HOLLEN, Michael Charles 1945-2017

HOLLEN, THOMPSON, ANDERSEN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 4/12/2017 at 09:36:01

Services:
Celebration of Life: 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Bryans on 4th in the Limestone Lounge: 320A E 4th St, Waterloo, IA

Cemetery: [not given]

Biography--

Dr. Michael Charles (Mike) Hollen, 71, of Waterloo, died at UnityPoint Health ‑ Allen Hospital on Friday, March 24, 2017.

He was born on June 3, 1945 in Waverly, Iowa, son of James and Lucille (Thompson) Hollen.

Dr. Hollen married Joni Andersen in Iowa City on May 3, 1969.

He graduated from Winterset High School in 1963; Michael then attended Iowa State University and the University of Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1969. He received his Orthodontics training at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and graduated in 1976.

Dr. Hollen practiced as an Orthodontist in Waterloo starting in 1976 from his office location on Kimball Avenue, and expanded to a West Union location in the late 1980s. Through the years he has provided service to thousands of patients throughout the Cedar Valley and surrounding areas. He and his wife Joni founded CU and the Cellar in downtown Waterloo, and also Hollen Wines.

He served as a Lieutenant in U.S. Navy as a Dentist in Okinawa, Japan from 1970 to 1973.

Through the years, Dr. Hollen has been a part of many community service and development organizations.

Besides having a sincere passion for orthodontics, Dr. Mike also had a lifelong passion and interest in trees and enjoyed going fishing with great friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Joni (Anderson) Hollen of Waterloo; a daughter, Michelle (C.A.) Clark of Waterloo; a son, Michael (Mara) Hollen of Waterloo; four grandchildren: Erin (12) and Rachel (11) Hollen, and Cutter (11) and Loxley (8) Clark; a brother, Eric (Susan) Hollen of Winterset, Iowa; and two sisters, Jeanne (Doug) Rafdal of Des Moines, Iowa, and Maxine Hudson of Morganton, Georgia.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Source: Locke Funeral Home