Lillian Holt

Lillian Holt was born August 5, 1914 in Wild Rose.  Her 

parents were Ole Henry Holt and Alma Anderson who 

were married August 23, 1911.  Ole was born July 13, 

1871 and died June 6, 1941.  Alma was born 

November 21, 1882 and died August 4, 1972.  Lillian 

graduated from Wild Rose High School in 1932 and 

attended college in Stevens Point.  She taught in Mt 

Morris and left there for Lafarge in 1937.  Next she 

taught in Tigerton, then Kimberly, Wausau, and finally 

Wauwatosa where she retired from in 1876.  Many 

students in Wild Rose remember her for the Holt 

scholarships that are given out each year.  Her siblings 

were Olney and Arlene.  She lived in her parents 

house of 620 Division street after she retired.  As a 

child, she also lived in Boyceville and Plainfield.  Lillian 

died February 20, 1992.  She is buried in the Mt. 

Morris Holden Lutheran Cemetery.