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George Hollenberry
George Thomas Hollenberry was born to
Maria Isabelle (Varas) and George Henry Hollenberry in
Cochabamba, Bolivia, on March 10, 1945. He passed away at his
home in Carson, Wash., April 25, 2009, at the age of 64.
George lived in Bolivia until the age of
3. He then moved to Tocopilla, Chile. At the age of 14, on Sept.
13, 1959, he entered the United States through Savannah, Ga. He
and his family boarded a bus and moved to Carson.
On June 14, 1963, George married Mary
Patricia Maus in Carson. He graduated from Stevenson High School
through the Adult Completion Program in 1970. He was a hard
worker who worked in different capacities for many companies
throughout his life, including Stevenson Co-Ply, Broughton
Lumber Company, Union 76 Oil, Hegewald Logging, Marathon
LeTourneau and Your Rental and Party Center, just to name a few.
He had also been self-employed as Carson Mobile Service and H&H
Heavy Equipment Service.
He served for several years as the
pastor of Little Church in the Valley in Stabler. In his younger
years, George enjoyed scuba diving and boating. His love of
boating continued as he got older. In 1980 he and the whole
family moved onto a boat and traveled to Alaska for several
months.
He liked photography, singing and
reading. He especially loved Bible study and teaching. Family
was very important to George and he loved spending time with his
grandchildren and helping them and others with various projects.
George Hollenberry is survived by his
wife, Mary, of Carson; sons Jeff of Springfield, Ore., Vincent
of Stevenson, Wash., Nathan of Vancouver, Wash., Tony of Carson,
Jay of Vancouver and Michael of Carson; brother, Sam Hollenberry,
of Carson; sister, Rossetta Drury, of Carson; 11 grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a
brother and a sister.
A funeral service was held Friday at the
Carson Church of the Nazarene in Carson with interment at Wind
River Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a
memorial fund at First Independent Bank. Gardner Funeral Home
handled arrangements.
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