Lee Holtmeier

1935 - 2009  (74 years)

• Name	Lee Holtmeier
  Birth	30 Aug 1935	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 2009	Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
  Burial	Grand Island City Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
  Notes	Lee Holtmeier, 74, of Grand Island died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at home with his loving family by his side. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Michael Reiners will officiate. Private family burial will be prior to service in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island. Mr. Holtmeier was born Aug. 30, 1935, at Tobias to Albert and Hermina (Meyer) Holtmeier. Survivors of the immediate family include his wife, Jeanie; a son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Brigitte Holtmeier of Kearney; a daughter, Shari Holtmeier of Lutz, Fla.; and three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Norval Holtmeier of North Platte, Lavern and Shirley Holtmeier of Rockville and Aldo and Marilyn Holtmeier of Crete. Other survivors are grandchildren, Liza and her husband, Chad Lorenz, Blake Holtmeier and Brady Holtmeier. His parents welcomed him into heaven. Lee was raised in Tobias, where he attended Zion Lutheran School and graduated from Tobias High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Doane College and his Masters from the University of Cincinnati. He was united in marriage to Willa (Jeanie) Kotas on Aug. 4, 1957, at Milligan. They lived at Guide Rock, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lexington and Leola, Pa., before moving to Grand Island. Lee was a school teacher and coach for Guide Rock Public Schools and Lexington Public Schools. He went to work for New Holland in Lexington before joining the plant in New Holland, Pa. He later moved to Grand Island retiring from New Holland on Jan. 1, 1998. He is a member of Peace Lutheran Church. Lee enjoyed golfing and was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren especially attending their many activities. Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church or Asera Care Hospice. Condolences may be sent to < http://www.giallfaiths.com/> . Published in The Grand Island Independent on 11/24/2009, Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
  Person ID	I34655	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Willa Jean "Jeanie" Kotas,   b. 12 Sep 1936, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 26 Jul 2018, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1957	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Family ID	F10918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1935 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Marriage - 4 Aug 1957 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 22 Nov 2009 - Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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).