HOLL, Bessie 1904-1996

HOLL, OKKEN

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 9/17/2013 at 14:12:22

Bessie Mae Holl, 92, of Hudson, Wis., and a former area resident, died Monday, June 17, at Christian Community Home, Hudson.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday, with Pastor David Morris officiating. Burial will be in Alice Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Estel-Perrin-Avey Funeral Home.

She was born April 30, 1904, in Beaman to Herman and Peterka Okken Holl. She attended grade school at Felix Township, Grundy County. She received her home care nursing certificate and also worked at the Lockheed Aircraft factory in California during World War II. She formerly lived in the Green Mountain area and was a member of the United Church of Christ in Green Mountain. She was a member of the Christian Community Advisory Council.

Survivors include two nieces, Geraldine "Gus" Walhberg of Hudson and Virginia Holl Johnson of Marshalltown; and a nephew, Robert Holl of Lincoln, Neb.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph Holl, and a sister, Gertie Rolston.

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