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Lera <I>Farquhar</I> Holmes

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Lera Farquhar Holmes

Birth
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death
25 May 1995 (aged 86)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
E-4-1
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Mrs. Lera Holmes, age 86, a resident of St. Mary’s Home, died Thursday morning, May 25, 1995, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born September 30, 1908, in Ottumwa, Iowa, daughter of the late David and Delia Morris Farguhar. On December 10, 1945, she married Wilbur Holmes at San Francisco. They lived in Mishicot until his death in 1969. She then moved to Two Rivers. She was employed at Paragon Electric in Two Rivers until her retirement.
Survivors include two sons, Wilbur R. Holmes, Florida, James (Risa) Holmes, Iowa; three daughters, Sandra (John) Strohm, Norcross, Ga., J’ette (Alan) Siebold, Huntington, Ind., San Lee Kellicut, New Zealand, 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. O.E. (Katie) Foglesong, Ottumwa, Iowa. She was preceded in death by one son, John, one grandchild, four brothers, and one sister.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, on Monday, May 29, 1995, from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday until leaving for the church at 9:30 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, May 26, 1995 P. A2
Mrs. Lera Holmes, age 86, a resident of St. Mary’s Home, died Thursday morning, May 25, 1995, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born September 30, 1908, in Ottumwa, Iowa, daughter of the late David and Delia Morris Farguhar. On December 10, 1945, she married Wilbur Holmes at San Francisco. They lived in Mishicot until his death in 1969. She then moved to Two Rivers. She was employed at Paragon Electric in Two Rivers until her retirement.
Survivors include two sons, Wilbur R. Holmes, Florida, James (Risa) Holmes, Iowa; three daughters, Sandra (John) Strohm, Norcross, Ga., J’ette (Alan) Siebold, Huntington, Ind., San Lee Kellicut, New Zealand, 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. O.E. (Katie) Foglesong, Ottumwa, Iowa. She was preceded in death by one son, John, one grandchild, four brothers, and one sister.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, on Monday, May 29, 1995, from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday until leaving for the church at 9:30 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, May 26, 1995 P. A2


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  • Created by: Rose Mohnsam
  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144995870/lera-holmes: accessed ), memorial page for Lera Farquhar Holmes (30 Sep 1908–25 May 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144995870, citing Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Rose Mohnsam (contributor 47105797).