Donald W. Holmes, 84, of Brimfield, passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
He was born on April 3, 1931 in Galesburg, the son of Charles W. and Elizabeth (Peterson) Holmes. They preceded him in death, along with a son, Dean A. Holmes.
Donald married Beverly Ann Eisele on July 28, 1957 at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Peoria. She survives. He is also survived by his son, Mark W. Holmes of Edwards; daughter, Karen E. Holmes (A.B. Ghazanfari) of Peoria; and grandsons, Idan and Joey Ghazanfari and Matt and Steve Holmes.
He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and earned his Bachelor and Master degrees from Bradley University, where he met his wife. While at Bradley, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He retired in 1986, from District 150, as an Industrial Arts teacher at Manual High School. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Peoria.
Donald tried to adapt to city living, but after running out of space in the backyard for his garden, he moved back to the country, where he belonged. Don and Bev built their home together. He enjoyed farming, gardening, woodworking and hunting mushrooms.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue, in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Salem Lutheran Church, 1700 West War Memorial Drive in Peoria, with Pastor Elise Rothfusz officiating. Following services, a luncheon will be provided at Salem Lutheran Church. Graveside services, interment and Military Honors will be held, following the luncheon, at Brimfield Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to Salem Lutheran Church in Peoria.
| Hendrick Polanco |
My Deepest Condolences |
April 4, 2019 |
My deepest condolences. May these few word from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
If you would like more information about this passage please go to the link below...
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20070501/article_01.htm
| C.Bouguet |
My deepest condolences |
April 2, 2019 |
My condolences, as feelings of pain and bitterness become unbearable. It is my desire to convey a comforting thought based on the Holy Scriptures
John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out."
This passage speaks of the resurrection of our loved ones. It is not God's plan to see us suffer and die, so He extends the following invitation to us: "Come near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8)
Please go to the following link to obtain more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage and again we are sorry for your loss.
http://www.jw.org
