LINUS H. LOEFFELHOLZ SR.

Mr. Linus Henry Loeffelholz Sr., age 89, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Heartsong in Belleville, WI. He was born February 27, 1927, at Dickeyville, WI, the son of Charles and Amelia (Salzman) Loeffelholz.
On June 27, 1951, he was united in marriage to Darlene Vondra. Linus was a farmer and truck driver. He was an excellent handler of mule teams.
Linus is survived by his children, Sandi Loeffelholz of Tomah, WI, Rita Rankin of West Union, Iowa, Gail (Lawrence) Rose of Greenwood, WI, Deb (Dan) Brunner of Mount Horeb, WI, Linus Loeffelholz Jr. of New Glarus, WI, Chuck (Andrea) Loeffelholz of Brooklyn, WI, Pam (Clint) Zettle of Brooklyn, WI, Bill Loeffelholz of New Glarus, WI, Becky (Marc) Peterson of Belleville, WI, and Nicholas (Roxie S.) Loeffelholz of Madison, WI; seventeen grandchildren; and twenty-four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Darlene; son, Michael; two sisters; two brothers; and a son-in-law, Raymond Rankin Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 338 S. Harrison St., Belleville, WI, with the Rev. Michael Moon officiating with burial in the St. Lawrence O'Toole Cemetery, Mt. Hope, WI.
Relatives and friends called from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Becker – Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, WI.
The family would like to thank Heartsong, Home Health Hospice, Home Health United, Dr. Brock and the staff of the Belleville Clinic for their care.
A memorial fund has been established in his memory.
An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes.com.