Lois Arlene Holten

December 17, 1930 - September 17, 2015

Lois Arlene Holten, age 84, of Marshall and formerly of Dennison, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall. Memorial services are 11:00 AM Monday, September 28, 2015, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 PM Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. A prayer service is scheduled for 6:30 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM, on Monday at the church. Interment will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 29, 2015, in the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Faribault, Minnesota. Public is welcome to attend committal service. Lois Arlene Bultman was born on December 17, 1930, in Faribault, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Alfred and Irma (Bosshart) Bultman. Lois was baptized February 11, 1931 and was later confirmed on April 2, 1944, both at St. John’s Church in Wheeling Township. Lois attended county schools and then graduated from Faribault High School with the class of 1948. On September 14, 1950, Lois was united in marriage to Richard (Dick) Edwin Holten at her home church. The couple lived and farmed near Northfield before buying their own Dairy farm in Dennison in 1954. They farmed there until retirement in 1994. In addition to being a loving homemaker and devoted farm wife, Lois served as Postmaster of the Dennison Post Office for several years. She also catered many weddings, made hundreds of Scandinavian Rosettes and loved to make birthday cakes and donuts for her grandkids. In 2001, the couple moved to Marshall to be closer to family. Lois and Dick were blessed with three girls: Joyce, Janet and Jennifer. They shared over 60 years of marriage together before Dick’s death in December of 2010. Lois was a faithful member of Dennison Lutheran Church and First Lutheran Church in Marshall and also volunteered her time and talents at Marshall Area Christian School. Lois and Dick spent many winters in Mesa, Arizona, which yielded many memories and friendships. She enjoyed camping with their motorhome during their summers in MN. She was known as “Grandma Lois” to the entire Marshall Tiger Dance Team and loved hosting pasta feeds for her granddaughters and teammates. Lois was always active, mowing lawn, taking care of her yard and her home. Her other enjoyments in life included quilting, coffee with the “F-Street ladies”, and spending time with the family she loved so much. Lois died on Thursday, September 17, 2015, in Marshall, Minnesota at the age of 84 years and 9 months. Blessed be her memory. Lois is survived by her daughters, Joyce (and Larry) Lane of Kilgore, TX, Jennifer (and Mike) Thomsen of Lynd; grandchildren, Richard Lane of Longview, TX, Kevin Lane of Dallas, TX, Shelbie Thomsen of Fargo, ND, Rachel Thomsen of Lynd; great-grandson, Cayden Lane; sister, Muriel Matthies; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Irma Bultman; husband, Richard Holten; and daughter, Janet Holten. Please designate any memorials to Prairie Home Hospice of Marshall. The family invites everyone to a luncheon in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service.