"SPATHIPHYLLUM was sent by The Woodlee Girls and their families..You're in our thoughts and prayers. Love you! The Woodlee girls and their families."
In loving memory of
Betty Lorraine Holzhauer
February 11, 1922 - December 9, 2009
BETTY HOLZHAUER MUSCATINE, Iowa - Betty Lorraine Holzhauer, 87, of Muscatine, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Bickford Cottage. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend Jerry Foote of Mulford Evangelical Free Church will officiate the service. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the funeral home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Mulford Evangelical Free Church or Iowa Hospice. Betty was born on February 11, 1922, in Muscatine, the daughter of John and Margie Hubbard Tiedemann. She married George H. Holzhauer on June 26, 1942, at Mulford Evangelical Free Church, Muscatine. He preceded her in death on May 22, 1981. She was a graduate of Muscatine High School, Class of 1939. During World War II, she worked in the advertising department of the Muscatine Journal with the column Budgeting with Betty, and was later employed by HON Industries, retiring from the Geneva Plant in 1987. She was a life-long resident of Muscatine and a long-time, active member of Mulford Evangelical Free Church. Those left to honor her memory include one son, George G. Holzhauer and wife, Cheri, of Litchfield Park, Arizona; two granddaughters, Gretchen Gauger and husband, Chad, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Kirsten Holzhauer of San Diego, California; one grandson, David Holzhauer of Chicago, Illinois; two great-grandchildren, Lily and Peter Gauger of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and two sisters, Eileen Jackie Lewis of Wapello, and Viola Kuebler and husband, Robert, of Ormond Beach, Florida. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Tributes
"Dear Peg and Family I was fortunate to have known Phyl. We knew each other in nursing school and in the OR @ Massillon City Hospital. Thru the years we have kept in touch and I have many pleasant memories of our time together. My sympathy to you and your family. May God give you strength and comfort @ this difficult time. I can still hear her laughing! Margaret Cash"
"To Peggy & family, What a wonderful friend. We had such good times when we were in training and worked in Sugery at Massillon City Hospital. Phyl, you will be missed by so many people. Rest in peace. Andy & Leota"
"Peggy and family, I am so glad Phyllis got to be with you all before she passed.I know that is where she needed to be.And you are missing her I know.You will have the memories of the last few years.I know she enjoyed you all too. I'll love and miss her always. Ida"
"Peggy and family I will always remember Phy as a great friend with a lovey humor. Our Spring reunions were always a way to keep in touch through the years. Phy was so proud of her family and my deepest sympathy is extended to all of you. Barbara K. Miller"
"Peggy and Family, You will be in our thoughts and prayers in the days and weeks to come. It's always difficult to lose a loved one regardless of how old or how ill the person may have been. Let us all remember the good times. Let us all remember how much Phyllis did to make this world a better and friendlier place in which to live. She will be missed but not forgotten. Peace, Ted and Rose Emery Tucson, AZ and Lamoine, ME"
"I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR OF MRS. SEESE'S PASSING. SHE IS A LOVELY REMINDER OF MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS FROM WHEN SHE MARRIED MR. SEESE, PEGGY'S FATHER. EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY COMMUNICATED THROUGH OCCASIONAL CHRISTMAS CARDS, I WILL MISS HER. MY SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS."
"To the family of Betty: Sorry for your loss. I had the pleasure of knowing Betty, through your "grandmother Margie". Both were very nice ladies. Keep your grief lighhearted, and as time goes by, the sorrow will fade, and then you will have beautiful memories of her. Take care & God Bless....."
"Oh, the special times Betty & I shared together. I can only imagine I am one of so many who can say the same. Betty was such an inspiration to me and a prayer warrior for my family. She knew how to brighten my day and was my amazing newsletter assistant at Bickford. We talked many hours, about life and the Lord, over countless manicures. She had some of the prettiest nails ever! Her family was precious to her. I miss her so but I am grateful that I will see her again...she's getting things ready in Glory for the rest of us! Much love to and many prayers for her family. Psalm 46:1"
"My fondest memories of Aunt Betty--every moment I was with her!"
"God will care for Betty and love her as He has always done. Blessings and sympathy."
"I have such fond memories of Betty and George and their work with the youth groups at Mulford. What a wonderful lady! Kathy Humphrey"