Onalee V. Holmes
August 16, 1933 — September 29, 2015
Onalee V. Holmes, 82, of Marion, formerly of Alburnett, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, where a Parish Vigil Service will begin at 5:00 p.m. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2015, at the funeral home by Deacon Dennis Ternes. Private Family Inurnment: St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Prairieburg.
Survivors include her children Douglas (Marcia) Lawrence of Marion, Bruce (Theresa) Lawrence of Marion, Brian (Duane) Lawrence of Sacramento, CA, Camillia Lawrence (Steve) of Marion, and Leonard Lawrence of Alburnett; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and her brother, August Smith of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard “Mike”; her late husband, Vaughn; 2 children, Brad Lawrence and Brenda Holmes; her grandson, Clint Lawrence; sister, Jeanie Holub; and her sister-in-law, Peg Smith.
Onalee was born August 16, 1933, to August and Norma (Whiting) Smith. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1951, and then married Leonard Lawrence. After his death in 1963, Onalee married Vaughn Holmes in 1964. She was employed at Cryovac for 23 years. After retiring, she came to work as a hostess at Murdoch Funeral Home for many years.
In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to the Cedar Rapids Humane Society, 7411 Mt Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 in Onalee’s memory.
Survivors include her children Douglas (Marcia) Lawrence of Marion, Bruce (Theresa) Lawrence of Marion, Brian (Duane) Lawrence of Sacramento, CA, Camillia Lawrence (Steve) of Marion, and Leonard Lawrence of Alburnett; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and her brother, August Smith of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard “Mike”; her late husband, Vaughn; 2 children, Brad Lawrence and Brenda Holmes; her grandson, Clint Lawrence; sister, Jeanie Holub; and her sister-in-law, Peg Smith.
Onalee was born August 16, 1933, to August and Norma (Whiting) Smith. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1951, and then married Leonard Lawrence. After his death in 1963, Onalee married Vaughn Holmes in 1964. She was employed at Cryovac for 23 years. After retiring, she came to work as a hostess at Murdoch Funeral Home for many years.
In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to the Cedar Rapids Humane Society, 7411 Mt Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 in Onalee’s memory.
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