Yolo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Buchholz, John Rudolf    December 22, 2005
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The Woodland Daily Democrat
Buchholz, John Rudolf     
 
July 22, 1913 - Dec. 22, 2005

On Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2005, John Buchholz joined hands with his Lord 
and Savior, Jesus Christ, and left this earth to live eternally in Heaven with 
his many loved ones. John was 92 years old at the time of his death and he 
will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends.

Born in Alden, Kan., on July 22, 1913, John was the first child of his 
parents, Walter R. and Laura Buchholz. The family, which would eventually 
consist of eight siblings, lived in Kansas and Colorado during John's early 
years. It was in Rocky Ford, Colo., in 1934 where John met and married Frieda 
Irby, his wife for more than 70 years. During the next four years in Colorado, 
their sons, Jim and Dale, were born. In 1938 they moved their family to 
California, arriving in Woodland in early June. Their other sons, Coleman and 
Don, were born in 1938 and 1940 in Woodland. The family has resided in the 
Woodland area for almost 68 years.

During his early years in Woodland, John provided for his family by farming, 
driving trucks, working for Yolo County and delivering for Wells Fargo 
Express. Eventually he found that his real passion was to become a fireman. He 
served as a volunteer fireman for more than 10 years with the Woodland Fire 
Department. In the early 1950s he was finally hired into a full-time position 
as a paid firefighter. In 1956 he became the captain of the Willow Oak Fire 
Department, located west of Woodland, and he served that department until 
1979. After retiring from Willow Oak, John worked for several more years with 
the Woodland School District as a bus driver and mechanic.

John was an active member of the Nazarene Church during most of his years in 
Woodland. He served on the church board many times, helped build a new 
sanctuary, fellowship hall and parsonage and maintained the church's vans and 
buses. However, he was best remembered as the Youth Group bus driver who was 
never late.

John's family eventually grew to include 15 grandchildren, 36 great-
grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He somehow managed to give 
each of them a different nickname even though he could recall every one of 
them by their given names. At the time of his passing, his family is 
distributed all over the United States.

His wife Frieda preceded him in death in January 2005. He also lost several 
young members of his family during the peak of their lives: Sons, Jim and 
Coleman; grandchildren, Coleman "Bub" Jr. and Jeffrey; and great-
grandchildren, Melissa and Tyler. Also preceding him in death were his 
parents, Walter and Laura; sisters, Mary, Velma, Minnie and Geneva; and 
brothers, Earl and Coleman.

Services for John will be held at the Celebration Center Church of the 
Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. The 
family is being assisted by Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors. Burial following 
the services will be at Monument Hill Memorial Park. The family is requesting 
flowers and plants in memory of John. If unable to deliver to the church, 
please give them to a loved one in John's memory.

Published in the Daily Democrat on 12/27/2005. 
 


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