Doris Holland

Doris Holland, 88, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Winterset, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, December 7, 2015 at Mahaska Health Partnership. Doris Holland, daughter of Amos Bush and Myrtle Louiza (Underwood) Siglin, was born at home on May 1, 1927, near Bouton, Iowa, the eldest of five children. Doris attended the Gardner Consolidated Schools near Perry as a youngster, which were one-room country schools. Her early memories include going to the fields with her father, riding on the plowhorse's back while he worked the land. She was a 1944 graduate of Woodward High School, and continued her education at Simpson College in Indianola, where she studied business for two years. She was then employed at Bankers Life Company in Des Moines for 7 years doing clerical and secretarial work. Doris married Frank Holland on September 6, 1952, in Woodward, Iowa. Doris and Frank raised their family and lived most of their married life in Des Moines and on an acreage outside Earlham, Ia. Doris was a stay-at-home mother when the children were young, and became a home health aide after Frank's health forced his retirement in 1976. They moved to Winterset when Frank's Parkinson's Disease grew debilitating, and she nursed him at home until his death in June 1997. Doris lived in Winterset for many more years before moving to Albany, Missouri in 2010 to be closer to her eldest daughter. In September 2014, Doris moved to Oskaloosa to be close to her sister, Darlene Shepherd. Doris was a 60 year member of the Eastern Star throughout her life, and held several offices including Worthy Matron. She was president of the women's group in her church in Winterset, and a founding member of a quilting club there that made infant quilts for donation to premature infants in area hospitals. Doris was an avid reader. She also enjoyed quilting and other crafts, word puzzles, and was very competitive at card games. Her family includes her children: Gloria (Charles) Pritchett of Gentry, MO, Marla (Jim) Allsup of Van Meter, IA, Mary Holland (Garry Rasmussen) of Oreland, PA, and Michael Holland of Albuquerque, NM; grandchildren: Nathaniel Rasmussen and Nicholas Rasmussen; six step-grandchildren, several step-great-grandchildren, and 3 step-great-great-grandchildren; sisters: Marilyn Vanderlinden of Centerville, IA and Darlene Shepherd of Oskaloosa; and a brother, Courtney (Judy) Siglin of Green Valley, AZ. In addition to her husband and parents, Doris was preceded in death by an infant sister. Private family funeral services for Doris will be held Friday, December 11, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel; the family will be present from 5-6 p.m. to greet visitors. Memorials may be made to Eastern Star or the First United Methodist Church in Winterset, Iowa. Messages and condolences may be sent by visiting www.gvlfuneralchapel.com. PDF Printable Version

Doris Holland

December 7, 2015 - December 7, 2015