OBITUARY: Howard John Linskey, 1948-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa

[ Posted Nov. 16, 2005 - www.mcpress.com  - Mitchell County Press-News ]




                             Howard John Linskey
 
Howard John Linskey of Osage, Iowa, born March 3, 1948 in Ladysmith,
Wisconsin, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at St. Mary's Hospital
in Rochester, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with Rev. John Moser officiating.

Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in Washington Township, Wisc.

An artist of woodcraft and words, expert fisherman and devoted Packer
fan, Howard leaves a lasting legacy to the family he loved and the friends
he cherished.

Howard was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Linskey.

Howard is survived by his wife, Irma Linskey, of Osage, Iowa; and five
children: Todd (Kelly) Linskey of Waldorf, Md.; Stephanie (Justin) May
of Boise, Idaho; Erin (Amanda) Linskey of Moscow, Idaho; Jeremy Linskey
of Moscow, Idaho; and Jennifer Linskey and fianc/ Brett Neis of Osage,
Iowa. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Zachary, Ryan, Amanda,
Cassie, Julia, Alexandria, Allison, Matthew, and Lexi; his parents, Eleanor
and Richard Mindykowski of Holcombe, Wisc.; brother, Harold (Peggy) Linskey;
brother, Dick (Jodi) Mindykowski; sister, Betty Ann (Bob) Ruff;
mother-in-law, Irma Voss; and numerous in-laws, nieces, and nephews.

Arrangements were by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.