Villa E. Holz

Villa E. Holz, 86, died Tuesday, September 06, 2011, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Villa was born January 21, 1925, in Hart, MN, to August and Clara (Senrick) Feine. She married Lester C. Holz on June 3, 1942, in Hart, MN. They had been married 61 years prior to his death in October of 2003. Villa and Les farmed for a brief time before moving to Winona where she worked as a seamstress and worked for ASCO for many years. Villa retired in 1981 and they moved to Mohave Valley, AZ. Villa and Lester returned to Winona in 1995 where she cared for her husband Lester during his battle with diabetes until his passing. Villa lived at Lake Winona Manor for the past two years where she enjoyed many of the home's activities, friends and visits with family. She was a member of St. Martins Lutheran Church in Winona. Villa is lovingly remembered for her skills as a seamstress and quilting, and her making her outstanding pork cutlets.Survivors include her children; Everett (Karen S.) Holz of Winona, MN, Lester E. (Maggie) Holz of Grand Forks, ND, Gregory Holz of Winona, MN, Darrell (Becky Spear) Holz of Springfield, MO, and Renae (Kevin Ronspies) Greve of Blue Island, IL; grandchildren, Heather (Josh) Jorgensen, Katie (Douglas) Hansen, Jeff (Renee) Schellhas, Bob Campbell, Jennifer, Matthew and Anthony Spear, Sarah (Carlo) Arabian, Liz Greve, Rachel Greve, and Julia (Jason) Bartkowiak; great-grandchildren, Lexi, Abby, Caitlin, Chelsie, Abby, Madelyn, Hunter and Wyatt, Kai, Raffi, Lily, Ari, Evie, Autumn, Seth and Emma; and siblings, Clarine Erdmann of Winona, MN, Vernon Feine of Rushford, MN, and Vernice Popa of Westminster, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Louis and Victor, twin great-grandchildren, Emma and Tinley, son-in-law, Bill Greve, and daughter-in-law, Karen D. Holz. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 10th, at 11:00am, at St. Martins Lutheran Church in Winona, MN, with the Reverend Richard A. Moore officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service - Hansen Goodview Chapel from 4-8:00pm and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will take place at a later date in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Hart, MN. Please share a memory of Villa with the family, sign her online guestbook or view her video tribute when it becomes available online at: www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/245292