Leo Charles “Catfish” Halligan, age 84, of Hudson, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.

He was born November 23, 1929 in Waterloo, the son of Charles and Neoma Floyd Halligan. Leo graduated from Geneseo (IL) High School. He married Betty Hardee on October 1, 1950 in Hudson.

Leo was a millwright for many years with Local 2158, retiring in 1992. He was a Veteran of the US Navy where he was a cook and in the submarine service. Leo was a member of Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138, the AMVETS and the Northeast Iowa Snowmobile Club.

Survivors include his wife, Betty of Hudson; his 7 children, Debra (Dallas) Ehmen of Waterloo, Rhonda (Jeff) Simpson of Hatfield, MO, Brenda (John Miller) Fuller of Waterloo, Linda Halligan of Waterloo, Charles Halligan of Waterloo, Lisa (Skip) Glanert of Preston, MN and Lila Halligan of Waterloo; 24 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren; a brother, Michael Halligan of Brandon, IA and a sister, Mickey McMurray of Nebraska.

Leo was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Larry, Danny and Terry Halligan and a grandson, Charles Joseph Fuller.