San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Holmquist, Floyd W. March 17, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com March 24, 2005, 9:55 am The Record March 19, 2005 Lodi Floyd W. Holmquist June 11, 1923 - March 17, 2005 Floyd W. Holmquist, 81 of Lodi, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2005 in a Lodi Convalescent Home. He was born to Anton and Alice Holmquist on June 11, 1923 in Kimball, South Dakota. Floyd was raised on a farm in South Dakota prior to serving in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Medic where he received 3 metals. He moved to Lodi in 1948 and married Frieda Miller on June 11, 1949 in Lodi. Mr. Holmquist worked for General Mills prior to working for the Lodi Post Office as a Letter Carrier for 26 years. He was a Charter Member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he was very involved as a Sunday School Superintendent, taught Confirmation, sang in the Choir and held various offices. Floyd started Boy Scouts Troop 199 and was the first Scout Master for 10 years. He followed with involvement in Cub Scouts Troop 99 for 3 years. Other activities Floyd was well known for was coaching Little League in Lodi and participation in the PTA. He was a member of the Barbershop Singing for 42 years where he served as Area Counselor and Vice President for the Far Western District. Floyd enjoyed camping, fishing and the time shared with his grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Beloved husband for 55 years of Frieda Holmquist of Lodi, CA. Loving father of daughter, Deborah Wahl and her daughter Tammy Johnson (George) and their daughters Geanna and Sydnee Johnson all of Lodi, Ca; son, Dwight Holmquist and wife Susan of Lodi and their 2 daughters, Wendy Oliver and her sons, Zechariah and Micaiah Oliver all of Las Vegas and Lisa Holmquist of IL; daughter, Kathleen Ganoe of Lodi, CA; dear brother of John Holmquist of Lodi, CA, Gene Holmquist of MN and Robert Holmquist and Joyce Park, both of Southern California and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents Anton and Alice Holmquist and several siblings. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/holmquis6649gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb