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In Memory of
John Parker
Holoway
Holoway
1929 - 2016
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Obituary for John Parker Holoway
Bar Harbor -- John Parker Holloway, 87, passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2016 in Ellsworth. He was born December 14, 1929 in Portland, the son of Cedric Peak and Norma (Young) Holloway.
John graduated from Camden High School. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force from 1947-1951. He obtained the rank of Sergeant and was a flight engineer. He was involved in the Korean Conflict and participated in the Berlin Airlift.
On December 14, 1952, he married Jane M. (Benner). They lived in several different towns in Maine and then finally made their home in Bar Harbor. John began working at the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in 1962. The A & P relocated and he worked for the new company, H & H Grocery Store. He worked as a Meat Manager until 1984. After retirement John worked as a caretaker for estates on West Street. He enjoyed perennial and vegetable gardening.
John was a member of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, both of Bar Harbor and served as a reserve police officer for the Bar Harbor Police Department. John loved his garden at his home and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed traveling and traveled to North Carolina, Alabama, Hawaii, New Orleans and Alaska.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Janet M. (Benner); three daughters, Helen H. Strout and husband, Stephen A. of Hulls Cove, Mary Ann Jowers and husband, Retired Air Force Colonel David G. Jowers of Littleton, MA, and Nora L. Holloway and husband Samrith Chap of Portland; her son, John C. Holloway and wife Sandra of Poland; two sisters, Mary Staples and husband Steve, and Patricia Wheaton; grandchildren, Paul Holloway, Elana Strout, Jada Kouba, Olivia, Forrest and Cooper Chap and Mathew and John Jowers; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by a son, Cedric, and his beloved feline companion, Sammy.
Friends are invited to call 4:00-6:00PM, Monday, December 5, 2016 at Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mt. Desert. Funeral services will be held 10:00AM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 21 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor. Interment will be at Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor. Immediately following the burial there will be a reception at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, 41 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor.
Contributions in John’s memory may be made to the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Construction Fund, 21 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor, ME 04609 or to the SPCA of Hancock County, 141 Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, ME 04605.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.
John graduated from Camden High School. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force from 1947-1951. He obtained the rank of Sergeant and was a flight engineer. He was involved in the Korean Conflict and participated in the Berlin Airlift.
On December 14, 1952, he married Jane M. (Benner). They lived in several different towns in Maine and then finally made their home in Bar Harbor. John began working at the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in 1962. The A & P relocated and he worked for the new company, H & H Grocery Store. He worked as a Meat Manager until 1984. After retirement John worked as a caretaker for estates on West Street. He enjoyed perennial and vegetable gardening.
John was a member of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, both of Bar Harbor and served as a reserve police officer for the Bar Harbor Police Department. John loved his garden at his home and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed traveling and traveled to North Carolina, Alabama, Hawaii, New Orleans and Alaska.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Janet M. (Benner); three daughters, Helen H. Strout and husband, Stephen A. of Hulls Cove, Mary Ann Jowers and husband, Retired Air Force Colonel David G. Jowers of Littleton, MA, and Nora L. Holloway and husband Samrith Chap of Portland; her son, John C. Holloway and wife Sandra of Poland; two sisters, Mary Staples and husband Steve, and Patricia Wheaton; grandchildren, Paul Holloway, Elana Strout, Jada Kouba, Olivia, Forrest and Cooper Chap and Mathew and John Jowers; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by a son, Cedric, and his beloved feline companion, Sammy.
Friends are invited to call 4:00-6:00PM, Monday, December 5, 2016 at Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mt. Desert. Funeral services will be held 10:00AM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 21 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor. Interment will be at Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor. Immediately following the burial there will be a reception at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, 41 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor.
Contributions in John’s memory may be made to the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Construction Fund, 21 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor, ME 04609 or to the SPCA of Hancock County, 141 Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, ME 04605.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.
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