James Richard Link

April 24, 1937 - July 28, 2022

Jim was the kind of guy that would often say, “I had everything I ever wanted.” Jim was born in an apple shack in Omak, WA on April 24th, 1937. He was the first son of Alfred M. and Mary E. Link. He had an older sister Marilyn (Clinton) Anderson, deceased, and leaves a younger brother David (Donna) Link of Helena, MT. He passed away at home with family by his side on August 28th. Jim is survived by his wife of 63 years Mary L. (Walisch) Link, daughter Terri A. Link, son Allen R. Link (Leesa), daughter Laura J. Marchand (Mitch), and preceded in death by infant son Steven R. Link. He was also blessed to be Papa to 8 grandchildren: Audrey (Andrew) Stout, Joshua (Aileen) Link, Kasey James, Miranda (Sean) Stille, Karrah (Kurt) Nygard, Austin Romerein, Zachary Link, Jacob Link, as well as 11 great-grandchildren: Lexi, Peyton, Kali, Belle, Kash, Abby, Dax, Isla, Austin, Megan, and Jordan. He will be remembered fondly for his never-ending supply of M&M’s, ice-cream time, his apple tree, pontoon boat rides, papa jokes, toad-in-the-holes, papa juice, the dirt pile, soda pop in the garage, and his assortment of stray cats, to name only a few...