Mary Esther Holland (1931-2020)

HOLLAND, MENDOZA, CORTEZ

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/19/2020 at 11:44:32

Mary Esther (Mendoza) Holland, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Private burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her brother, Carlos Mendoza, and other extended family.

Esther was born April 14, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Richard and Zenaida (Cortez) Mendoza. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1949. Esther married George Morarie in 1950, later divorcing. In 1982, she married Robert Holland, Sr.

She played a lot of bingo at various halls in Cedar Rapids and also liked to visit the different casinos with her husband and special girlfriends. Esther was a former member of the Los Amigos Club.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; and brother, Jerry.

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