Obituary: Frederick C. "Fred" Linnert, age 83, of Concord, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and then Myrtle Beach, SC died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Lake Norman Regional Med. Center, Mooresville after an extended illness. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Hubbard officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Saturday at Whitley's Funeral Home prior to the Memorial service Fred was born June 5, 1929 in Pittsburgh PA, a son of the late Clarence and Catherine Denk Linnert. He graduated from Carrick High School and Robert Morris College. He served in the US Air force during the Korean War. He then became an accountant with his family's business, Jordan Tax Service. Later he served as a Special Agent with the FBI from 1960 to 1971, and then went back to assume ownership of the Family Tax business until he retired to Avella PA and then Myrtle Beach, SC. Fred will always be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and nephew. He will be deeply missed. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by his daughter, Patricia Lee Linnert Seay, and his brother, William Linnert. He is survived by his wife of 61 years; Patricia "Pats" Jackson Linnert of the family home, his daughters; Cheryl Suzanne Linnert of Concord and Danielle L. Holiday and husband, Erin of Odenton, MD, his grandchildren; Sean, Megan, Glenn, Brittany, Shannon, Nick, Kelsey, Jacqui and great-grandchildren; Emma, Bryson, Abriella and Allie and his Aunt, Rosanne James of Concord. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers the family requests that Memorial donations be made to St Jude's Children's Hospital @ P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148-0142
Visitation:
2:00-3:00 P.M. Saturday December 29, 2012 Whitley's Funeral Home
Service:
3:00 P.M. Saturday December 29, 2012 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel
Interment:
Private