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James Eugene Callahan, 60, of Newton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at his home. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax. The family will greet friends following the service at a luncheon in the fellowship hall. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Temple Hill near Cascade. Memorials may be directed to the Izaak Walton League and condolences may be left for the family at coburnfuneralhomes.com.
The son of Roger John and Mary Margaret (Supple) Callahan, Jim was born May 23, 1958, in Waterloo. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1976. Jim was a proud UAW Union member who worked in assembly at Maytag, retiring in 2006. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton and the Izaak Walton League. Jim was a true outdoorsman, enjoying hunting fishing and most everything related to the outdoors.
Those left to honor his memory include his two sons, J.R. Callahan and Will Callahan; a granddaughter, Emma Mae Callahan; his parents, Roger and Mary Callahan; and his siblings, Tim (Patti) Callahan, Mike (Laurie) Callahan, John (Charlotte) Callahan, Mark (LuAnn) Callahan, Sean (Jodi) Callahan and Jennifer (Randal) Schoenherr. Preceding Jim in death were his grandparents, Eugene and Mary Callahan and Leo and Viola Supple.