Obituary of Joseph Hollman

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It is with deep & sincere sense of loss but gratitude; the family of Joseph Michael Hollman announces his peaceful passing on January 27, 2015 at the age of 88 years. Joseph was born at home on the farm in the Cosine District to †Joseph & †Maria (Sieben) Hollman on September 8th, 1926 and was the fourth child of eleven. Joseph married Maria (Mary) Margareta Stang, June 15, 1948 at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church near Cosine Saskatchewan. Joseph and Maria were blessed with ten children: five were born in Saskatchewan and five were born in Alberta. In March of 1956, Joseph, Maria and family moved to Ponoka, Alberta where he lived, worked and continued to raise his and Maria's family for 46 years. Joseph was very involved in the Ponoka community serving on The St. Augustine Church Council, Ponoka Knights of Columbus Council 4503 in 1957, Knights of Columbus 4th Degree in 1980, State Chairman for the Squires and Squirettes in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, 16 years as a volunteer fireman and 10 years of service to the Ponoka Stampede Association. Both Joseph & Maria taught their children how important faith was by praying the Rosary together daily & attending Mass on Sundays. He enjoyed building, tinkering & had a passion for music, he was a self- taught musician. Joseph was a charitable, kind & humble man who was always there to help his fellow man with little or no recognition from others. His love for his children & their children was forever apparent. "Papa Joe" & Grandma Maria attended many of their grandchildren's special occasions, baptisms, 1st Communions, confirmations, graduations & weddings. We will always remember him with good times shared, many pictures we will cherish with our families & the legacy he built while on this earth. Joseph will be lovingly remembered & dearly missed by his wife of 67 years, Maria; children, Elaine (Les) Hewlett & their children, Christopher, Gregory (Pam), Andrea (Wade) Marshall & their children, Alyssa & Declan; Theresa (Robert) Brost & their children, Carolyn (Tim) Strom & their daughters, Annika & Linnea; David (Amy) & their daughters Avery & Katelynn, Philip, Matthew, Laura, Anthony & Krista; Joan (Darrell) Farkas & their children Ryan, Aaron, Tyler (Sydney) & Danielle; Agnes (Randy) Pewarchuk & their children, Jesse (Nicole) & their son Casey, Dustin & Cody; Gerard (May) Hollman & their daughter Angela & sons Lucas & Owen; Norbert Hollman & children Garrett, Jordan & Kristen; Henry (Janie) Hollman & their children; Mark, Amy Jo and Tim; Dominic (Keltie) Hollman & daughters Rochelle & Holly; Carmelita (David) Widdifield & their children Michael (Mireille) & their children Rhett & Rhea, Scott (Rachel) & their daughters Brooklyn, Hunter & Parker; Dominic & Meghan; Andrew (Shauna) Hollman & their sons Christian & Gabriel; sister Ida (Frank) Troppmann, sister-in-law Paula Hollman, brother-in-laws Markus (Diane) Stang, Florian (Carol) Stang, August (Marla) Stang and sister-in-laws Anne Caouette, Betty (William) Bichel, Sister Barbara Maria PBS, Scholastica Stang, Benedicta (Frank) Miller, Rosalia (Jacob) Fischer and Colette Stang. Joseph was predeceased by his grandson, Robert (Bob) Hollman; parents, Joseph & Maria (Sieben) Hollman; infant brother, Engelbert; brother, Rudy; sisters, Mary (Joe) Gartner, Rose (George) Baier, Ramona (Blause) Baier, Ann (John) Rolheiser, Betty (Frank) Leibel, Cathy (Al) Kloschinsky, Delores (Don) Ackerman; father & mother-in-Law, Emmanuel & Barbara (Kloster) Stang; brother-in-law, Laurier Caouette; and sister-in-law, Ludwina Stang (deceased during year of birth).