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Charles M Hollen

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  • Name Charles M Hollen  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 14 Jun 1923  Wellington, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Jan 2015  Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 

    Parents

    Family ID: F3087 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Everett O. Hollen,   b. 1 Feb 1903, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1991, Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88) 
    Mother Fern B Dell,   b. 14 Feb 1902, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1969, Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67) 

    Family

    Family ID: F3090 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    B. Riley 
    Children 
     

    1. Steven Hollen

     

    2. Stanley Hollen

     

    3. Susan Hollen

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    Siblings 1 sibling 
     1. Charles M Hollen,   b. 14 Jun 1923, Wellington, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 2015, Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91)
     2. George Edwin Hollen,   b. 11 Dec 1927, Wellington I, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 2002, Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74)
     

  • Notes

    • Charles M. "Chuck" Hollen, 91, died Jan. 30, 2015 at Marquardt Manor in Watertown, Wisconsin.

      Chuck was born to Everett and Fern Hollen on June 14, 1923 in Wellington. He lived most of his long life in Hoopeston.

      After graduating from high school, Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corp and served in Europe in World War II.

      He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion for 70 years where he served as Commander and spent numerous years as a member of the Color Guard.

      In his early years, he and his wife, Betty, ran the Hollen Grocery Store on West Main Street in Hoopeston. Chuck then worked at the Hoopeston train depot for the C&EI and CSX Railroads for over 30 years. In 2003, he and Betty moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to enjoy their retirement.

      Chuck is survived by his loving wife of nearly 66 years, Betty (Riley) Hollen; son, Stanley (Beth) Hollen; daughter, Susan Baldwin; son, Steven (Brenda) Hollen; brother-in-law, Wayne (Sue) Riley; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, George (Betty) Hollen.

      Published in Hoopeston Chronicle from Feb. 11 to Mar. 11, 2015

  • Source Citations

    1. [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047.

    2. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00899; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 92-62.

    3. [S90] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

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