Bornholdt, Max Eugene (1939 - 2020)

BORNHOLDT, GROSS, ARCHIBALD, HESS, BRINK, MARXEN, ANDERSON, ARMSTRONG

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 3/16/2020 at 12:36:08

Name of deceased: Max Eugene Bornholdt

Aged: 80 yrs, 9 mo, 30 days

Residence: Avoca, IA

Born: April 22, 1939; Audubon County, IA

Died: Feb. 21, 2020; Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Graveside: Monday, Feb. 24, 2020; Monroe Township Cemetery, Walnut, IA

Survived by: Wife of 60 years, Joan Bornholdt of Avoca, IA; son, Jeff Bornholdt of Avoca, IA; daughter, Julie (spouse, Chuck) Gross of Walnut, IA; grandchildren, Tom Gross of Walnut, IA, and Britney (spouse, Dave) Archibald of Walnut, IA; great-grandchildren, Reese and Easton Archibald; siblings, Robert Bornholdt (spouse, Judy) of Kimballton, IA, and Darlene (spouse, Dewey) Hess of Harlan, IA; sisters-in-law, Mickie Bornholdt of Atlantic, IA, Jean Bornholdt of Walnut, IA, and Janet Bornholdt of Atlantic, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Orville and Margaret (nee Brink) Bornholdt; siblings, Carl Bornholdt, Helen Marxen, Janis Anderson, Ross Bornholdt, Arlin Bornholdt, Everette Bornholdt, and Donald Bornholdt

Education: Attended country school for 3 years until he began going to school in Walnut, IA, where he was a state qualifier in track while in high school

Religious affiliation: Baptized in the Presbyterian church; location not provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Joan Armstrong; Feb. 14, 1960; Avondale Church, Adair County, IA.

Employment: Farmed north of Walnut, IA and also worked for a few years at the Super 8 Motel in Walnut, IA while farming

Hobbies/Interests: Loved going to auctions and farm sales; collecting toy machinery and farm machinery; enjoyed playing the lottery; enjoyed spending Saturday evenings during the summer at the Shelby County Speedway; loved mowing lawns (his own and everyone else’s); enjoyed crafting small buildings out of wood

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com