Peggylou Holmen

Peggylou Holmen, 89 year old resident of Upsala, MN died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Assumption Home in Cold Spring, MN. Visitation will take place at the Upsala Community Covenant Church on Wednesday, November 19 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 pm. A Memorial Service will be held following the visitation at 2:00p.m. with Rev. Craig Johnson officiating. Burial will take place at the Community Covenant Cemetery in Upsala, MN.

Peggylou Miller was born on June 16, 1925 in Spokane, Washington to George and Mabel (Pederson) Miller. After graduating High School, she enrolled in Business College and shortly after graduating; she worked for Peerless Dental Office in Spokane, WA. She married Dennis G. Holmen on May 14, 1955 at the Community Covenant Church in Upsala, MN.The new couple made their home in Minneapolis, MN and lived there for 26 years, attending First Evangelical Free Church in Minneapolis, MN. The couple then moved to Upsala in 1981, where she worked as the Upsala Community Covenant Church secretary.The couple resided on their property until they moved into the town of Upsala in 2002. Some of Peggylous hobbies and interests included reading, crocheting, baking, bird watching and participating in numerous activities at church.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Gary (Tammy) Holmen, of Broomfield, CO; daughter, Karen (Carl) Deck, of Fayetteville, GA; half-sister Karyn Miller-Crossman; grandchildren, Anne Holmen, Jeff Holmen, Kyle (Amanda) Kalstabakken and Kristy Kalstabakken and three great grandchildren, Rayna Holmen, Riley Holmen-Klos and Ryan Holmen-Klos.

Peggylou was preceded in death by her father, George Miller and mother Mabel Woodworth; husband Dennis Holmen; half-sister Jeanette Miller and brother-in-law Leonard Holmen.