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| Mary M. Holzworth |
| September 13, 1922 - September 18, 2009 |
Olin, Iowa
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| Memorial Service: 3:30 p.m. Monday September 21, 2009 at Wyoming United Methodist Church, Wyoming, Iowa |
| Visitation: 2:00 p.m. until service time on Monday September 21, 2009 at Wyoming United Methodist Church, Wyoming, Iowa |
Mary was born September 13, 1922, at home half way between Monmouth and Baldwin, Iowa,
to Harry and Angeline (Edwards) Johnson.
On June 23, 1964, she married Richard O. Holzworth. She loved people
and enjoyed working in retail until her retirement when she opened her own
"End of the Lane" gift shop in Shellsburg, Iowa. She was a member of the
White Lily Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Mary spent her later years working crossword puzzles, enjoying her grandchildren, visiting with her
kind neighbors, and sitting on her wrap-around porch.
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Survivors include two sons, Benjamin (Judy) Prusia of Raleigh, N.C., and
Edward (Phyllis) Prusia of Lee's Summit, MO;
a sister, Evelyn Hansen, and a brother Howard (Norma) Johnson, both of Maquoketa; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews and families.
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She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Angeline Johnson;
two husbands, Floyd B. Prusia and Richard O. Holzworth;
a daughter, Mary Jayne Ross;
seven sisters, Ruby Duemong, Helen Shady, Harriet Ehlers, Lillian Campbell, Mildred Hansen, Martha Stender, and Sally Carstensen;
two brothers, Eli Johnson and her twin Harry Johnson, Jr.;
and one grandson, LaVerne Prusia.
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Mary M. Holzworth, 87, of Olin, Iowa, died Friday, September 18, 2009,
at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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In lieu of flowers, the family suggests offerings be made to the
Wyoming United Methodist Church of Wyoming, Iowa.
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