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His Life

THEIR LIFE

July 10, 2016

Frank and Jacki Holy of Wilbur, Washington, have gone home together to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Frank was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Frank and Helen (nee Heinrich) Holy Sr.  Jacki was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Robert S. and Rose H. (nee Hess) Braun.  They met in 1950 in Mt. Vernon, Washington where Frank was serving in the Navy and Jacki worked as a secretary for the government in Washington DC. They discovered they were both from the Minneapolis area and began dating.  They were married on Oct. 10th, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 1959, they moved to Renton, Washington.  Frank worked for Farmer's Insurance Group and rose from sales agent to District manager.  Jacki was a homemaker and active in modeling, coaching girls volleyball, toastmistress group, and performing in little theater. In 1971, they moved the family to Issaquah and Jacki entered politics, serving on the Issaquah city council. In 1978 they moved to Wilbur, Washington for a quieter life in the country where Frank could hunt water fowl all season long which was his lifelong hobby.  He was also a volunteer with the Wilbur Emergency Fund.  Jacki served as mayor of Wilbur, got her pilot’s license, and was a saleswoman for the Vernon Company.  They were members of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church where they were both Eucharistic Ministers and Jacki sang in the choir.  They retired in 1993 and became snowbirds between Wilbur and Yuma, Arizona.  In their last year of life they moved to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to be closer to medical care.

Frank and Jacki are survived by their 5 children, Jeff, Kim Ebel, Melissa Holy, Tammi Douglas and Nate, their spouses and 9 grandchildren.  Jacki is survived by her 3 sisters, Virginia Prussman, Doris Finn, and Barbara Huber.  Frank was preceded in death by his parents, brother Edward Holy and sister Carol Theis.  Jacki was preceded in death by her parents.