Bert Holland

Mr. Bert Holland, 101, of Des Moines, died Friday, July 2nd, at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 9th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the services. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Bert and his family. Ph 641-844-1234. Born on Easter Sunday, April 11th, 1909, in Marshalltown, he was the son and one of 12 children born to Bert and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Holland. The couple was from Stavanger, Norway. Bert graduated from the Marshalltown High School. He was raised in the Lutheran Faith until his marriage to Annabelle Fischer when they both became Methodist. She preceded him in death on March 20th, 1993. Mr. Holland was employed at JC Penneys, Cooper Manufacturing, Dunham-Bush and then Noma Company in Des Moines. During WWII, he worked in the ordinance plants in Minneapolis and Ankeny. Left to cherish his memory is his son, Bert. In death, he rejoined his beloved Annabelle, siblings Eleanor, Hilda, Magnus, Ben, George, Gerhart, Marie, Josephine and three in infancy.