John Lewis Hollowell, 85, Kokomo, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. He was born Oct. 1, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Charles and Isabelle Hollowell.
Mr. Hollowell was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. While in the Army, he was primarily stationed in the Philippines as a surveyor. John loved to ballroom dance. He also loved reading, fishing and swimming. John loved to travel, and was fortunate to travel throughout Europe. He also loved watching TV and tempting his palate with exotic and spicy foods. John and his father, Charles, ran Sunset Memory Gardens in the 1960s. He owned, designed and managed the cemetery before retiring in 1968. John also helped to coordinate housing during the 1967 tornado that hit Kokomo, and also rebuilt the church that sits across the street from the cemetery.
Survivors include his loving daughter, Dian Hollowell; stepchildren, Scott Jaynes, Mark Schauenburg and Kim (Adan) Diaz; granddaughter, Isabella Hollowell-Evans; stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Encalada, Eric Diaz and Christopher Diaz.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road. The family will receive friends two hours prior to service time. Burial with military rites will follow in Sunset Memory Garden.
Memorials in John's name are suggested to Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 1099 N. Meridian St. #905, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.
Published in the Kokomo Tribune
Mr. Hollowell was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. While in the Army, he was primarily stationed in the Philippines as a surveyor. John loved to ballroom dance. He also loved reading, fishing and swimming. John loved to travel, and was fortunate to travel throughout Europe. He also loved watching TV and tempting his palate with exotic and spicy foods. John and his father, Charles, ran Sunset Memory Gardens in the 1960s. He owned, designed and managed the cemetery before retiring in 1968. John also helped to coordinate housing during the 1967 tornado that hit Kokomo, and also rebuilt the church that sits across the street from the cemetery.
Survivors include his loving daughter, Dian Hollowell; stepchildren, Scott Jaynes, Mark Schauenburg and Kim (Adan) Diaz; granddaughter, Isabella Hollowell-Evans; stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Encalada, Eric Diaz and Christopher Diaz.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road. The family will receive friends two hours prior to service time. Burial with military rites will follow in Sunset Memory Garden.
Memorials in John's name are suggested to Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 1099 N. Meridian St. #905, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.
Published in the Kokomo Tribune
John Lewis Hollowell, 85, Kokomo, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. He was born Oct. 1, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Charles and Isabelle Hollowell.
Mr. Hollowell was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. While in the Army, he was primarily stationed in the Philippines as a surveyor. John loved to ballroom dance. He also loved reading, fishing and swimming. John loved to travel, and was fortunate to travel throughout Europe. He also loved watching TV and tempting his palate with exotic and spicy foods. John and his father, Charles, ran Sunset Memory Gardens in the 1960s. He owned, designed and managed the cemetery before retiring in 1968. John also helped to coordinate housing during the 1967 tornado that hit Kokomo, and also rebuilt the church that sits across the street from the cemetery.
Survivors include his loving daughter, Dian Hollowell; stepchildren, Scott Jaynes, Mark Schauenburg and Kim (Adan) Diaz; granddaughter, Isabella Hollowell-Evans; stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Encalada, Eric Diaz and Christopher Diaz.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road. The family will receive friends two hours prior to service time. Burial with military rites will follow in Sunset Memory Garden.
Memorials in John's name are suggested to Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 1099 N. Meridian St. #905, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.
Published in the Kokomo Tribune
Mr. Hollowell was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. While in the Army, he was primarily stationed in the Philippines as a surveyor. John loved to ballroom dance. He also loved reading, fishing and swimming. John loved to travel, and was fortunate to travel throughout Europe. He also loved watching TV and tempting his palate with exotic and spicy foods. John and his father, Charles, ran Sunset Memory Gardens in the 1960s. He owned, designed and managed the cemetery before retiring in 1968. John also helped to coordinate housing during the 1967 tornado that hit Kokomo, and also rebuilt the church that sits across the street from the cemetery.
Survivors include his loving daughter, Dian Hollowell; stepchildren, Scott Jaynes, Mark Schauenburg and Kim (Adan) Diaz; granddaughter, Isabella Hollowell-Evans; stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Encalada, Eric Diaz and Christopher Diaz.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road. The family will receive friends two hours prior to service time. Burial with military rites will follow in Sunset Memory Garden.
Memorials in John's name are suggested to Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 1099 N. Meridian St. #905, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.
Published in the Kokomo Tribune
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