Willa Jean "Jeanie" Kotas

1936 - 2018  (81 years)

• Name	Willa Jean "Jeanie" Kotas  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Jeanie
  Birth	12 Sep 1936	Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jul 2018	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Grand Island City Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	KEARNEY Willa J. "Jeanie" Holtmeier, 81, of Kearney, formerly of Grand Island and Lexington, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Service and celebration of Jeanie's life will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Peace Lutheran Church, 1710 N. North Road in Grand Island. The Rev. Michael Reiners will officiate. Burial will be in Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home, 2929 S. Locust in Grand Island. Jeanie was born on Sept. 12, 1936 in Wahoo, the daughter of William H. and D. Irma (Essex) Kotas. She grew up and graduated from high school at Milligan. On August 4, 1957, Jeanie was married to LeeRoy M. Holtmeier. The couple lived in Guide Rock, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lexington and Leola, Pa., before moving to Grand Island. Jeanie was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Women in Missions and Stephen Ministry. She loved family and friends and thoroughly enjoyed being a cheerleader for all of her grandkids' activities. She also loved playing cards, gardening, baking, sewing, volunteering, planning trips and traveling. Those left to cherish her memory include her son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Brigitte Holtmeier of Kearney; a daughter, Shari Holtmeier and LaDon Biason of Lutz, Fla.; grandchildren, Liza Lorenz and her husband, Chad, Blake Holtmeier and Brady Holtmeier; a great-grandson, Devon Lorenz; and a sister, Mary Ann Rut of Lincoln. She was welcomed into heaven by her husband, Lee; her parents, and a sister, Beth Gordan. Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island or St. John's Good Samaritan Society of Kearney. Online condolences may be left at www.giallfaiths.com. The family contact is Doug Holtmeier, 2611 W. 47th, Kearney, NE 68845. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I20510	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	William H. Kotas,   b. 1 Apr 1898, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 May 1980, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Delcia Irma Essex,   b. 26 Jan 1903, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma d. 18 Sep 1993, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1926  [1]
  	Married at the Home of the Brides' parents.
  Family ID	F2179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lee Holtmeier,   b. 30 Aug 1935, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 22 Nov 2009, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1957	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Family ID	F10918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Sep 1936 - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Marriage - 4 Aug 1957 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 26 Jul 2018 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 361 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).