Lois Kruescheck Holsinger, 101, of Collinsville, IL, formerly of Granite City, IL, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Addington Place in Collinsville, IL
She was born on June 6, 1920, in Granite City, IL, and graduated from Granite City High School in June 1938. There she was editor of the class yearbook where she had the honor of interviewing Carl Sandburg. She was a Past Honored Queen of the Job’s Daughter Bethel in Granite City and continued to be an active adviser in the Collinsville Chapter.
She married Norman W. Holsinger on June 13, 1940. They were together for 63 years before he passed away in 2003. She worked with him for 17 years at Holsinger Insurance and Real Estate Agency which had been operated for 40 years by the Holsinger family since 1938_ Together they developed the first public grass green golf course in the Collinsville-Granite City area and later transitioned that project into the development of University Hills Subdivision.
Mrs. Holsinger was an active member of the Niedringhaus United Methodist Church in Granite City where she was involved in both the Harmony Class and youth Sunday School classes. Later she became an active member of the Nameoki United Methodist Church, also in Granite City. She was a member of the Leski Literary club, and was an active volunteer for many years for the United Way. She was known for her keen sense of humor, her quick wit, her style and her open-hearted generosity. She was an amazing seamstress; a wonderful cook; an amazing mother. She had a zest for life and an indomitable spirit.
She is survived by one son, Kent (Faith) Holsinger of Collinsville, IL; one daughter, Gayle (Barb) Holsinger of Collinsville IL; one sister, Arlene K. Johnson of Belleville IL; two granddaughters, Kristi (Cathy) Holsinger of St. Louis MO, and Marcy (Elisa) Holsinger of Portland, OR; one great-grandson, Micah Holsinger of Portland, OR; niece Leah Johnson Manos (John) of Evanston, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eberhardt and Etoila Kruescheck; and niece Beth Johnson Newkirk (Darrell) of Las Vegas, Nevada.
In celebration of Lois’s, life a memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Roger Russell officiating at Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road in Granite City. Burial will follow at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates in Glen Carbon. Memorial donations are suggested to Nameoki United Methodist Church, the Missouri Botanical Gardens or to the Salvation Army.
