Victor Linley was the son of Kathryn McDonough Linley Wickham and Victor Linley Sr. His father died in 1915 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Superior, Wisconsin. His mother remarried to James Wickham in 1923. When Victor Linley Jr. died in 1945, he was buried with his mother's family in the McDonough plot in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942 - 1944
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Victor Linley, Eau Claire Attorney, Dies at Age of 41
Victor Linley, 41, Eau Claire attorney , died at 3 o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Linley was on a business trip in New York last week when he became ill and returned home, arriving her Wednesday. His condition became critical and he was taken to the hospital Friday.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the home, 405 Park Ave., and at 8:30 from St. Patrick's Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. E. Dowd officiating. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded by a squad from the William C. Johnson post, American Legion. Friends may call at the home Tuesday after 3 p.m. There will be rosary devotions at the home at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Linley's law offices were located in the Union National bank building, where he set up practice last July, after returning from two years of service in the Army military intelligence, receiving an honorable discharge. Previous to entering service in 1942, he was in partnership for a time with A. H. Shoemaker.
Mr. Linley was born in Superior, Wisc., July 19, 1903. He was the son of Mrs. James Wickham, 405 Park Ave. [Eau Claire, Wisc.]. His father was the late State Senator of Superior. He was a grandson of the late State Senator Frank McDonough of Eau Claire, industrialist and founder, in 1888, of the McDonough Manufacturing Company, makers of sawmill machinery.
He was a graduate of the Eau Claire High School and the Eau Claire State Teachers College, and of the University of Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. degree. Later he attended the law school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving his L.L.B. degree and being admitted to the bar in 1930. He became associated with the late Allan V. Classon in the latter's law firm at Occonto, and two years later he was taken into partnership by William F. Schanen, Port Washington attorney, under the firm name of Schanen and Linley.
He remained with Schanen for eight years, coming then to Eau Claire where he entered into a partnership with A. H. Shoemaker.
Source: Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisc.), 4 June 1945, page 3
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942 - 1944
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Victor Linley, Eau Claire Attorney, Dies at Age of 41
Victor Linley, 41, Eau Claire attorney , died at 3 o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Linley was on a business trip in New York last week when he became ill and returned home, arriving her Wednesday. His condition became critical and he was taken to the hospital Friday.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the home, 405 Park Ave., and at 8:30 from St. Patrick's Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. E. Dowd officiating. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded by a squad from the William C. Johnson post, American Legion. Friends may call at the home Tuesday after 3 p.m. There will be rosary devotions at the home at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Linley's law offices were located in the Union National bank building, where he set up practice last July, after returning from two years of service in the Army military intelligence, receiving an honorable discharge. Previous to entering service in 1942, he was in partnership for a time with A. H. Shoemaker.
Mr. Linley was born in Superior, Wisc., July 19, 1903. He was the son of Mrs. James Wickham, 405 Park Ave. [Eau Claire, Wisc.]. His father was the late State Senator of Superior. He was a grandson of the late State Senator Frank McDonough of Eau Claire, industrialist and founder, in 1888, of the McDonough Manufacturing Company, makers of sawmill machinery.
He was a graduate of the Eau Claire High School and the Eau Claire State Teachers College, and of the University of Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. degree. Later he attended the law school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving his L.L.B. degree and being admitted to the bar in 1930. He became associated with the late Allan V. Classon in the latter's law firm at Occonto, and two years later he was taken into partnership by William F. Schanen, Port Washington attorney, under the firm name of Schanen and Linley.
He remained with Schanen for eight years, coming then to Eau Claire where he entered into a partnership with A. H. Shoemaker.
Source: Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisc.), 4 June 1945, page 3
Victor Linley was the son of Kathryn McDonough Linley Wickham and Victor Linley Sr. His father died in 1915 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Superior, Wisconsin. His mother remarried to James Wickham in 1923. When Victor Linley Jr. died in 1945, he was buried with his mother's family in the McDonough plot in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942 - 1944
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Victor Linley, Eau Claire Attorney, Dies at Age of 41
Victor Linley, 41, Eau Claire attorney , died at 3 o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Linley was on a business trip in New York last week when he became ill and returned home, arriving her Wednesday. His condition became critical and he was taken to the hospital Friday.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the home, 405 Park Ave., and at 8:30 from St. Patrick's Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. E. Dowd officiating. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded by a squad from the William C. Johnson post, American Legion. Friends may call at the home Tuesday after 3 p.m. There will be rosary devotions at the home at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Linley's law offices were located in the Union National bank building, where he set up practice last July, after returning from two years of service in the Army military intelligence, receiving an honorable discharge. Previous to entering service in 1942, he was in partnership for a time with A. H. Shoemaker.
Mr. Linley was born in Superior, Wisc., July 19, 1903. He was the son of Mrs. James Wickham, 405 Park Ave. [Eau Claire, Wisc.]. His father was the late State Senator of Superior. He was a grandson of the late State Senator Frank McDonough of Eau Claire, industrialist and founder, in 1888, of the McDonough Manufacturing Company, makers of sawmill machinery.
He was a graduate of the Eau Claire High School and the Eau Claire State Teachers College, and of the University of Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. degree. Later he attended the law school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving his L.L.B. degree and being admitted to the bar in 1930. He became associated with the late Allan V. Classon in the latter's law firm at Occonto, and two years later he was taken into partnership by William F. Schanen, Port Washington attorney, under the firm name of Schanen and Linley.
He remained with Schanen for eight years, coming then to Eau Claire where he entered into a partnership with A. H. Shoemaker.
Source: Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisc.), 4 June 1945, page 3
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942 - 1944
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Victor Linley, Eau Claire Attorney, Dies at Age of 41
Victor Linley, 41, Eau Claire attorney , died at 3 o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Linley was on a business trip in New York last week when he became ill and returned home, arriving her Wednesday. His condition became critical and he was taken to the hospital Friday.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the home, 405 Park Ave., and at 8:30 from St. Patrick's Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. E. Dowd officiating. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded by a squad from the William C. Johnson post, American Legion. Friends may call at the home Tuesday after 3 p.m. There will be rosary devotions at the home at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Linley's law offices were located in the Union National bank building, where he set up practice last July, after returning from two years of service in the Army military intelligence, receiving an honorable discharge. Previous to entering service in 1942, he was in partnership for a time with A. H. Shoemaker.
Mr. Linley was born in Superior, Wisc., July 19, 1903. He was the son of Mrs. James Wickham, 405 Park Ave. [Eau Claire, Wisc.]. His father was the late State Senator of Superior. He was a grandson of the late State Senator Frank McDonough of Eau Claire, industrialist and founder, in 1888, of the McDonough Manufacturing Company, makers of sawmill machinery.
He was a graduate of the Eau Claire High School and the Eau Claire State Teachers College, and of the University of Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. degree. Later he attended the law school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving his L.L.B. degree and being admitted to the bar in 1930. He became associated with the late Allan V. Classon in the latter's law firm at Occonto, and two years later he was taken into partnership by William F. Schanen, Port Washington attorney, under the firm name of Schanen and Linley.
He remained with Schanen for eight years, coming then to Eau Claire where he entered into a partnership with A. H. Shoemaker.
Source: Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisc.), 4 June 1945, page 3
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Victor Linley is buried next to his mother, Kathryn McDonough Linley Wickham in the McDonough plot at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Eau Claire, WI
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