Holzer, William C. (1935 - 2019)

HOLZER, MORITZ, GEOPFERT, HAYES, CLAUSSEN, LEHAN, HACKER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/2/2019 at 14:03:38

Name of deceased: William ("Bill") C. Holzer

Aged: 83 yrs, 9 mo, 23 days

Residence: Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Born: Nov. 30, 1935; Sioux City, Woodbury & Plymouth Counties, IA

Died: Sep. 23, 2019; Jenny Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Sep. 30, 2019; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Children, Steve (spouse, Jodi) Holzer of Council Bluffs, IA, Tami Moritz of Westphalia, IA, Theresa Geopfert of Harlan, IA, Tom (spouse, Trish Hayes) Holzer of Westphalia, IA, and Connie (spouse, Jim Claussen) Lehan of Harlan, IA; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Charles William Holzer and Margaret (nee Hacker) Holzer; wife, Charlotte; brothers, Phillip Holzer and Robert Holzer

Education: attended and graduated from school in Sioux City, IA

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: U. S. Army, Feb. 1954; served as a mechanical engineer

Marriage: Charlotte Reinke; March 14, 1955; location not provided

Employment: Worked at various jobs including working at a mental institution to credit bureau reporting; he launched Holzer Fire Equipment early on, and eventually went to work for Smeal Fire Equipment which later became Danko Fire Equipment. He retired in 1997.

Hobbies/Interests: golf; model trains; watching TV westerns; tinkering in his garage; mostly, spending time with family

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