil was a member of

Holy Spirit Catholic

Church of Butte and St.

Cecilia Catholic Church of

Velva, ND

He was also very active

in the Butte American Le-

gion Post 270, where he

was a member for over 55

years. He served as the

Post Commander, adju-

tant for over 26 years, was

a member of the color

guard, and managed the

Legion baseball team. Vir-

gil was also active in the

40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux,

40/8, Voiture 148 in

Minot, ND. He held the

office of Grand Chef De

Gare from 1976-1977.

Virgil enjoyed hunting

and fishing with his fami-

ly and friends. Virgil and

Linda also loved watching

their children and

grandchildren participate

in sports.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Children, Myron

(Janice) Dinga, Riverside,

CA, Rhonda (Kevin)

Kingsley, Bismarck; Byron

(Susan) Dinga, Bismarck

and Ryan Dinga, Minot;

grandchildren, Jessica (Ja-

son) Brett, Justin (Vic-

toria) Dinga, Nicole (Gar-

rett) Hartl, Kris (Brittaney)

Kingsley, Shantel (Chad)

Burrer, Magen (Jordan)

Buchholz, Chase Dinga,

Nathan (Abbie) Dinga,

Danielle Dinga and Sa-

mantha Dinga;

great-grandchildren, Kel-

lan Brett, Hunter and

Hailee Dinga, Lucas,

Drake and Easton Hartl,

Brynlee and Kambryn

Kingsley, Olivia and Caleb

Burrer, and Madilyn, Mar-

ley and Beckett Buchholz;

brothers-in-law, Mel-

bourne (Becky) Bauer,

Firestone, CO, and Del-

bert (Delphine) Bauer,

Butte; and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Virgil was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Luke and Dorothy; wife of

59 years, Linda Dinga; sis-

ters, Ardella Ferrel and

Geraldine Bauer; and his

brother, Alvin Dinga.

Celebrating the Life of

Virgil Dinga (Due to the

Coronavirus Pandemic):

There will be no reviewal,

as cremation has taken

place.

A Memorial Mass of

Christian Burial will take

place at a future date. A

second notice with ser-

vice times will follow.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompsonlarson.

com).