Elna May Holmquist, of Tustin, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at The Lakeview. She was 98.
She was born September 7, 1915, in Tustin, to John and Ila (Hoover) Vanderhoof and they preceded her in death. Elna graduated from Tustin High School in 1935. She married Hartley A. Holmquist on April 6, 1935, in Tustin, and he preceded her in death on February 5, 1981. She moved to the farm in 1935 and lived there all her life until going to The Lakeview.
Mrs. Holmquist was an excellent rug weaver and a talented quilt maker; she could create things out of nothing. She was also well-known for her tea pot collection. She had been a cook at the Kettunen Center in Tustin and was a foster mother for many years. She was a member of Edgetts Wesleyan Church as well as the Tustin Area Volunteer Club.
She is survived by her son, Garth (Corlene) Holmquist of Cadillac; daughter-in-law, Harriet Holmquist of Reed City; grandchildren: Chuck (Lori) Holmquist of Reed City, Juli (Jason) Stellini of Reed City, and Micah Holmquist of Lansing; four great-grandchildren; a sister, June Danhoff of Cadillac; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Roy, in 2005; a brother, Jack Vanderhoof; and sisters, Beulah Powell, Thelma Blanchard and Fern Lake.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac, with the Rev. Scott Torkko officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Burdell Township Cemetery in Osceola County.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine River Historical Society.
An online guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.
She was born September 7, 1915, in Tustin, to John and Ila (Hoover) Vanderhoof and they preceded her in death. Elna graduated from Tustin High School in 1935. She married Hartley A. Holmquist on April 6, 1935, in Tustin, and he preceded her in death on February 5, 1981. She moved to the farm in 1935 and lived there all her life until going to The Lakeview.
Mrs. Holmquist was an excellent rug weaver and a talented quilt maker; she could create things out of nothing. She was also well-known for her tea pot collection. She had been a cook at the Kettunen Center in Tustin and was a foster mother for many years. She was a member of Edgetts Wesleyan Church as well as the Tustin Area Volunteer Club.
She is survived by her son, Garth (Corlene) Holmquist of Cadillac; daughter-in-law, Harriet Holmquist of Reed City; grandchildren: Chuck (Lori) Holmquist of Reed City, Juli (Jason) Stellini of Reed City, and Micah Holmquist of Lansing; four great-grandchildren; a sister, June Danhoff of Cadillac; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Roy, in 2005; a brother, Jack Vanderhoof; and sisters, Beulah Powell, Thelma Blanchard and Fern Lake.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac, with the Rev. Scott Torkko officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Burdell Township Cemetery in Osceola County.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine River Historical Society.
An online guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.
Elna May Holmquist, of Tustin, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at The Lakeview. She was 98.
She was born September 7, 1915, in Tustin, to John and Ila (Hoover) Vanderhoof and they preceded her in death. Elna graduated from Tustin High School in 1935. She married Hartley A. Holmquist on April 6, 1935, in Tustin, and he preceded her in death on February 5, 1981. She moved to the farm in 1935 and lived there all her life until going to The Lakeview.
Mrs. Holmquist was an excellent rug weaver and a talented quilt maker; she could create things out of nothing. She was also well-known for her tea pot collection. She had been a cook at the Kettunen Center in Tustin and was a foster mother for many years. She was a member of Edgetts Wesleyan Church as well as the Tustin Area Volunteer Club.
She is survived by her son, Garth (Corlene) Holmquist of Cadillac; daughter-in-law, Harriet Holmquist of Reed City; grandchildren: Chuck (Lori) Holmquist of Reed City, Juli (Jason) Stellini of Reed City, and Micah Holmquist of Lansing; four great-grandchildren; a sister, June Danhoff of Cadillac; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Roy, in 2005; a brother, Jack Vanderhoof; and sisters, Beulah Powell, Thelma Blanchard and Fern Lake.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac, with the Rev. Scott Torkko officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Burdell Township Cemetery in Osceola County.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine River Historical Society.
An online guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.
She was born September 7, 1915, in Tustin, to John and Ila (Hoover) Vanderhoof and they preceded her in death. Elna graduated from Tustin High School in 1935. She married Hartley A. Holmquist on April 6, 1935, in Tustin, and he preceded her in death on February 5, 1981. She moved to the farm in 1935 and lived there all her life until going to The Lakeview.
Mrs. Holmquist was an excellent rug weaver and a talented quilt maker; she could create things out of nothing. She was also well-known for her tea pot collection. She had been a cook at the Kettunen Center in Tustin and was a foster mother for many years. She was a member of Edgetts Wesleyan Church as well as the Tustin Area Volunteer Club.
She is survived by her son, Garth (Corlene) Holmquist of Cadillac; daughter-in-law, Harriet Holmquist of Reed City; grandchildren: Chuck (Lori) Holmquist of Reed City, Juli (Jason) Stellini of Reed City, and Micah Holmquist of Lansing; four great-grandchildren; a sister, June Danhoff of Cadillac; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Roy, in 2005; a brother, Jack Vanderhoof; and sisters, Beulah Powell, Thelma Blanchard and Fern Lake.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac, with the Rev. Scott Torkko officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Burdell Township Cemetery in Osceola County.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine River Historical Society.
An online guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.
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