Elaine Juanita Hollenbeck of Cherokee, IA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, April 20, 2018.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 24 ^th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Chris McComic and Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery rural Meriden, Iowa on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the funeral. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. with the family present from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com

Elaine was born on the family farm in Meriden, IA to William O. and Alma Hurd on July 15, 1928. She asked Jesus into her heart while attending V.B.S at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church. In school Elaine enjoyed playing basketball and the clarinet in the school band. She graduated valedictorian from Meriden High School at the age of sixteen in 1945.

She married Donald Ladwig on September 15, 1947 and they farmed near Quimby, IA. They welcomed four children; Larry, David, Shelley, and Marlys and later moved to Cherokee.

Elaine married Duane Hollenbeck on April 2, 1977. Elaine worked at the ASCS office, REC and Wilson Foods. Upon retirement, she loved being the greeter at the Boothby Funeral Home. She enjoyed serving her community, her family, and the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. As an adult she followed Christ through Believers Baptism. She sang in the choir, served as a children's Sunday school teacher, a deaconess, and faithfully attended White Cross where she enjoyed making quilts for the homeless.

Many will remember Elaine for her cooking. Everyone loved her Danish pastry, cream filled cupcakes, and the Oyster Stew she made for the MEFC annual Harvest Festival. She loved all kinds of sporting events of which her favorite were the Cyclones. In her spare time she loved visiting with people, knitting afghans and was part of ladies weekly Bible study. She also enjoyed teaching others to knit and sew.

Elaine is survived by her four children; sons Larry (Cyndee) of Greeley, CO; David (Connie) of Cherokee; daughters Shelley (Larry Dean) Lenz of Cherokee and Marlys Anderson of Cherokee; sister Naomi Turner of Gravois Mills, MO; fifteen Grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; stepsons Larry (Ina Jane) Hollenbeck of Grand Rapids, MI; and Rod (Carol) Hollenbeck of St Louis, MO and six step-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents W.O. & Alma Hurd; her husband Duane Hollenbeck, brothers Harold, Vincent, and Bill; son-in-law Dan Anderson; and granddaughter Brigitte; and stepdaughter Jane Mauck.