Sina Luta Win (Red Shawl Woman)
May 10, 1952 – January 7, 2023
Funeral services for Linda Dillabaugh, 70, of Dupree were held Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Dupree Community Building. Burial was at the Dupree Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Linda passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at her home in Dupree.
Linda was born May 10, 1952 in Mobridge to Burt and Jean (Longbrake) Dillabaugh. She was raised in Armstrong County.
The majority of her education was in Eagle Butte, with a short stint in Springfield at a girls’ boarding school.
Linda married Greg Jewett in 1969 and welcomed her daughter, Jeanne Marie, in December 1969.
She graduated from high school at Eagle Butte in 1970.
After her first marriage ended, she found love again in November of 1972 when she married Fred Heathershaw. In 1973 she moved to Glasgow, MT and took classes on the Glasgow Air Force Base.
Linda married her third husband, John Heathershaw, in 1986.
Linda welcomed an adopted son, Joey, on April 4, 1990. Linda was a contracting specialist for the Financial Department in the Tribal office from 1992 to 2006. She worked as a contracting specialist for Tribal Projects from 2006 until she retired in 2011.
For the last 12 years of her life, she spent her days laughing and enjoying life and spreading love to everyone she came in contact with. She loved growing plants and always had a green thumb.
Linda found her long-lost sister, Tina Conlee, after years of searching. She was able to meet Tina in August 2021. Their Aunt June and Uncle Don hosted a Thanksgiving dinner in 2022 at their home in Sandia Park, NM. Terry, Linda, Susie, Fred, and Tina’s family had a wonderful time reconnecting and sharing memories.
She made friends everywhere and left an impression on everyone she met. She was always ready for a new adventure and never hesitated to travel or relocate in search of exciting opportunities.
Linda is survived by Uncle Pete Longbrake, Uncle Don and Aunt June Gray; sisters Susie Dillabaugh and Tina Conlee; brothers Terry Dillabaugh and Fred Dillabaugh; daughter Jeanne Brooks and son Joey Heathershaw; grandchildren JD Johnson, Kym Brooks, Kolby Brooks and Krystan Brooks; seven great-grandchildren; nieces Kyanne Dillabaugh, Karen Ducheneaux, Kellie Fischer, Korey Fischer, Jordan Conlee, Taylor Conlee, and Josee Maynard; and nephews Burt Dillabaugh, Josh Dillabaugh, and Ryan Conlee.
She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents Delbert and Marriette (Bridwell) Longbrake and Fred and Ruth (Timmons) Dillabaugh; uncles Ron, Jayme, Bill, Jerry and Jack Longbrake; and her friends Andy Grass and Carol Elk Nation, Judy Bridwell, Fred Heathershaw, Justin Gray, Jimmy Picotte, and Bob and Judy Kessler.