Anna Marie Holgersen passed away on January 11, 2025.

Anne was born Anna Marie on November 7, 1941, in San Bernadino, Calif. Anne was raised in Fernbridge and went to and graduated from Fortuna High School. She married our dad, Curtis Lane Holgersen, on September 20, 1975. This is when our family became one. She had three children, and he had three. We were often — then and now — referred to as the “modern-day Brady Bunch.”

Our mom spent the next few years raising a family of six children and being a partner to her and her husband’s business. They ran a small dairy farm in Loleta (Holgersen Dairy) together while raising their family.

Anne had a couple of jobs early on; she worked for Harper Motors in the very early years, and after raising her children she worked for Dr. Wendell Schautz Chiropractic, Faith Center Foursquare Church and Lentz Department Store in Ferndale.

Anne spent many many years volunteering. She was a volunteer for St. Joseph’s and Redwood Memorial Hospitals, she volunteered for Hospice of Humboldt and was also an ombudsman. Mom was very involved when her children were in school. She was president of the PTA for South Bay School. The school had given our mom an engraved bell for her years of service. She was known to stand out on the front porch and ring that bell to call her children in for dinner.

Our mom truly spent her life in services to others. She had a strong faith in Jesus Christ, and I believe her biggest and greatest accomplishment in life was raising her children to believe in Him as their personal Lord and Savior.

Mom enjoyed gardening. She took a lot of pride in her yard and loved spending time in her greenhouse. One of mom’s favorite things to do was travel in the firth wheel with our dad. They had many adventures together.

Our mother is preceded in death by her beloved mother, Isabel Theresa Detlefsen. She is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Curtis Lane Holgersen; her children, Theresa (Tom) Head, Edward (Jennifer) Holgersen, Todd Hansen, Sharon (Joe) Zanone, Chris (Brad) Jennings and Debbie Nickols (Jay Chamberlain); her 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; siblings Gloria (Jeannie) Ward, David (Charlene) Hanson and Debbie (Grant) Philips.

I would like to give a special thank you to the people who helped us care for our mother over the last couple of years: Tessa Johnston, Leah Berti, the staff at First Choice Care Home and Hospice of Humboldt.

There will be a celebration of life service for Anne on June 14, at 1 p.m. at the Loleta Fireman’s Pavillion — 824 Loleta Drive, Loleta, CA. In lieu of flowers please consider giving a donation to the Parkinsons Support Group. Contact information: Rose Bond, 707-826-7764, rosebond95524@suddenlink.net or Hospice of Humboldt.