Jeannette A. Holm

Jeannette A. “Netter” Holm age 82 of Tracy, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Springfield. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Tracy. 

Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Tracy Area Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.  A private family burial will be held in the Tracy City Cemetery at a later date.  The Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Jeannette A. Holm was born August 15, 1928 in Tracy, Minnesota to Andrew and Nona (Schmidt) Nelson.  She was baptized September, 1928 in the Methodist faith and became a member of Tracy Lutheran Church in 1946.  Netter graduated from Tracy High School in 1946 and from Tommy Brights School of Floral Design in Chicago in 1947.  She returned to Tracy and worked at Tracy Floral with her mother.  Netter was united in marriage to Bernie Holm on February 8, 1947 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Richmond, California while he was in the service, and when Bernie returned, he joined the floral business.  They bought the business in 1960 and sold it in 1995.  Netter was a member of Faith Lutheran and later Zion Lutheran Church.  She raised Lhasa Apso dogs.  Netter enjoyed her yard, watching the birds, and the summer flowers.  She loved playing cards and played in “500” clubs.  She also enjoyed quilting with the ladies of the church, camping, traveling, and spending time with her children and grandchildren, especially shopping with her daughter.  Netter entered Prairieview Health Care Center in 2006 and in October, 2008 she moved into St. John’s Lutheran Home in Springfield. 

Netter is survived by her husband Bernie of 63 years; daughter Marsha (Doug) Zisler of Lakeville; son Michael (Jeannie) Holm of Jordan; grandchildren: Matt (Rachel) Zisler, Brett (Lindsey) Zisler, Tami Decker, Mark (Tammy) Holm, Aaron Holm, and Danielle Holm; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Doris Kitterman of Lincoln, NE; and many other relatives and friends.  She is preceded in death by her parents, son Bradley, brother Strann Nelson, and brother-in-law Lowell Kitterman.