Willard Laverne Holtz
November 13, 1932 — August 24, 2015
Willard LaVerne Holtz, 82, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at home, in his favorite spot, his sunroom. Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015, and visitation from 10:30a.m. to 12:00p.m.Thursday, August 27, 2015, all at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Burial: Campbell Cemetery, Bertram.
Willard is survived by his wife, Beverly; children, Deb (Mike) Studt of Marion, Glori (Joe) Roman of Cedar Rapids, Paul (Jenifer) Holtz of Solon, and Darcy (Bill) White of Shellsburg; grandchildren, Shelly, Ami, Brian, Shawn, Chace, Nicole, Kara, Abby, B.J., and Jari; eighteen great-grandchildren and one on the way; and sisters, Donna (Raymond) Frank, Shirley (Neal) Skovholt, and Carol Kuehl.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
Willard was born November 13, 1932 in Minnewaukan, North Dakota to William and Mabel (Johnson) Holtz. He graduated from New Rockford Central High School in 1951 and Wahpaton State School of Science. Willard married Beverly Edinger on October 30, 1953 at the First Congregational Church in New Rockford, North Dakota. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Rockwell Collins as an electrical engineer, retiring in 1990 after 31 years.
Willard’s great joys in life were: playing billiards while wintering in Arizona, fishing at Devils Lake, North Dakota, and most importantly being with his family.
Memorials may be directed to Unity Point Hospice.
Willard is survived by his wife, Beverly; children, Deb (Mike) Studt of Marion, Glori (Joe) Roman of Cedar Rapids, Paul (Jenifer) Holtz of Solon, and Darcy (Bill) White of Shellsburg; grandchildren, Shelly, Ami, Brian, Shawn, Chace, Nicole, Kara, Abby, B.J., and Jari; eighteen great-grandchildren and one on the way; and sisters, Donna (Raymond) Frank, Shirley (Neal) Skovholt, and Carol Kuehl.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
Willard was born November 13, 1932 in Minnewaukan, North Dakota to William and Mabel (Johnson) Holtz. He graduated from New Rockford Central High School in 1951 and Wahpaton State School of Science. Willard married Beverly Edinger on October 30, 1953 at the First Congregational Church in New Rockford, North Dakota. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Rockwell Collins as an electrical engineer, retiring in 1990 after 31 years.
Willard’s great joys in life were: playing billiards while wintering in Arizona, fishing at Devils Lake, North Dakota, and most importantly being with his family.
Memorials may be directed to Unity Point Hospice.
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