NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Merl F. Holderman, 87, died peacefully at home on Sunday.
He was born July 20, 1924 in Goshen, Ind., to Clarence and Chloe Holderman.
Merl graduated high school in Goshen in 1942 and then joined the United States Army. He served under General Patton in Europe as a medic during World War II.
He married Eloise Stump, his high school sweetheart, June 9, 1946.
Merl worked as the business manager at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind. In the late 1950s, Merl worked as a traveling salesman and moved his family to Wheaton. In 1988, they moved to Michigan and wintered in Florida, where they eventually moved permanently. Recently, they returned to live in Illinois.
He was a pilot and loved to fly. In retirement, he enjoyed flying model planes. He enjoyed working with his hands and making things. He liked fishing and golf. For many years he bowled with the church league. While living in Wheaton, he was a member of the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Eloise M. Holderman; three children, Sherril (John) Deck of Roseburg, Ore., Susan (Allen, Jr.) Edwards of Carol Stream, and Stephen (Evelyn) Holderman of Chaska, Minn.; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his three brothers and his parents.
A visitation is set for Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St. in Wheaton, where a funeral will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Interment will follow at Wheaton Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be directed to the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church Mission’s Fund, 520 E. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60189.
Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.
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