Dolores Jane Hildsclaw

A memorial mass will be held  10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bandon for long-time Bandon resident, Dolores Jane Holdsclaw.

Dolores was born March 13, 1933 in Laurel, Montana, the daughter of Adam & Celestine (Ott) Scheeler.  She died at home on December 15, 2019 at the age of 86.

She was raised and educated in Montana, graduating with her RN degree from Carroll College in Helena, Montana. 

She married Gilbert Wayne Holdsclaw in 1955.  Following his military service they moved to Langlois and then Wallowa  where she worked as a nurse and then they moved to Bandon where she worked at the hospital until her retirement.

She was very active at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and with the Altar Society.  She also loved playing pinochle and watching her grandchildren in sports.

She is survived by her daughters, Glenda & Durwood Sams; Monica & Shawn Boehm; sister Virginia Bonnet; grandchildren, Alyssa, Wayne, Alex, Amy and Lori and great-grandchildren, Zeke, Henry, Samantha and Talon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Wayne; sons, Randy and Clay; sisters, Margaret, Julia and brother, Philip.

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