Callahan, Roger John – 1935-2019

BURKE, CALLAHAN, CONNOR, FOX, HOSCH, MAST, SARAGUSA, SCHOENHERR, SUPPLE, WIDEL

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:28

Roger John “Jeep” Callahan, 83, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Colfax, died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.
A wake took place Sunday at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade. A service for Roger will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 10 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Temple Hill, Iowa with Rev. Douglas Loecke officiating. Burial will be held in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Temple Hill, with Loecke officiating. Burial will be held in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Temple Hill. There will also be a celebration of life in Roger’s honor from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the Colfax Historical Society building.
Roger was born June 30, 1935 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Eugene and Mary Alice (Hosch) Callahan. He received his education in St. Martin’s school in Cascade and went on to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls where he received his teaching certification. On Aug. 18, 1956 he was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Supple at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Temple Hill.
He taught physical education and was a coach at Colfax and later at Southeast Polk School System for 30 years when they resided in Colfax. He enjoyed sports and outdoor activities. He was a fan of the Detroit Tigers, Hawkeye football and wrestling. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He is an Army Veteran, having served in the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Callahan of Maquoketa, six children, Tim (Patricia) Callahan of Pella, Mike (Laurie) Callahan of Kansas City, MO, John (Charlotte) Callahan of Doniphan, MO, Mark (LuAnn) Callahan of Prior Lake, Minn., Sean (Jodi) Callahan of Mingo, and Jennifer (Randall) Schoenherr of Canton, 12 grandchildren, Johanna and Luke Callahan, J.R. and William Callahan, Ryean Callahan and Cayla Saragusa, Britnie and Stephanie Callahan, Trevor Callahan, Patrick and Nick Callahan and Brett Schoenherr; and three great grandchildren, Emma, Michael, and Max; his siblings, Eugene “Ronnie” (Joanne) of E. Western Springs, Ill., Joyce Burke of Menominee Falls, WI, Judith Callahan, BVM of East Dubuque, Ill., Lois Mast (Chuck) of Whitewater, Wis., Warren “Jerry” (Bonnie) Callahan of Cascade, Stanley (Karen) Callahan and Quentin Callahan both of Bernard and Mary Lou Callahan of Dubuque, sister-in-law, Judy Callahan of Independence, and sisters and brother-in-laws, Loretta (Francis) Connor of Lisbon, Alice (Kenny) Widel of Maquoketa, and Donald (Judy) Supple of Onslow.
He is preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jim “Muttley” Callahan; brothers, Maurice “Red” Callahan, Philip Callahan, Claude Callahan and John “Jack” Supple and in-laws, Lorelei (Fox) Callahan and Thomas Burke.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com
Source: Jasper County Tribune; Thursday, April 4, 2019