PHOENIX, AZ - Jeffrey Charles Holtz, 54, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on June 22nd, 2016, surrounded by his family at Lund Family Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, AZ.
He was born on October 19th, 1961, to Lucille and Ralph Holtz in La Porte, IN. He held the county record for being the largest baby, weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
He was married in 1986 in Clearwater, FL, to Cynthia Watterson of La Porte, IN. They celebrated 30 wonderful years together before his passing.
From this union, they raised three beautiful children. In 1997, they moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he happily lived out the rest of his life.
Jeff played baseball for the La Porte Slicers and went on to play competitive baseball through college. He loved hiking the mountains in the Southwest, classical music, smoking cigars, reading thousands of American history novels, and he had a passion for genealogy research. He will be greatly missed in his role as husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was deeply loved by his grandchildren and was the kind of grandpa that the children would run to first in a crowd.
Preceding him in death were his mother in September of 1992, father in May of 1994, sister Mary in November of 2012, and sister Sally in January of 2015.
Surviving him are his wife, Cynthia Holtz of Phoenix, AZ, daughter, Bethany Holtz of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter, Julia (Franklin) Hahn of Granger, IN, son, Andrew (Vera) Dobbs of Sausalito, CA, and his 4 granddaughters, Anna, Haleigh, Emilee, and Leah Hahn of Granger, IN. Also, he is survived by his eight sisters, Marleen Alsfasser of South Bend, IN, Judy Gearhart of Hamlet, IN, Cherie (Jerry) Hoover of Hanna, Karin (Jim) Carney of Nappanee, IN, Deb Holtz of Chesterton, IN, Sue Caddo of LaPorte, Cathy (Mark) Rogers of Belleville, IL, Cindy Eichelberg of Westville; and brother, Ralph “Buz” (Tina) Holtz of Valparaiso.
A Mass of Catholic Burial will be held at 10 AM (EST) (9 AM CST) on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 52553 Fir Rd., Granger, IN. Father Schooler will be officiating. Burial will follow at Porter Rea Cemetery in Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN.
A time of visitation will be from 3- 8 pm (CST) (4-9 PM EST) on Friday, July 1st, 2016, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2900 Monroe St., La Porte, IN. Visitation will also take place from 9 AM (EST) (8 AM CST) until the time of the Mass on Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to University of San Francisco Memory and Aging Center for further research. To donate online or by mail at UCSF, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339.
Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.
He was born on October 19th, 1961, to Lucille and Ralph Holtz in La Porte, IN. He held the county record for being the largest baby, weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
He was married in 1986 in Clearwater, FL, to Cynthia Watterson of La Porte, IN. They celebrated 30 wonderful years together before his passing.
From this union, they raised three beautiful children. In 1997, they moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he happily lived out the rest of his life.
Jeff played baseball for the La Porte Slicers and went on to play competitive baseball through college. He loved hiking the mountains in the Southwest, classical music, smoking cigars, reading thousands of American history novels, and he had a passion for genealogy research. He will be greatly missed in his role as husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was deeply loved by his grandchildren and was the kind of grandpa that the children would run to first in a crowd.
Preceding him in death were his mother in September of 1992, father in May of 1994, sister Mary in November of 2012, and sister Sally in January of 2015.
Surviving him are his wife, Cynthia Holtz of Phoenix, AZ, daughter, Bethany Holtz of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter, Julia (Franklin) Hahn of Granger, IN, son, Andrew (Vera) Dobbs of Sausalito, CA, and his 4 granddaughters, Anna, Haleigh, Emilee, and Leah Hahn of Granger, IN. Also, he is survived by his eight sisters, Marleen Alsfasser of South Bend, IN, Judy Gearhart of Hamlet, IN, Cherie (Jerry) Hoover of Hanna, Karin (Jim) Carney of Nappanee, IN, Deb Holtz of Chesterton, IN, Sue Caddo of LaPorte, Cathy (Mark) Rogers of Belleville, IL, Cindy Eichelberg of Westville; and brother, Ralph “Buz” (Tina) Holtz of Valparaiso.
A Mass of Catholic Burial will be held at 10 AM (EST) (9 AM CST) on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 52553 Fir Rd., Granger, IN. Father Schooler will be officiating. Burial will follow at Porter Rea Cemetery in Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN.
A time of visitation will be from 3- 8 pm (CST) (4-9 PM EST) on Friday, July 1st, 2016, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2900 Monroe St., La Porte, IN. Visitation will also take place from 9 AM (EST) (8 AM CST) until the time of the Mass on Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to University of San Francisco Memory and Aging Center for further research. To donate online or by mail at UCSF, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339.
Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.
PHOENIX, AZ - Jeffrey Charles Holtz, 54, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on June 22nd, 2016, surrounded by his family at Lund Family Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, AZ.
He was born on October 19th, 1961, to Lucille and Ralph Holtz in La Porte, IN. He held the county record for being the largest baby, weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
He was married in 1986 in Clearwater, FL, to Cynthia Watterson of La Porte, IN. They celebrated 30 wonderful years together before his passing.
From this union, they raised three beautiful children. In 1997, they moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he happily lived out the rest of his life.
Jeff played baseball for the La Porte Slicers and went on to play competitive baseball through college. He loved hiking the mountains in the Southwest, classical music, smoking cigars, reading thousands of American history novels, and he had a passion for genealogy research. He will be greatly missed in his role as husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was deeply loved by his grandchildren and was the kind of grandpa that the children would run to first in a crowd.
Preceding him in death were his mother in September of 1992, father in May of 1994, sister Mary in November of 2012, and sister Sally in January of 2015.
Surviving him are his wife, Cynthia Holtz of Phoenix, AZ, daughter, Bethany Holtz of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter, Julia (Franklin) Hahn of Granger, IN, son, Andrew (Vera) Dobbs of Sausalito, CA, and his 4 granddaughters, Anna, Haleigh, Emilee, and Leah Hahn of Granger, IN. Also, he is survived by his eight sisters, Marleen Alsfasser of South Bend, IN, Judy Gearhart of Hamlet, IN, Cherie (Jerry) Hoover of Hanna, Karin (Jim) Carney of Nappanee, IN, Deb Holtz of Chesterton, IN, Sue Caddo of LaPorte, Cathy (Mark) Rogers of Belleville, IL, Cindy Eichelberg of Westville; and brother, Ralph “Buz” (Tina) Holtz of Valparaiso.
A Mass of Catholic Burial will be held at 10 AM (EST) (9 AM CST) on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 52553 Fir Rd., Granger, IN. Father Schooler will be officiating. Burial will follow at Porter Rea Cemetery in Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN.
A time of visitation will be from 3- 8 pm (CST) (4-9 PM EST) on Friday, July 1st, 2016, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2900 Monroe St., La Porte, IN. Visitation will also take place from 9 AM (EST) (8 AM CST) until the time of the Mass on Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to University of San Francisco Memory and Aging Center for further research. To donate online or by mail at UCSF, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339.
Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.
He was born on October 19th, 1961, to Lucille and Ralph Holtz in La Porte, IN. He held the county record for being the largest baby, weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
He was married in 1986 in Clearwater, FL, to Cynthia Watterson of La Porte, IN. They celebrated 30 wonderful years together before his passing.
From this union, they raised three beautiful children. In 1997, they moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he happily lived out the rest of his life.
Jeff played baseball for the La Porte Slicers and went on to play competitive baseball through college. He loved hiking the mountains in the Southwest, classical music, smoking cigars, reading thousands of American history novels, and he had a passion for genealogy research. He will be greatly missed in his role as husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was deeply loved by his grandchildren and was the kind of grandpa that the children would run to first in a crowd.
Preceding him in death were his mother in September of 1992, father in May of 1994, sister Mary in November of 2012, and sister Sally in January of 2015.
Surviving him are his wife, Cynthia Holtz of Phoenix, AZ, daughter, Bethany Holtz of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter, Julia (Franklin) Hahn of Granger, IN, son, Andrew (Vera) Dobbs of Sausalito, CA, and his 4 granddaughters, Anna, Haleigh, Emilee, and Leah Hahn of Granger, IN. Also, he is survived by his eight sisters, Marleen Alsfasser of South Bend, IN, Judy Gearhart of Hamlet, IN, Cherie (Jerry) Hoover of Hanna, Karin (Jim) Carney of Nappanee, IN, Deb Holtz of Chesterton, IN, Sue Caddo of LaPorte, Cathy (Mark) Rogers of Belleville, IL, Cindy Eichelberg of Westville; and brother, Ralph “Buz” (Tina) Holtz of Valparaiso.
A Mass of Catholic Burial will be held at 10 AM (EST) (9 AM CST) on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 52553 Fir Rd., Granger, IN. Father Schooler will be officiating. Burial will follow at Porter Rea Cemetery in Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN.
A time of visitation will be from 3- 8 pm (CST) (4-9 PM EST) on Friday, July 1st, 2016, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2900 Monroe St., La Porte, IN. Visitation will also take place from 9 AM (EST) (8 AM CST) until the time of the Mass on Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to University of San Francisco Memory and Aging Center for further research. To donate online or by mail at UCSF, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339.
Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.
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