Holdsworth, Mildred L. 1929-2013

HOLDSWORTH, DRISCOLL, BEHUN, FISHER, HAUENSTEIN, VAN ESSON, STANSBERRY, MASON

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Date: 7/8/2013 at 11:30:56

Mildred L. Holdsworth
Newton, IA
Aug 12, 1929 - Jun 20, 2013

Burial Service Immediately following the funeral service at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton.
Visitation Service At the funeral home
Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Funeral Service At the St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton
Monday, June 24th, 2013 1:30pm

Those left to honor Mildred's memory are her children, Steve (Barb) Holdsworth of Marshalltown, Pamela (Paul) Driscoll of Newton, and John (Cathy) Holdsworth of Monroe; sixteen grandchildren, including four grandchildren she raised like her own children, Mike (Cindy) Behun of Newton, Lori (Dave) Fisher of Nashua, Robert (Deb) Behun of Centuria, Wisconsin, and Jeremy Behun of Monroe; 13 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; and her siblings, Verlan (Dorothy) Hauenstein of Leighton, June (Harris) Van Esson of Tracy, and Doris Stansberry of Oskaloosa. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, William R. Holdsworth in 1997; daughter, Lora in 1974; brother, La Verne Hauenstein, and sister, Marie Mason.

Mildred was a graduate of Tracy High School in 1947.

Mildred was a homemaker, and she was a founding member of the St. Luke United Methodist Church.

Mildred dedicated her life to her family. She enjoyed working in her yard, gardening, and garage sales.

Memorials to the St. Luke United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home or at the church on the afternoon of the service. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add Attn: Holdsworth Family on the envelope. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home Website, Newton, Iowa.