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BirthJan 8, 1928, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming470, Oscar Milton Holler
DeathOct 26, 2004, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska470, Oscar Milton Holler
BurialForest Mound Cemetery (Jay Em Cemetery), Jay Em, Goshen County, Wyoming470, Oscar Milton Holler
Spouses
BirthNov 26, 1943, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana470, Sharon Lee Spahr Holler
DeathSep 2, 2004, Jay Em, Goshen County, Wyoming470, Sharon Lee Spahr Holler
BurialForest Mound Cemetery (Jay Em Cemetery), Jay Em, Goshen County, Wyoming470, Sharon Lee Spahr Holler
FatherRussell Otis SPAHR (1922-2007)
MotherRosalee FLORA (1922-2007)
Obituary Online notes for Oscar Milton HOLLER
Memorial services for Milton Holler, 76, were held Oct. 29, at First Baptist Church with Pastor Glenn Bugher and Pastor Mike Schaaf co-officiating.

Private family burial will be held at a later date.

Mr. Holler died Oct. 26, 2004, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb. Cremation has taken place.

He was born on Jan. 8, 1928, in Wheatland to Oscar Dell "O.D." and Margaret (Mallory) Holler. At a young age, he moved with his family to Torrington where he grew up and graduated from Torrington High School.

He married Colleen McElhaney on May 12, 1946, at First Baptist Church in Torrington. Later, they divorced.

Mr. Holler lived in Worland for a short time where he worked for Nels Sorenson. He then returned to Torrington and worked for Knisely Moore Construction of Douglas. He traveled quite extensively with the company.

Mr. Holler then went to work for Jim Schultz's Blacksmith Shop for a time before purchasing the shop and renaming it "Holler Blacksmith," which he ran for more than 40 years.

He married Sharon Spahr on Dec. 16, 1981. She died earlier this year.

He was a founding member of the Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship and attended Rhema Fellowship Church. Mr. Holler as an avid rock hound and was a founding member of the Rex Young Rock Club. He was a passionate Studebaker collector and driver. He was a founding member of the Western Wheels Chapter of the Studebaker's Driving Club of America.

Mr. Holler loved to plant trees and travel and enjoyed making jewelry and deer hunting. He was loved by many and will be remembered and deeply missed. The family requests that those wishing to honor him plant a "In Memory of Dad" tree.

Mr. Holler was preceded in death by his parents,
two sisters, and both wives.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Aleta and Forrest Kelley of Aurora, Colo.; sons and daughters-in-law Verdell "Buzz" and Kathleen Holler and Leonard and Jane Holler, all of Douglas; step-daughter and husband, Melina and Scott Sample of Moreno Valley, Calif.; sisters Irene Hood of Casper, Rozella Culver of Torrington and Arla Miller of North Platte, Neb.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are under the direction of Colyer Funeral Home.

---From the John and Katie Pexton Obituary Collection, Douglas, WY. Name and date of paper unknown.
470, Oscar Milton Holler
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