Mary Elizabeth Linard
July 18, 1923 – August 2, 2020

Due to COVID-19, no services are scheduled for Mary Elizabeth Linard, 97, of Illinois.
Mary Elizabeth Linard died Aug. 2, 2020.
Mary Elizabeth Linard was born July 18, 1923, on a farm outside of Kimball, SD, to Leo and Lillian Ryan.
She grew up with her siblings, Lynus, Mark, Veronica and Leroy.
Veronica is the only surviving sibling.
Mary was a devout Catholic, avid reader, wonderful mother, loving wife and fine seamstress.
She met Robert A. Linard during World War II and became a war bride.
Grateful for having shared her life are her five children, Patricia, Rita, Nancy, Robert and Diane; nine grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, a great great grandchild and a sister, Veronica.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Linard and her parents, Leo and Lillian Ryan.