Shirley Jean (Nall) HOLCK

NALL, HOLCK, APPLEGATE, VELDHOUSE, BAUER, KENNEDY, MOUNT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/8/2011 at 15:24:00

February 13, 1931 --- January 14, 2005

BRITT, IA -- Shirley Jean Holck, 73, of Britt, passed away Friday (Jan. 14, 2005) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services for Shirley Holck will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church in Britt with the Rev. Dr. John Meyer and Janelle Siffring, AiM, officiating. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West in Britt, and one hour prior to services at the church.

Shirley, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia Applegate Nall was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Corwith. On Aug. 7, 1963, Shirley was united in marriage with Maynard Holck in Sioux Falls, S. D. The couple made their home near Britt. She was employed by Winnebago Industries in Forest City for a time and later at Casey's General Store in Britt, making doughnuts. She enjoyed spending time with her family, attending their sporting events and dining out. Shirley was a gracious host and an excellent cook and baker. She also enjoyed fishing, playing cards, bowling, taking drives, and golfing. She was an avid gardener and especially liked to mow the lawn. Shirley was well known for her sewing and quilting. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Britt and the church's Ladies Circle Group. Shirley was president of the Senior Citizens, a Rebekah and a member of the Red Hat Ladies.

Shirley is survived by her children: Gene Veldhouse and his wife, Mary, of Nampa, Idaho, Richard Veldhouse of Danville, Calif., Dan Veldhouse and his wife, Deb, of Britt, Doug Veldhouse of St. Paul, Minn., Curtis Holck and his wife, Sondra, of Mason City, Mark Holck and his wife, Jodi, of Clear Lake, and Mona Bauer and her husband, Ron, of Britt; 16 grandchildren: Nick, China, Marquita, Jennie, Katie, Natalie, Nicole, Jaime, Jessica, Cody, Chelsey, Macey, Sonya, Doug, Rob, and Emma; four great grandchildren; two brothers: Kenneth Nall and his wife, Virginia, of Salem, Ore., and Richard and his wife, Betty, of Corwith; two sisters: Lucille Kennedy and her husband, Calvin, of Salem, Ore., Phyllis Mount and her husband, George, of Claremont, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Maynard, in 2000; and one grandson. Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel of Britt is in charge of the arrangements.

January 17, 2005
Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa