Marian H. Holt

Marian Helen Holt, age 96, passed away on April 16, 2026, surrounded by her children

at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo after a short illness. She was preceded in death

by her parents Alfred and Freda Klosterhaus, her sister Lois Riley, her husband

Richard, and her son Steven. She is survived by her children Dennis (Barbara), Darrell

(Karen), and Diane Pfaff, and her grandchildren Benjamin, Sean, Kimberly (Jerome),

Andrew (Raelynn), Gregory, Alan, and Jennifer (Nicholas), and her great grandchildren

Anthony, Elizabeth, Emily, Landon, Liam, Logan, Oscar, and Harriet.

Marian was born October 18, 1929, in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from Libbey High

School in 1947. She married her love Richard on October 30, 1948. Marian worked at

the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities office at Larc Lane from 1973 to

1995 starting as a temporary bus driver to ending her career as the Transportation

Specialist.

Marian and Richard were longtime members of the Tanglewood Golf Club, and Marian

continued to be an avid golfer until the age of 95 when she finally hung up her clubs.

Marian was also an avid bowler; she was involved in many leagues throughout her life,

including a senior’s league until age 94. She enjoyed going on golfing vacations

throughout her life, particularly trips to Jekyll Island, Georgia, with her husband while he

was alive and with her daughter Diane later in life.

Marian was a woman full of grace, compassion, and kindness. She always believed in

being kind and in seeing the best in all people. She sought to live without prejudice. She

believed in our responsibility to care for one another, and lived this by volunteering in

her church food pantry and clothes closet. She was an inspiring example for all who

knew her, including her children, who valued her strength, curiosity and love for all, her

grandchildren, who deeply admired her steadfastness, and her fellow church members

and friends who, even as adults, joked that they wanted to be just like her when they

grow up.

Friends may call at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, on Tuesday, April 21,

from 2 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1825

Glendale Avenue, on Wednesday, April 22, visitation starting at 10 a.m., continued by a

funeral service starting at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Marian’s memory to Holy

Trinity Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor’s choosing.