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Roy L Hollenback Jr Obituary and Family Listing

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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
Given names Surname Sosa Birth Place Death Age Place Last change
Esther Mahree Croff
Esther Mahree Hollenback
April 11, 1896128Scott, Brown, Michigan, United States6May 28, 19913395Multnomah, Oregon, United States-Unknown
Jacqueline Dawn Freeman
Jacqueline Dawn Hollenback
March 10, 193193San Francisco, California, United States0November 25, 2021390Multnomah, Oregon, United States-Unknown
Bonnie Elizabeth Hollenback
November 12, 193193Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States0March 12, 2015983Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States-Unknown
Chester Byron Hollenback
February 14, 1923101Clarence, Shelby, Missouri, United States0October 10, 20071784Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma, United States-Unknown
David Mervel Hollenback
August 9, 192896Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States0December 14, 2020492Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States-Unknown
Dwight Calvin Hollenback
May 14, 193391Massachusetts, United States2July 13, 2016883Salinas, Monterey, California, United States-Unknown
Miriam Esther Hollenback
April 27, 1919105Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado, United States0April 4, 19943074Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States-Unknown
Roy Leonidas Hollenback Sr
January 2, 1897128Marion, Center, Grant, Indiana, United States6November 9, 19616364Oroville, Butte, California, United States-Unknown
Roy Leonidas Hollenback Jr
September 9, 192698Mount Auburn, Wayne, Indiana, United States0December 18, 20042078McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States-Unknown