Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEugene Ervin Holland 
Birth1 Apr 1922, Delano, Kern Co, CA
Death11 Feb 1994, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA
Burial16 Feb 1994, Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA
Misc. Notes
Died of cancer
Spouses
Birth26 May 1921, Grainfield, Gove Co, KS
Death16 Feb 2013, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA
BurialHillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA
FatherWilliam Merle Ruttan (1897-1947)
MotherVera May Highley (1902-1991)
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] Bakersfield Californian - 20 Feb 2013
Frances Lorraine (Ruttan) Holland May 26, 1921 - February 16, 2013 Graveside services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park on Friday, February 22 at 1 p.m. for Frances Lorraine (Ruttan) Holland. Frances was born May 26, 1921 in Grainfield, Kansas, to William Merle Ruttan and Vera Mae Highley Ruttan. At age three, she and her parents moved to Bakersfield. In 1925 she and her mother joined the First Methodist Church, an affiliation she kept for the next 88 years. As a child she was a accomplished dancer and was recruited to do a nationwide tour with a child's dance troupe, although her mother nixed the idea. Her parents divorced during her adolescence. Frances graduated from Kern County Union High School in 1939, where she met her future husband, Eugene E. Holland. They eloped to Las Vegas and were married on July 4, 1941. During her pre-war years, she worked in the men's clothing department at J.C. Penney downtown, then after World War II broke out and her husband went off to war, she was a "Rosie the Riveter" at the Lockheed Aircraft factory on California Avenue. Eventually she followed Gene around the country as he trained as an aviator. At war's end they moved from Washington DC back to Bakersfield to raise a family which included Robert E. Holland in 1946, S. Craig Holland in 1948, and Russell F. Holland in 1951.
Frances excelled at being a homemaker and mom to her three energetic boys and their friends, who always seemed to gravitate to her house when freshly baked goodies were coming out of the oven. She was the den mother for Pack 128 for several years as her boys went through Cub Scouts, and was such a fixture at PTA functions, that she was given honorary life memberships at Longfellow Elementary School, Washington Jr. High and Bakersfield High School! She was tireless in providing adventures for her boys and their friends. Frances was an avid painter, rug hooker, embroiderer, knitter and crocheter . She made countless pairs of "wimpy shoes" slippers for her family, friends and for her church's bazaar. She was a lifetime member of Eastern Star and longtime member of Cotton Patch Quilters and the Bakersfield Art Association.
She was preceded in death by her parents, by her stepfather Perry R. Robbe, and her eldest son, Robert. She is survived by her sons Craig and Russell, their wives Carole and Kim, her daughter-in-law Sandra, and grandchildren Chris and girl friend Katrina, Jeremy and wife Tracy, John, Janine and husband Josh, Joel, Lisa and husband Jesse, Heather and husband Mike Olejnik. Great-grandchildren include Tyler, Paige and Abby Clements, Jillian and Jackson Holland and Emerson Davis. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Clydene Morrison Hammond, cousin Joyce Bocking, and several nieces and nephews.
The family thanks the staff at Glenwood Gardens (Mom's home for the past three years), the staff of Hoffman Hospice and especially Cathy Miller from the First United Methodist Church for her unfailing visits with Mom while she was living at Glenwood. All of you are very blessed people.
DEAR MOM, During all the years we were growing up and living at home, we rarely took the time to thank you for being such a wonderful mother, and for all the things you did for us. So, THANK YOU.... ...for taking us to the cabin with our friends for a week at a time ...for being den mother when no one else's mother would ...for cleaning up after us when we were ill without complaining about how much it may have sickened or inconvenienced you ...for having the guts to say "NO" and making it stick ...for our talks in the kitchen after dinner ...for all the little trivial things you taught us (like the names of wildflowers) that made us more well-rounded people today ...for buying fresh fruit instead of candy for snacks ...for trusting us to go to the canal, to the store and for long bike rides by ourselves ...for teaching us the value of money ...for a hug and a comfy lap when we were sad, tired, ill or generally in need of attention ...for letting us climb trees ...for investing your time instead of just your money in your children ...for clean, ironed clothes for school ...for baking cookies instead of buying them. ...for taking us to Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and the cabin, even if it meant going as the only adult. ...for letting us talk for hours on the phone to our girl friends ...for rides to see the lights of Bakersfield on summer nights and to see Christmas lawn displays in winter ...and for a million other things that slip our minds right now. WE LOVE YOU! Your boys. Immediately following the service, there will be a celebration of Frances's life at her favorite place for navy bean soup and burgers, the Lie-N-Den at 215 Niles, two blocks east of Union Avenue.
Frances Lorraine (Ruttan) Holland May 26, 1921 - February 16, 2013 Graveside services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park on Friday, February 22 at 1 p.m. for Frances Lorraine (Ruttan) Holland. Frances was born May 26, 1921 in Grainfield, Kansas, to William Merle Ruttan and Vera Mae Highley Ruttan. At age three, she and her parents moved to Bakersfield. In 1925 she and her mother joined the First Methodist Church, an affiliation she kept for the next 88 years. As a child she was a accomplished dancer and was recruited to do a nationwide tour with a child's dance troupe, although her mother nixed the idea. Her parents divorced during her adolescence. Frances graduated from Kern County Union High School in 1939, where she met her future husband, Eugene E. Holland. They eloped to Las Vegas and were married on July 4, 1941. During her pre-war years, she worked in the men's clothing department at J.C. Penney downtown, then after World War II broke out and her husband went off to war, she was a "Rosie the Riveter" at the Lockheed Aircraft factory on California Avenue. Eventually she followed Gene around the country as he trained as an aviator. At war's end they moved from Washington DC back to Bakersfield to raise a family which included Robert E. Holland in 1946, S. Craig Holland in 1948, and Russell F. Holland in 1951.
Frances excelled at being a homemaker and mom to her three energetic boys and their friends, who always seemed to gravitate to her house when freshly baked goodies were coming out of the oven. She was the den mother for Pack 128 for several years as her boys went through Cub Scouts, and was such a fixture at PTA functions, that she was given honorary life memberships at Longfellow Elementary School, Washington Jr. High and Bakersfield High School! She was tireless in providing adventures for her boys and their friends. Frances was an avid painter, rug hooker, embroiderer, knitter and crocheter . She made countless pairs of "wimpy shoes" slippers for her family, friends and for her church's bazaar. She was a lifetime member of Eastern Star and longtime member of Cotton Patch Quilters and the Bakersfield Art Association.
She was preceded in death by her parents, by her stepfather Perry R. Robbe, and her eldest son, Robert. She is survived by her sons Craig and Russell, their wives Carole and Kim, her daughter-in-law Sandra, and grandchildren Chris and girl friend Katrina, Jeremy and wife Tracy, John, Janine and husband Josh, Joel, Lisa and husband Jesse, Heather and husband Mike Olejnik. Great-grandchildren include Tyler, Paige and Abby Clements, Jillian and Jackson Holland and Emerson Davis. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Clydene Morrison Hammond, cousin Joyce Bocking, and several nieces and nephews.
The family thanks the staff at Glenwood Gardens (Mom's home for the past three years), the staff of Hoffman Hospice and especially Cathy Miller from the First United Methodist Church for her unfailing visits with Mom while she was living at Glenwood. All of you are very blessed people.
DEAR MOM, During all the years we were growing up and living at home, we rarely took the time to thank you for being such a wonderful mother, and for all the things you did for us. So, THANK YOU.... ...for taking us to the cabin with our friends for a week at a time ...for being den mother when no one else's mother would ...for cleaning up after us when we were ill without complaining about how much it may have sickened or inconvenienced you ...for having the guts to say "NO" and making it stick ...for our talks in the kitchen after dinner ...for all the little trivial things you taught us (like the names of wildflowers) that made us more well-rounded people today ...for buying fresh fruit instead of candy for snacks ...for trusting us to go to the canal, to the store and for long bike rides by ourselves ...for teaching us the value of money ...for a hug and a comfy lap when we were sad, tired, ill or generally in need of attention ...for letting us climb trees ...for investing your time instead of just your money in your children ...for clean, ironed clothes for school ...for baking cookies instead of buying them. ...for taking us to Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and the cabin, even if it meant going as the only adult. ...for letting us talk for hours on the phone to our girl friends ...for rides to see the lights of Bakersfield on summer nights and to see Christmas lawn displays in winter ...and for a million other things that slip our minds right now. WE LOVE YOU! Your boys. Immediately following the service, there will be a celebration of Frances's life at her favorite place for navy bean soup and burgers, the Lie-N-Den at 215 Niles, two blocks east of Union Avenue.
Marriage4 Jul 1941, Las Vegas, Clark Co, NV