Mildred (Brummund) Holloway

Mildred (Mil) Brummund Holloway died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at he Hancock Country Memorial Hospital in Britt, Iowa. A celebration of her life will be held at a future date. Mil was born in Kanawha, Iowa on October 8, 1913 to Herman and Lela (Young) Brummund.  She had two brothers: John and Bob Brummund. Mildred graduated from high school in Kanawha.  She attended Drake University in Des Moines.  She graduated from the nursing program at Mercy Hospital in Mason City.  She later graduated with a Masters in Nursing from the University of California Los Angeles.  She worked as an obstetrical nurse for many years in the Los Angeles area.  She became a Professor of Nursing having taught at Harbor College in Los Angeles.  She was instrumental in starting the nursing program at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California. It was during her work as a Registerd Nurse that she met and married Bootby Holloway.  They lived most ot their married life in the Los Angeles area.  To this union Mil and Boots had two sons: Sterling and Peter Holloway. After the death of her husband, Mil moved back to Kanawha to be near her son Peter and his family, and to participate in the family farming operation.  She later married Robert Clark of Kanawha. She remained active in the medical field serving as an Emergency Medical Technician in Kanawha.  She was also active on the Physician Search Committee, and served the community with the Saturday morning blood pressure clinics.  Nursing was a major part of Mildred's life, and she served as an excellent rold model for her daughter-in-law Liss and granddaughter Jennifer. She is survived by her son Sterling and his wife Vera and their children, LeAnn Marino, Sterling Holloway, Robert Holloway, and David Holloway, all of Auburn, California; son Peter and his wife Lissa and their children, Jennifer Weiland of Britt and Sarah Holloway of San Diego, California.  She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Lela Brummond; brothers John and Bob Brummund; husband Boothby Holloway; and second husband Robert Clark. Memorials in Mildred's honor may be sent to the Kanawha EMTs.