Harold J. Holdaas
June 11, 1919 - March 17, 2005
Obituary
Harold J. Holdaas
Of Seattle, passed away March 17th at home with his children by his side. He was born June 11, 1919 in Carbury, ND. He and his family moved to Seattle in 1966 and he worked for King County until his retirement in 1982. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He was stationed in Hawaii and was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He is survived by his children Loni Martin, Ken Holdaas, Luann Malo, Laurel Chastain, Audrey Daum and Nancy Holdaas; brother Melfred Holdaas; sisters Ethel Myhr and Ruth Colbjornson; 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn, his parents, a brother Harvey and a granddaughter-in-law Tracie Underwood. Memorial Service Sunday, March 20th at 12:00pm at BONNEY-WATSON Parker Chapel, 900 SW 146th St., Burien, 206 244-2320. A luncheon will be held after the service at the White Center Eagles Club, 10452 15th SW, Seattle.
Dear Dad,
I don’t even know where to begin, as I have so many things I’d like to say. I feel so lost without you, especially when I walk past your bedroom and see an empty bed. Poor Daddy, you were so sick, and it broke my heart to see you suffer.
I want you to know that I was truly honored to be able to care for you during this time. I always felt that it was the least I could do for you, Dad. You brought me into this world and always looked out for me and Haley too. I could never have repaid you for all that you did for me.
We’ve been through a lot, you and I, and I will cherish every single day we had together.
I know you’re up in Heaven with God and Mom now, so everything will be better for you.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart for being such a good Dad. I am proud to say I’m your daughter!
I will always miss you dear Dad-
I’ll love you forever,
Nanny-nelle
Dear Papa,
We are very sad you are gone, but glad you are at peace with Grandma. We love and miss you.
Much love,
Patty, Jody, Blair & Taylor
Papa, I love you so much. I am so glad that you are not suffering anymore and now you are dancing and having coffee with grandma. I am so happy that you were my grandpa and I cherished every moment we were able to be together. I have some good memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I am so glad that I was able to see you one last time at Thanksgiving. Like you said” Don’t cry nae, I am just over the mountains.” Well papa, now you go rest high on that mountain!! I love you and will miss you. Give grandma a hug for me!!!
Bye Bye Papa!!!!
Dear Harold.
We have been friends for many years and I valued that friendship very much. You made me laugh and I enjoyed all the happy times we had together the two of us. I’ll miss you.
Love Irene
Dear Harold.
I just wanted to say that I appreciated the special friend you were to my mother.
Also before my dad and Evelyn passed away it was great that my parents had such nice friends.
Also these last couple of years getting to know you and your family has been a pleasure. You were a very special person and I am so glad that I got to know you.
To your family we offer our thoughts and prayers for your sad lost.
Love Melinda
i miss ya grandpa
Dear Papa,
I am so glad that you are not suffering anymore and I am really happy that you are with Grandma again. She has waited for you for 6years and now you can finally be with her. I really miss you but now you are in a happier place.
I will miss and love you forever.
Love, Amanda
Harold,
You were such a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humor. You will surely be missed by your family and many friends.
We are glad you are no longer suffering and that you are with Evelyn again.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Love Marietta
I have enjoyed taking care of Harold these past 4 years and was sad to hear of his passing. He always had a smile for me when he came in. Dr. Watson and I send our condoloences to the family. I hope his last few months on this earth were pain free and happy times. I will miss him. Thank you to Laurel for helping him and god bless you.
Dear Dad aka “The Grand Pooh-Pa. That nickname I tagged on to you so long ago, really sums you up…The Grand Pa!! And that you were. We had some tough days in our life together, but they were far out weighed by the good. And in the last few months of your life, the time I spent with you..a couple over-nighters a week, I think we became pretty good friends. I miss you dearly, but I am so glad you aren’t hurt and struggling anymore to move or take a breath. I wanted so much more for you than that. I know you are with Mama again, your big hand holding her little one..just the ways it’s suppose to be..together again. I just know you and mom are smiling down on us kids and saying, “our job is done.” So you be happy dad, your job here is done, and you did fine fine one at that. I know you now have your wings dad, fly high. I’ll love you and miss you, but always know, even though you are gone from here, you will forever be in my heart, and I will always be so proud of you. I love you Dad from the bottom of my heart. Bless you always, Audie
My Dear Sweet Dad,
I miss you so much and in some ways it is hard to believe that your fight is over and you are gone. I don’t think there is really too much that we didn’t try to get you better. I am truly grateful that the battle is over because it was so hard to see you suffer. You did fight your battle like a true soldier though,courageous, brave and strong. And you were so much like Mom, you never complained and were always so gracious and thankful for your good care. I feel like it was an honor to care for you. I only wish I could have done more.Your sense of humor carried us through a most difficult time. Especially when you had to measure the duck!! I find so much inner peace knowing that you are where you belong now… “Together Again” with Mom by your side. I will be forever grateful for the day that Pastor Bersie came to the hospital and we all had communion together. It meant the world to me and I know in my heart that on that day he gave you his assurance that you “had it made and that you would be with Mom”.
I have always respected you and been so proud of you. Even when you had lessons to teach us I always knew it was for our own good. You made me a strong person and Mom made me a loving person, what more could I ask for? Two parents that gave their best, and from both of you I gained a deep sense of religious belief and I always knew I was loved. Because of that, I am able to teach Ryan what I have learned and I know “we will meet again”. When I feel lost and empty, I will remember what you’ve taught me.I don’t know how to ever thank you enough for all that you did for me and Ryan. I always thought that Mom always filled in and picked up the pieces when I was trying to raise Ryan alone. But when Mom left, you not only filled in……you took care of both of us. You carried me when I didn’t think I could carry myself. I am so grateful for how good you were to Ryan a.k.a. Father Chastainhe gained alot of wisdom from you. Like…Never let a Red car pass you. Ha! And lift your little finger when something is REAL good! He already has the garden planted and we are working hard on the landscaping.
We will try to make you as proud of us as I have always been of you.
I Love You and Miss You terribly!! You and Mom were the BEST.
God Bless, and
I’ll be seeing you……..Love, Dia
P.S. Keep your eye on me, I will find a man…even though you aren’t here to pick him out…I know you’ll have your hand in it. XXOO
I will miss you Uncle Harold, and I will always cherish my memories of you and Auntie Evelyn. Thank you for serving your country and fighting to preserve our freedoms. Not a single flag will ever wave before me, that I won’t think of each one of my family members who so bravely served their country in times of war and peace, as well as all the other soldiers who have served this great country on our behalf. Hooah! I salute you!
Love Loey
Dear Dad. We’ve made our second trip to North Dakota for your memorial and it was quite lovely. It was a beautiful, sunny day, just perfect. We tried to make it as honorable to you as we could and I think we did just that, as your sister, Ethel, said, “it was just perfect. Now we can let him go be with your Mom.” If you were looking down and watching us on that morning, you would have been smiling, and probably wiping a tear or two away, just because you are such a big softy, and you would have been so proud. I hope, Dad, we showed you, one final time, how very much the six of us love you and miss you. We wanted to honor you in the highest degree, and I think we did it!
God Bless you, Pop, now and always.
Now, you and Mom are hand in hand, side by side, just as you should be. And no more pain and discomfort for either of you. When, late at night, I look up in a clear, dark sky, and see two bright, twinkling stars, I’ll know for sure, it’s you and Mama, watching over all your kids,and the rest of your families that you both loved so much. I love you dad, and I always, always will!! You and Mom will always be in a very special place in my heart that no others could ever be, it’s just for you and Mom.
Now, go be the great angel that you are, and fly high with my mother always.
Love you always,
Audie