Gina Lynn Mottl, 43, living in Williston, North Dakota, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 28, 2026 after her strong fight with cancer. She passed away at the Sidney Health Center in Sidney, MT with her family by her side.

Gina was born on March 14, 1982 in Fairplay, Colorado. She and her family lived in Bailey Colorado through her school age years, attending and graduating from Platte Canyon High School, the same school her mother and 10 other family members graduated from. After high school Gina went off traveling and exploring, moving to different cities in Colorado and multiple different states, looking for a new experience. She ended up coming back to Colorado and attending Red Rocks Community College, transferring to Metro State College where she got her bachelor’s in environmental science, with a water quality focus.

After graduating, Gina got her dream internship with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM,) where she lived in a tiny RV in a campground and worked in Craig Colorado on BLM land. After her internship she and her husband Tom Mottl, moved to Williston, North Dakota, where she started her job with the wastewater plant, and working her way up to superintendent, where she stayed for 9 years.

Gina and Tom met in Idaho Spring Colorado, the summer of 2006. They married in Morrison Colorado the spring of 2011 and moved to Williston North Dakota to start their life in 2012. Shortly after moving, they had their first son Waylen Mottl, 12, then Grant Mottl, 8.

She is survived by her husband, Tom Mottll; children, Waylen and Grant Mottl: mother, Tammy Comb; sister, Dellynn Combs; niece, Madison DeLisle.

Gina was preceded by her father, Bruce Combs.