James Linehan

DAVENPORT -- Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial for James
P. "Zeke" Linehan, a resident of Davenport, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday
at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Davenport. Burial will be in
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today
at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, where the family invites you
to join them for a prayer service to be offered at 7:45
p.m. Mr. Linehan died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at Genesis Medical
Center-West Campus, after a courageous battle with cancer. James
Patrick Linehan was born Aug. 14, 1930, in Davenport, a son of John
Aloysius and Mary Carmelit (Fruin) Linehan. He married Margaret
McGuire on Sept. 10, 1955, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Villa
Nova. She preceded him in death Dec. 25, 1997. Jim graduated in 1948
from the former St. Ambrose Academy, Davenport. He was employed 47
years with the DRI-Lines Railroad, retiring in 1992. He served in the
Iowa National Guard for six years and had been active during the
Korean War era. Jim was a life member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic
Church. He had been very active in the Knights of Columbus, 532,
Davenport. He was famous for his assistance with the Fish Fry and the
Sunday Morning Breakfast at Knights of Columbus. Jim enjoyed baking
and was especially known for his wonderful breads and other baked
goods. He had been an avid gardener and also was a talented wood
refinisher and antique restorer. He was an enthusiastic card player
and was notoriously known for his "poker face." Memorials can be made
to Sister Genevieve Fruend Scholarship Fund, in care of St. Paul the
Apostle Church, or Genesis Foundation. Survivors include daughters and
sons-in-law, Mary Beth and Todd Epping, Deland, Fla., Anne and Tom
Carney, Joliet, Ill., and Peggy and Doug Collins, Davenport; sons and
daughters-in-law, Pat and Lana Linehan, Davenport, Jim and Diane
Linehan, Davenport, John and Kathleen Linehan, Joliet, Ill., David
Linehan and Sherry, Davenport, and Tom and Shelly Linehan, Davenport;
11 grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Claire and Jim
Frazer, LeClaire; and a brother and sister-in-law, Martin and Marge
Linehan, Davenport. In addition to his wife and parents, a brother,
John "Jack" Linehan, preceded him in death. May they rest in peace.

October, 8, 2002 
Quad City Times