Helen Pfalzgraf Linnane

Helen Pfalzgraf Linnane, 91, of Asheville, died Friday, October 2, 2015, at her Asheville residence. Mrs. Linnane was born in Harrison, OH on December 13, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Carl and Zella Mae Jones Pfalzgraf. She was a 1941 graduate of Harrison High School. During World War II, she worked in a war plant which contributed to the war efforts of our country. She was married to the late John Joseph Linnane, Jr., on January 17, 1953. They moved to Asheville in 1963 where she became an active member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and several church senior clubs. Mrs. Linnane is survived by her two daughters, Mary Patricia Linnane Biggers, of Asheboro, and Maureen Linnane Smathers and husband, Brian of Leicester; two sons, William Patrick Linnane, of Spring Hill, FL, and John Kevin Linnane and wife, Sheila of Allen, TX; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Fr. Dean Cesa at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Private burial will be at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 768 Asbury Rd., Candler, NC 28715. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.