Constance “Connie” A. Holland went to walk with the angels on Aug. 26, 2020, at age 82. She passed peacefully at her home in Laguna Woods, California, while surrounded by her family.
Connie, a native of Minnesota, was born on Nov. 3, 1937, in Albert Lee to Chester and Adeline Herbst of New Richland, Minnesota.
Connie lived 35 years in Babbitt, Minnesota. She enjoyed raising her two children and the family’s miniature poodle named Jacque. The beloved organist loved playing the keyboard at her Evangelical Lutheran Church in Babbitt.
With her husband, Richard, she resided in Laguna Woods in south Orange County since 1997. Connie and Richard celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family on Dec. 30 in 2019.
Connie was a woman of deep faith for our Lord and a pillar for her family. She enjoyed baking for her relatives and friends. Connie shared her homemade treats whenever she would visit people or with new members of her church. She would look forward to traveling to Florida to spend hours on the beach picking shells. She shared her musical talents by playing the church organ for services and volunteering to play the piano for the weekly Senior Day Out events. She also enjoyed telling stories about her family and friends, and was proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s accomplishments.
Connie will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her husband, Richard; brother, Joe (Leslie) Herbst; sister-in-laws, LaDonna and Della Herbst; son, Kirk Holland; grandchildren: Jennifer (Larry) Job, Katie (Bob) Cochran, Brooke and Allison Holland; and great-grandchildren: Carson, Nathan and Lauren Job, and Sierra Cochran.
She is preceded in death by both of her parents; her daughter, Kim; and her brothers Ralph Herbst and Jack Herbst.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 26, 2020, at the Lutheran Church of the Cross, 24231 El Toro Road in Laguna Woods. The service will be streamed live on the Lutheran Church of the Cross’ website at: www.lcotc.org.
A burial service is scheduled to take place July 2021 at Connie’s hometown in New Richland.
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