Lois Mathieson Burkholder, 86, died Feb. 28, in Gainesville, Ga.
Born in Fort Pierre in 1920, Lois was the daughter of Lois and Charles Mathieson. The Mathiesons were a pioneer family in South Dakota and Lois was very proud of their involvement in the frontier years.
Her grandfather George Mathieson settled in Yankton in 1862 some five years after losing his father in the Spirit Lake Massacre in northwestern Iowa. This large extended family relocated to Fort Pierre in 1879, where they were variously engaged in freighting, dry goods, ranching, banking and other enterprises synonymous with western settlement.
Lois' father Charles was a native son of Fort Pierre and the first to finish high school and go to college. Lois moved to Indianapolis, Ind., as a young girl and there attended Butler University. After graduating in 1942, she married Robert Burkholder. They located to Atlanta, Ga. There they raised four children. Bob and Lois were married 64 years. They enjoyed a full lifetime together.
Lois and Bob were active in the United Methodist Church of Waleska, Ga. A memorial service celebrating her life was held there this month. Lois is survived by her husband Bob, of Gainesville, Ga. They have four children: Robert S. and Stephen E. Burkholder of Atlanta, Ga., Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, Ga., and Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, Calif.. Nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren are part of Lois' legacy.
In memory of Lois, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Ga. 30504.
Capital Journal April 02, 2007
Lois Mathieson Burkholder, age 86, of Gainesville, GA, died on February 28, 2007. She was born in Ft. Pierre, SD, on October 14, 1920. She was the daughter of Charles and Lois Mathieson of Cumming, GA. On June 14, 1942, a week after graduating from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Lois married Robert Burkholder. They were married for 64 years and lived in Indianapolis, IN, Avondale Estates, GA, Hoopeston, IL, Sandy Springs, GA, Waleska, GA and Gainesville, GA. They have four children: Robert S. Burkholder of Sandy Springs, GA, Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, GA, Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, CA, and Stephen E. Burkholder of Roswell, GA. They have nine grandchildren: Geoffrey Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Kathryn Brady, Atlanta, GA, Dr. Jennifer Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Dr. Jeffrey Willers, Nashville, TN, Suzanne Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA, Stephen R. Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Elizabeth Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Stephnie Burkholder, Marietta, GA, and Scott Burkholder of Marietta, GA. They have eight great-grandchildren: Samuel Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Mary K. Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Hazel Brady, Atlanta, GA, Kathryn Gottsman, Gainsville, GA, Caroline Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Owen Willers, Nashville, TN, Isabel Willers, Nashville, TN, and Andrew Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA. Lois and Bob were active members of the Waleska GA United Methodist Church and a memorial celebration of Lois' life will be held in this church in late March. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Georgia 30504. Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville, Georgia, 770-287-0220.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 3/2/2007.
Obit also in Capital Journal April 03, 2007
Spouse
When Robert Edward Burkholder was born on 20 February 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Howard George Burkholder, was 30 and his mother, Sela Emily Burkhart, was 27. He married Lois Jean Mathieson on 21 June 1942, in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, United States. He died on 20 February 2013, in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 95.
Parents
Charles Mathieson had at least 1 daughter with Lois. He died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Lois had at least 1 daughter with Charles Mathieson. She died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Born in Fort Pierre in 1920, Lois was the daughter of Lois and Charles Mathieson. The Mathiesons were a pioneer family in South Dakota and Lois was very proud of their involvement in the frontier years.
Her grandfather George Mathieson settled in Yankton in 1862 some five years after losing his father in the Spirit Lake Massacre in northwestern Iowa. This large extended family relocated to Fort Pierre in 1879, where they were variously engaged in freighting, dry goods, ranching, banking and other enterprises synonymous with western settlement.
Lois' father Charles was a native son of Fort Pierre and the first to finish high school and go to college. Lois moved to Indianapolis, Ind., as a young girl and there attended Butler University. After graduating in 1942, she married Robert Burkholder. They located to Atlanta, Ga. There they raised four children. Bob and Lois were married 64 years. They enjoyed a full lifetime together.
Lois and Bob were active in the United Methodist Church of Waleska, Ga. A memorial service celebrating her life was held there this month. Lois is survived by her husband Bob, of Gainesville, Ga. They have four children: Robert S. and Stephen E. Burkholder of Atlanta, Ga., Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, Ga., and Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, Calif.. Nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren are part of Lois' legacy.
In memory of Lois, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Ga. 30504.
Capital Journal April 02, 2007
Lois Mathieson Burkholder, age 86, of Gainesville, GA, died on February 28, 2007. She was born in Ft. Pierre, SD, on October 14, 1920. She was the daughter of Charles and Lois Mathieson of Cumming, GA. On June 14, 1942, a week after graduating from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Lois married Robert Burkholder. They were married for 64 years and lived in Indianapolis, IN, Avondale Estates, GA, Hoopeston, IL, Sandy Springs, GA, Waleska, GA and Gainesville, GA. They have four children: Robert S. Burkholder of Sandy Springs, GA, Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, GA, Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, CA, and Stephen E. Burkholder of Roswell, GA. They have nine grandchildren: Geoffrey Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Kathryn Brady, Atlanta, GA, Dr. Jennifer Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Dr. Jeffrey Willers, Nashville, TN, Suzanne Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA, Stephen R. Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Elizabeth Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Stephnie Burkholder, Marietta, GA, and Scott Burkholder of Marietta, GA. They have eight great-grandchildren: Samuel Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Mary K. Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Hazel Brady, Atlanta, GA, Kathryn Gottsman, Gainsville, GA, Caroline Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Owen Willers, Nashville, TN, Isabel Willers, Nashville, TN, and Andrew Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA. Lois and Bob were active members of the Waleska GA United Methodist Church and a memorial celebration of Lois' life will be held in this church in late March. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Georgia 30504. Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville, Georgia, 770-287-0220.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 3/2/2007.
Obit also in Capital Journal April 03, 2007
Spouse
When Robert Edward Burkholder was born on 20 February 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Howard George Burkholder, was 30 and his mother, Sela Emily Burkhart, was 27. He married Lois Jean Mathieson on 21 June 1942, in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, United States. He died on 20 February 2013, in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 95.
Parents
Charles Mathieson had at least 1 daughter with Lois. He died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Lois had at least 1 daughter with Charles Mathieson. She died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Lois Mathieson Burkholder, 86, died Feb. 28, in Gainesville, Ga.
Born in Fort Pierre in 1920, Lois was the daughter of Lois and Charles Mathieson. The Mathiesons were a pioneer family in South Dakota and Lois was very proud of their involvement in the frontier years.
Her grandfather George Mathieson settled in Yankton in 1862 some five years after losing his father in the Spirit Lake Massacre in northwestern Iowa. This large extended family relocated to Fort Pierre in 1879, where they were variously engaged in freighting, dry goods, ranching, banking and other enterprises synonymous with western settlement.
Lois' father Charles was a native son of Fort Pierre and the first to finish high school and go to college. Lois moved to Indianapolis, Ind., as a young girl and there attended Butler University. After graduating in 1942, she married Robert Burkholder. They located to Atlanta, Ga. There they raised four children. Bob and Lois were married 64 years. They enjoyed a full lifetime together.
Lois and Bob were active in the United Methodist Church of Waleska, Ga. A memorial service celebrating her life was held there this month. Lois is survived by her husband Bob, of Gainesville, Ga. They have four children: Robert S. and Stephen E. Burkholder of Atlanta, Ga., Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, Ga., and Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, Calif.. Nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren are part of Lois' legacy.
In memory of Lois, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Ga. 30504.
Capital Journal April 02, 2007
Lois Mathieson Burkholder, age 86, of Gainesville, GA, died on February 28, 2007. She was born in Ft. Pierre, SD, on October 14, 1920. She was the daughter of Charles and Lois Mathieson of Cumming, GA. On June 14, 1942, a week after graduating from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Lois married Robert Burkholder. They were married for 64 years and lived in Indianapolis, IN, Avondale Estates, GA, Hoopeston, IL, Sandy Springs, GA, Waleska, GA and Gainesville, GA. They have four children: Robert S. Burkholder of Sandy Springs, GA, Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, GA, Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, CA, and Stephen E. Burkholder of Roswell, GA. They have nine grandchildren: Geoffrey Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Kathryn Brady, Atlanta, GA, Dr. Jennifer Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Dr. Jeffrey Willers, Nashville, TN, Suzanne Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA, Stephen R. Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Elizabeth Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Stephnie Burkholder, Marietta, GA, and Scott Burkholder of Marietta, GA. They have eight great-grandchildren: Samuel Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Mary K. Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Hazel Brady, Atlanta, GA, Kathryn Gottsman, Gainsville, GA, Caroline Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Owen Willers, Nashville, TN, Isabel Willers, Nashville, TN, and Andrew Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA. Lois and Bob were active members of the Waleska GA United Methodist Church and a memorial celebration of Lois' life will be held in this church in late March. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Georgia 30504. Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville, Georgia, 770-287-0220.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 3/2/2007.
Obit also in Capital Journal April 03, 2007
Spouse
When Robert Edward Burkholder was born on 20 February 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Howard George Burkholder, was 30 and his mother, Sela Emily Burkhart, was 27. He married Lois Jean Mathieson on 21 June 1942, in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, United States. He died on 20 February 2013, in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 95.
Parents
Charles Mathieson had at least 1 daughter with Lois. He died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Lois had at least 1 daughter with Charles Mathieson. She died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Born in Fort Pierre in 1920, Lois was the daughter of Lois and Charles Mathieson. The Mathiesons were a pioneer family in South Dakota and Lois was very proud of their involvement in the frontier years.
Her grandfather George Mathieson settled in Yankton in 1862 some five years after losing his father in the Spirit Lake Massacre in northwestern Iowa. This large extended family relocated to Fort Pierre in 1879, where they were variously engaged in freighting, dry goods, ranching, banking and other enterprises synonymous with western settlement.
Lois' father Charles was a native son of Fort Pierre and the first to finish high school and go to college. Lois moved to Indianapolis, Ind., as a young girl and there attended Butler University. After graduating in 1942, she married Robert Burkholder. They located to Atlanta, Ga. There they raised four children. Bob and Lois were married 64 years. They enjoyed a full lifetime together.
Lois and Bob were active in the United Methodist Church of Waleska, Ga. A memorial service celebrating her life was held there this month. Lois is survived by her husband Bob, of Gainesville, Ga. They have four children: Robert S. and Stephen E. Burkholder of Atlanta, Ga., Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, Ga., and Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, Calif.. Nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren are part of Lois' legacy.
In memory of Lois, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Ga. 30504.
Capital Journal April 02, 2007
Lois Mathieson Burkholder, age 86, of Gainesville, GA, died on February 28, 2007. She was born in Ft. Pierre, SD, on October 14, 1920. She was the daughter of Charles and Lois Mathieson of Cumming, GA. On June 14, 1942, a week after graduating from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Lois married Robert Burkholder. They were married for 64 years and lived in Indianapolis, IN, Avondale Estates, GA, Hoopeston, IL, Sandy Springs, GA, Waleska, GA and Gainesville, GA. They have four children: Robert S. Burkholder of Sandy Springs, GA, Jean B. Willers of Gainesville, GA, Dr. John H. Burkholder of Menlo Park, CA, and Stephen E. Burkholder of Roswell, GA. They have nine grandchildren: Geoffrey Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Kathryn Brady, Atlanta, GA, Dr. Jennifer Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Dr. Jeffrey Willers, Nashville, TN, Suzanne Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA, Stephen R. Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Elizabeth Burkholder, Menlo Park, CA, Stephnie Burkholder, Marietta, GA, and Scott Burkholder of Marietta, GA. They have eight great-grandchildren: Samuel Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Mary K. Burkholder, Dunwoody, GA, Hazel Brady, Atlanta, GA, Kathryn Gottsman, Gainsville, GA, Caroline Gottsman, Gainesville, GA, Owen Willers, Nashville, TN, Isabel Willers, Nashville, TN, and Andrew Hlavacek, Gainesville, GA. Lois and Bob were active members of the Waleska GA United Methodist Church and a memorial celebration of Lois' life will be held in this church in late March. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Challenged Child, P.O. Box 5758, Gainesville, Georgia 30504. Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville, Georgia, 770-287-0220.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 3/2/2007.
Obit also in Capital Journal April 03, 2007
Spouse
When Robert Edward Burkholder was born on 20 February 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Howard George Burkholder, was 30 and his mother, Sela Emily Burkhart, was 27. He married Lois Jean Mathieson on 21 June 1942, in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, United States. He died on 20 February 2013, in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 95.
Parents
Charles Mathieson had at least 1 daughter with Lois. He died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
Lois had at least 1 daughter with Charles Mathieson. She died in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
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