MARY LOU (HOLLDORF) CLARK
Mary Lou (Holldorf) Clark of Glenwood City, WI passed away on October 25th at the age of 82 years at Glenhaven Inc.
Mary was born May 25th, 1934 in Emerald, WI to John and Rosella (Krenz) Klatt. At the age of 11 she moved with her family to Glenwood City. Mary attended Emerald/Glenwood City schools and graduated from Glenwood City High School. On October 18, 1952 Mary was united in marriage to Elden Holldorf at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stillwater,MN. To this union four children were born. They resided on a farm in Forest township. They continued to farm until Elden’s death in 1975. Mary later moved and resided in Clear Lake. In June 1976 Mary was united in marriage to Royal Clark. That marriage later ended in divorce. She lived in different places around Clear Lake and Amery. Most recently she moved to Havenwood Assisted Living in April and she loved the residents and staff there. Her last few days were spent at Glenhaven.
Mary was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Forest where she served on the Ladies Aid group. Mary enjoyed old tyme music and dancing. Elden and Mary would enjoy dancing on Saturday nights at the White Owl, Red Rooster and other places with a special group of friends and neighbors. She also enjoyed playing cards and hosting or attending 500 card parties. Mary was a hard worker and homemaker, always making fresh bread, home cooked meals and going to the barn or driving tractor when she was on the farm. She enjoyed gardening to the extent of raising over an acre of cucumbers several summers for the Gedney Pickle Factory in Boyceville. Mary worked for several years as a cook/waitress/bartender at Hennessy’s in Forest and at several factories in the area. She enjoyed bowling over the years and traveling. When she lived in Amery she worked for several years at the Forest Inn Motel doing housekeeping and also did cleaning for people. Mary was a people person; she loved to visit and be visited by family and friends. She greatly enjoyed going to the casino and would go with whoever would take her.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents John and Rosella, husbands Elden and Royal, a sister Lucille and brothers Bill, Lawrence and Joe.
She is survived by her three daughters: Nyla (Bradley) Anderson of Amery, Rita (Scott) Buhr of Forest, Kathy Pedigo of Oak Park IL (Mark) Pedigo Frankfort IL, one son Tim Holldorf of Wilson; 10 grandchildren: Sarah Anderson of Pullman WA, Garrison Anderson of Fort Collins CO, Jason (Jenn) Buhr of Boyceville, Kenny (Caysie) Buhr of Baldwin, Jesse (Lacey) Buhr of Ridgeland, Kayla (Dave) Cocchiarella of Nashville TN, Renee Pedigo of Brooklyn, NY, Elden Holldorf of Sacramento CA, Caleb Holldorf of Mankato MN, and Grace Holldorf of Eau Claire; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister Elizabeth Holten; special cousin Lou Hastert and wife Kathleen; several other nieces and nephews; special friend Helen Rosen and many other friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 30th at Immanuel Lutheran church of Forest with Pastor Bob Dahm officiating. Special music by Lacey and great granddaughter Clarissa Buhr. Pallbearers were her grandchildren Jason, Kenny, Jesse, Elden, Caleb, Grace and Renee. Honorary pallbearers were grandchildren Sarah, Garrison and Kayla who were unable to attend. Burial was at Immanuel Lutheran church cemetery.