The Shemwell Family

Roy L Hollenback Jr Obituary and Family Listing Description: Son of Roy Leonidas and Esther Mahree Croff Hollenback. His family moved to California in 1938 where he was raised and schooled. He graduated from San Jose, CA and attended Chico State College. As a young man he worked in a lumber mill. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946 during WWII. He married Jackie Freeman on November 18, 1949 in Caruthers, CA. After their marriage, they moved to Roseburg, OR until 1953 when they returned to California. While in California they lived in Cottonwood, San Jose and Fortuna. In 1975 they returned to Oregon where Roy operated a retail business. He and his wife owned and operated several small business including a grocery store and Fat Roses Pizza in Silverton. He retired in 1995. He loved music and until he retired, was active as a soloist and choir director. He also enjoyed sports and politics, but most of all his family. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a sister Miriam Lewis. https://d1cq4ou4t4y4do.cloudfront.net/images/default_image_candle.webp ------------------ Son of Roy Leonidas and Esther Mahree Croff Hollenback. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Married Jackie Freeman on Nov. 18, 1949. She survives. Also survived by sons, Steve Hollenback of McMinnville, Royal Hollenback of McMinnville and Joel Hollenback of Lake Oswego; daughters, Jan Lougher of Elmira, Ca. and Miriam Redl of McMinnville; brothers, Bryon Hollenback of Magnum, Ok., David Hollenback of Gresham and Dwight Hollenback of Salinas, Ca.; sister, Bonnie Fiser of Fort Smith, Ar.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by a sister, Miriam Lewis. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10198628/roy-leonidas-hollenback

Bonnie Elizabeth Fiser (nee Hollenback) Obituary and Family Listing Bonnie Elizabeth Fiser, 83, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Methodist Nursing Home. She was born on November 12, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Roy and Ester (Croff) Hollenback. She was a homemaker and a member of East Side Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband James King Fiser and by her son Jerry Fiser. Bonnie loved and was known for her music and played either the piano or the organ in every church she ever attended, she was also politically active and volunteered at the voting precincts. She was not afraid to voice her opinions on numerous subjects and would submit letters to the editor on a regular basis. She loved two things above all else, her Lord and her family and loved them both unconditionally. Funeral services will be 1:00PM Monday, March 16, 2015 at East Side Baptist Church with burial to follow in Liberty Cemetery in Greenwood, Arkansas under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Pallbearers are her grandsons, Matt, Jason, Scott and Joe Fiser, Jamie Freeman and Brooks Fiser. She is survived by her daughter Deanna Freeman and her husband Greg of Fort Smith, AR; two sons, Randy Fiser and Don Fiser and his wife Carmella both of Fort Smith, AR; two brothers, David Hollenback of Grisham, OR and Dwight Hollenback of Fresno, CA; 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. The family will visit with friends from 2-4PM Sunday, March 15th at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home 4500 Jenny Lind Road Fort Smith, AR. Memorials may be made to East Side Baptist Church 2710 Massard Road Fort Smith, AR 72903. Provide comfort for the family by planting a tree in memory of Bonnie Elizabeth Fiser (Hollenback), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. https://www.ockerputmanfuneralhome.com/memorials/bonnie-fiser/2086379/obituary.php