HOIST, Martin T. 1922-2009

HOIST, RASMUSSEN, PROSTINE, KING, BAIER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 6/20/2010 at 16:54:18

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, December 20, 2009]

CEDAR FALLS - Martin T. Holst, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

He was born Oct. 21, 1922, in Cedar Falls, son of Thorvald and Mary Rasmussen Holst. He married Evelyn "Sue" Prostine on June 16, 1957, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls.

He graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and received his MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, he joined his father in Holst Printing, which became Holst Business Products in 1967. He retired in 1988 and started Holst Enterprises, which he operated until 2007.

He was past president of the Cedar Falls Library Board. He was a member of the Cedar Falls Municipal Band for more than 50 years. He served on the board of directors of the Cedar Falls Lions Club, Arcturus Club, and the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, as well as serving on the church council at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Survived by: his wife; four sons, Martin P. (Lauren) and Paul D. (Andrea), both of Cedar Falls, John C. (Dina) of Saratoga, Calif., and David T. (Jennifer) of West Des Moines; and four grandchildren, Gwendolyn Holst, Jeremy Holst, Paige King and Thor Baier-Holst.

Preceded in death by: his parents.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Public visitation from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

Memorials: may be directed to the church or the Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn.

Martin enjoyed photography and tennis.

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