HOLTHAUS, Arlene Marie (Rosenbaum) 1934-2016

HOLTHAUS, ROSENBAUM, BUCHEIT

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 8/15/2016 at 11:02:21

Obituary for Arlene Holthaus

Arlene Holthaus age 82 of New Hampton, Iowa died Monday, May 2, 2016, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Holy Family Parish, New Hampton with Rev. Mark Osterhaus celebrating the Mass. The pall will be placed by Arlene's children. Presenting the offertory gifts will be Abigail Gossling, Britney Holthaus, Becca Dunahoo, Morgan Dunahoo, Amber House, Emily House and Hannah Holthaus.

Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, New Hampton with Spencer Gossling, Adrian Martin, Alex Dunahoo, Zach Holthaus, James House, Jayson Holthaus, Joshua Holthaus and Evan Gossling as pallbearers.

Friends may greet the family 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton where there will be a 6:30 p.m. Parish Scripture Service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Arlene Marie Holthaus was born April 5, 1934, in Lawler, Iowa, the daughter of Hugo and Hildegard (Bucheit) Rosenbaum. She received her education in Lawler and graduated from the Mt. Carmel High School in 1952.

While at a local dance she met her future husband and on September 14, 1954, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, she married James Herman Holthaus. To this union nine children were born. Arlene was a farm wife and housewife raising her children and working side-by-side with her husband on the farm. Arlene was always the first one to the dairy barn around 5:00 a.m. to feed the cows and get everything ready for the milking. She enjoyed her miniature cow collection, embroidering, flowers, gardening, playing cards and bingo. She will certainly be remembered for the pies she made and the hours she worked for the many funeral luncheons. Arlene especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include two sons, Richard (Cindy) Holthaus of Alta Vista and Randy (Melissa) Holthaus of Plainfield; six daughters: Glenda Holthaus of New Hampton, Gladys (Gary) Martin of Waucoma, Barbara Holthaus of Marshalltown, Susan (LeRoy) Gossling of New Hampton, Nancy (Bruce) Dunahoo of Zearing and Amy (Dale) House of Sioux Falls, SD; twenty-six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Luella Junko of Lawler, Phyllis (Tom) Mitchell of Hawkeye and Grace (Don) Arens of Lawler; a special aunt, Sister Marie Bohr O.S.F. of Dubuque; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim on January 16, 2015; her son, Roger Holthaus, on September 23, 2014; her parents; a brother, Eugene Rosenbaum; her mother and father-in-law, Herman and Pauline Holthaus; sisters-in-law, Clarice Glaser and Donna Mae Holthaus.

Source: Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home website