Marian Holroyd

Jean died August 24th after a ten year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Hood River, Oregon to Lloyd (Swan) Johnson and Carol Philip. She was raised in the Coos Bay area, spending much of her young life with her grandparents Archie and Nell Philip. Jean graduated from Marshfield High School. She trained to be a registered nurse at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton, Oregon. She met her husband, Jack, while he was in the Coast Guard and stationed at Coos Bay during World War II. They were married on Christmas Eve 1945. After the war, they built a home on the family farm southwest of Corvallis, where Jean continued to live until April 2006. Jean started here career working for Ellen Olson at Olson Nursing Home in Corvallis. She also did private duty nursing before going to work at the Good Samaritan Hospital. She worked for many years on the OB ward at Good Sam. She loved babies and enjoyed her thirty plus years at Good Samaritan very much. Jean retired in 1990. Jean was an accomplished artist, and family members take pride in displaying her paintings. She loved camping trips, especially trips to visit friends and relatives in California, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and various parts of Oregon. Jean and husband Jack collected cast iron together and traveled to many places gathering items for their displays. Jean also collected dolls and was a member of a local doll club. Jean loved the Lord and she was a member of the First Methodist Church in Corvallis. She taught Sunday school for many years. Often she would work the night shift at the hospital on a Saturday night and then hurry home, change her clothes so she could get to church and teach Sunday school. Jean was a kind, loving and caring person, always welcoming people into her life and home. Jean is survived by her sons James and wife, Ellen and Jerry and his wife, Joyce. Both live in Corvallis on the family farm. Jean is also survived by grandsons Byron, Johnathon, Robert, and Michael Holroyd and granddaughter Janel (Holroyd) Greig; great grandchildren Jackson and Samuel Holroyd and Reagan and Keaton Greig. Her sister, Carol Wasson and several other family members also survive Jean. Jean was preceded in death by her husband Jack in 2005, after 60 years of marriage. Her brother, Sonny (Scott) Winslow and her sister, Doris Finn also preceded Jean in death. Donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Research, Hospice care of the Northwest, or Peace Lutheran Church in care of McHenry Funeral Home. A memorial service and celebration of Jean’s life will take place at the Peace Lutheran Church in Philomath, Oregon on Friday, September 23rd at 11 am. McHenry Funeral Home in Corvallis, Oregon will be assisting in the details of the service.

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Marian Holroyd

May 24, 1925 - August 24, 2011