Obituary of Leon Francis Link

Surviving are his wife, Catherine "Kay" of Holy Cross, 6 daughters: Diane (Ron "Hink") Lucas of Holy Cross, Deb (Steve) Ross of Farley, Julie (Rick) Beecher of Dubuque, Sharon (Jim) Schieltz of Luxemburg, Mary (Ray) Hennessy of Whitewater, Wis. and Laurie (Bill) Pfeiler of Dyersville; 1 son: Randy (Katie) Link of Holy Cross; 17 grandchildren: and 3+ great grandchildren: 1 sister, Grace Brimeyer of Dubuque and 5 sisters-in-law: Edna, Alice, Elaine and Mary Link and Honey Cummer. Preceding him in death were "his little boy Terry" in 1952, his parents, his "twin buddy", Lyle and other brothers: Cletus, Sylvester, Bill and Herb; his brother-in-law, Leon Brimeyer and his son-in-law, "Rock" Link. Leon was born February 11, 1927 in Balltown, Iowa the son of Frank W. and Margaret (Thul) Link. He attended school in Balltown and married M. Catherine "Kay" Hannan on April 27, 1948 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rickardsville. Together they farmed in the Balltown area until 1969 when they moved to Holy Cross. He continued working at Caradco, the Holy Cross Locker and for the last 5 years he made coffee at Noonan's North. He was a retired member of the Holy Cross Fire Department and was a member of the Holy Cross Athletic Club. He enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be sadly missed by his family. Leon F. Link, 81, of Holy Cross, Iowa died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque after a brief illness. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 at the Kramer Funeral Home in Holy Cross where a parish scripture service will be held at 4 p.m. Friends may also call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Holy Cross, Iowa with Rev. Raymond Burkle officiating.