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- Bio: Linda Holland, 90, of Mason City, Iowa, formerly of St. James, Minn., died on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, March 15, at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin, Minn., with the Rev. Carla Reierson officiating.
Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Odin, Minn.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 14, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James from 4 to 7 p.m. and one hour before services at the church on Thursday.
Malinda Eleanor Alma Nibbe was born on the family farm near Darfur, Minn., the youngest of nine children, to parents William and Amanda (Jasper) Nibbe. She grew up and attended rural school near Darfur. She graduated from Butterfield High School. On September 23, 1943, she was united in marriage to Alfred Holland in Darfur. The couple made their home on the family farm near Butterfield where they raised their family. Linda lived on the farm until Alfred's death in 1983, when she moved to St. James where she did babysitting for many years. In 2007, she moved to Mason City to be closer to her family. She enjoyed playing cards, watching the Twins, and participating in family celebrations. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their dogs.
She is survived by her children: Barb Lauen and her husband Harry Lundis of Emmons, Bob (Shirley) Holland of Woodbury, Paula (Peter) Halverson of Ventura, Iowa; sister, Esther Jacobson of St. James; grandchildren: Tracy (Marc) Erickson of Emmons, Sherri Lauen of Minneapolis, Andrew (Heather) Lauen of Lake Mills, Iowa, Andrea (Russell) Turner of Atlanta, Ga., Heather Holland and her husband Darren Fagan of Atlanta, Ga., Matthew Halverson of Longmont, Colo., Amanda Halverson of St. Paul, Brittany (Rudy) Chihak of Orlando, Fla.; eight great-grandchildren: Ashley (Andrew) Yost, Amber Erickson, Matthew Erickson, Autumn Lauen, Summer Lauen, Davis Snider, Lindsey Turner, Holland Fagan; and a great-great-grandson, Trey Yost. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, grandson Andrew, great-grandson McCale and seven brothers and sisters.
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