Albion 'Albie' Holst


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Posted Online: March 14, 2013, 7:13 pm
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Albion L. "Albie" Holst, 80, of Bettendorf, died March 13, 2013, at Genesis West, Davenport.
Services are 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Runge, Davenport, with visitation 11 a.m. to services. Burial is at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.
He was born Sept. 22, 1932, in Davenport, to Roy and Ruth Holst. He married Irene Frahm in 1968.
Surviving are his children, Julia Kanakares Coralville, Iowa, Sharon Holst, Davenport, William Owens-Holst, Iowa City; seven grandchildren; brother, David.














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