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Elden Leroy Holmes Sr.

Birth	:	8 Jun 1924 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	28 Mar 1995 Nevada County, California, USA
Burial	:	Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6189003, -97.8644028
Plot	:	05W-14-12-05
Inscription	:	T Sgt. US Army World War II
Description	:	Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA), Sunday, April 2, 1995; pg. 9 Elden L. Holmes Sr. Services are Tuesday for Elden L. Holmes Sr., who died Tuesday while traveling aboard the Amtrak train California Zephyr. He was 70. Mr. Holmes was born in Hastings, Neb., and raised in rural Nebraska. His father worked for the CB&Q railroad as a station agent and the family lived in train depots. After graduating from high school in 1942, he enlisted in the Army and served in Africa and Europe. After the war, he served in the... Read More	Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA), Sunday, April 2, 1995; pg. 9 Elden L. Holmes Sr. Services are Tuesday for Elden L. Holmes Sr., who died Tuesday while traveling aboard the Amtrak train California Zephyr. He was 70. Mr. Holmes was born in Hastings, Neb., and raised in rural Nebraska. His father worked for the CB&Q railroad as a station agent and the family lived in train depots. After graduating from high school in 1942, he enlisted in the Army and served in Africa and Europe. After the war, he served in the reserves until 1950. He attended college in Hastings, Neb., and St. Louis, Mo. He worked for the Burlington Railroad and as a funeral director in Hastings until 1957 when he moved to Santa Cruz. He was president and manager of Wessendorf-Holmes Mortuary and also served as manager of the Bishop-Jordan Mortuary in Palo Alto. Mr. Holmes later moved to Thousand Oaks, where he was employed as a funeral director for 10 years. After retiring he began a second career in the food service trade. In 1985, he moved to Sacramento, where he changed careers for a third time, becoming involved with the Legal Center for the Elderly and Disabled and later HiCap as a counselor. He was extremely active in community and church affairs. Among other contributions, he was club president, lieutenant governor and chairman for the California-Nevada-Hawaii District of the Kiwanis Club. While in Santa Cruz, he was director of the Soap Box Derby for Santa Cruz County, was active in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and was a member of the board of directors for Mount Cross Lutheran Bible Camp in Felton. In Thousand Oaks, he served as chairman for the annual Conejo Valley Days Celebration for the city. He was also a Shriner and Mason. Mr. Holmes was an avid vegetable, fruit and rose gardener and an avid fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. His non-working hours were spent with his love of camping in the redwoods and his work as a docent at the California State Railroad Museum. He died while aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr, traveling east while he working in his capacity as a docent for the museum. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Holmes of Sacramento; a son, Elden L. "Chip" Holmes Jr. of Sacramento; two daughters, Tonja Paredes of San Jose and Stacey Packard of Citrus Heights; his brother, John Holmes of Hastings, Neb.; five grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother Grant Holmes and an infant sister. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at East Lawn Mortuary in Sacramento.

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Where is Elden Leroy Holmes Sr.'s memorial?
Elden Leroy Holmes Sr.'s memorial is located at: Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Clay County, USA.
When did Elden Leroy Holmes Sr. death?
Elden Leroy Holmes Sr. death on 28 Mar 1995 in Nevada County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Elden Leroy Holmes Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 40.6189003
Longitude: -97.8644028

Family Members:

Parent

Ernest Edwin Holmes

(1888 - 1938)

Hulda Elisabeth Rauscher Holmes

(1888 - 1951)

Spouse

Mary Phyllis Findley Holmes

(1928 - 2013)

Siblings

Grant Edwin Holmes

(1921 - 1980)

Infant Daughter Holmes

(1927 - 1927)

Children

Elden Leroy “Chip” Holmes Jr.

(1953 - 2017)

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