William Carl Holling

William Carl "Bill" Holling, was born on May 13, 1929, in Omaha, Nebraska to William Edgar and Caroline Hess Holling. The oldest of three sons, he was active in 4-H club and Boy Scouts. Bill attended grade school through high school in Elkhorn and graduated as valedictorian in 1947. After high school, Bill attended UNL, graduating with a degree in business in 1951. He then enlisted in the US Air Force where he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged in September 1953 and was proud to return to Elkhorn to work at the family business, Holling Lumber Company. Bill met his wife, Ann Albertus, in 1958 at a church function in Omaha. They enjoyed many activities together including dancing, bowling, beach parties, and going to church. They were married on March 4, 1960, at First Presbyterian Church in Omaha and made their first home in Omaha before moving to Elkhorn in 1962. They welcomed three children into the family, Jeff, Mike and Janet and remained in Elkhorn for the rest of their lives. Bill was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, served on the church council for six years, was president for three years, and sang in the choir for too many years to count. He also served on the Douglas County Election board for 60 years, with many of those as inspector for a precinct in Elkhorn, where he transported the ballots in his Chevy pickup on election nights. Bill worked at the lumber company until 1981 and then managed the water treatment facility for the City of Elkhorn until retiring in 1994. He also served on the Elkhorn planning board for several years. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren, traveling, gardening, and watching car races. Bill was also an avid walker and could usually be found walking in his Winterburn Heights neighborhood or at Westroads mall, and lately, getting his laps in at Elk Ridge retirement home. He enjoyed traveling with his sons to the Indy 500 for his 70th birthday where he got to meet Jay Leno and get his Husker cap autographed. He also looked forward to yearly trips to Mexico and was still traveling into his 90’s. Bill loved his dinner club with friends, reading the comic strips and following the stock market. Later in life, he found the joy of cooking, and was always working to improve his meatloaf, chili, baked beans, and salted nut roll recipes, and trying new recipes for his garden rhubarb, that he gladly shared with anyone he knew. He was an instant friend to everyone he met, with a joyful heart, signature smile, infectious laugh, and the best hugs around. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Caroline Holling, wife Annabell, and brother Richard (Dick). He is survived by son, Jeff (Cindy) Holling, son, Mike (Christina) Holling, and daughter, Janet (Dr. Michael) Moore, all of Elkhorn; grandchildren, Amanda (Brian) Truschinger, Alex (Andy) Callaway, Mackenzie (Noah) Huston, Macie Moore, Anthony Gonzalez Holling, Campbell Holling, Logan Holling, 5 great grandchildren, brother, Roger (Mary) Holling and sister-in-law, Lucy Holling.

William Carl Holling

May 13, 1929 - July 27, 2024