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Holly M. Henry
HOLLY M. HENRY
Walker
Holly M. Henry, 45, of Walker, Iowa, died on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, after a long battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Holly was born on Dec. 12, 1976, in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Carl E. and Rosalie J. (McNeal) Zeller. She was raised on her family farm in rural Walker, Iowa, the youngest of five children. In 1995, Holly graduated the North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa, and went on to attend Indiana Wesleyan College in Marion, Ind. On Aug. 23, 2003, she married Michael J. Henry at the First Church of the Nazarene in Cedar Rapids. Together they made their home in Marion, Iowa, where she worked at US Cellular for several years. In 2005, they moved to Walker and Holly began working at the Walmart in Independence. She soon became a certified pharmacy technician and worked there for 15 years.
Holly was strong willed. After being diagnosed with ALS she continued to work and was known by her coworkers to be thoughtful and kindhearted to everyone. She tried to stay in touch with friends and family throughout the years, and every summer would travel to Indiana to visit friends from college. Some of her best memories are from family vacations and camping throughout the Midwest.
She is survived by her parents, Carl and Rosalie Zeller, Walker, Iowa; her husband of 18 years, Michael Henry, Walker, Iowa; her daughter, Alexis Henry; three brothers, Scott (Dana) Zeller, Rowley, Iowa, Galan (Kari) Zeller, South Bend, Ind., and Timothy (Katie) Zeller, Marion, Iowa; a sister, Kristiane (Sam) Knudson, Independence, Iowa; her father-in-law, Tim (Jackie) Henry, Marion, Iowa; mother-in-law, Deb (Steve) Hefflefinger, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Michelle (Guy) Schultz, Solon, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Tommy Hefflefinger, Coralville, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the Reiff Family Center-Funeral Home & Crematory in Independence, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until the service on Wednesday.
To leave an online condolence please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
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