Merle Katherine Holmes
Born: October 24th, 1920
Died: December 13th, 2013
Obituary
Merle Katherine Holmes, 93, of Burlington, died 7:05 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2013 at Great River Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born on October 24, 1920 in Augusta, IL, she was the daughter of John Wellington and Gertrude Mae (Dennis) Rawson. She married Edwin Charles Holmes on January 25, 1946 in Burlington. He died November 4, 2008.
Merle worked for Antenna Designs and later in the cafeteria at Burlington High School for 10 years, retiring in 1989.
She was a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Faith Circle. She loved to crochet; she made many Afghans for friends and family. She enjoyed word search puzzle books, cardinal birds, reading and playing BINGO. She loved attending the bible study and church classes at Rosebush and Kleins.
Survivors include one son; Gary E. Holmes of Burlington and one daughter Sandra K. Rathbun of Burlington; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband and one sister.
The funeral service for Mrs. Holmes will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19th in Lunning Chapel. The Rev. Ryan Cosgrove will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service on Thursday.
Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice and the Special Needs Foundation.