Obituary for Doris El Dine Holle (Mittlestet)
Enid, Oklahoma - A Funeral and Memorial Service honoring Doris E. (Mittelstet) Holle, 92, of Fairmont, OK will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont with Pastor Mark Blakeman officiating. Her ashes will be laid to rest in Zion Lutheran Cemetery following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home in Enid.
Doris was born to Carl and Amelia (Sonnenberg) Mittelstet on April 24, 1928 on their family farm near Aline, OK, the 13th of 15 children. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. Doris joined St. Paul’s Lutheran Church when her family moved from the farm to Enid, OK. She was baptized and confirmed on March 22, 1945 by Pastor August Meitler. She worked at F.W. Woolworths until her graduation from Enid High in 1946, after which she worked as a dental assistant for Dr. L.E. Warder. She married Gordon Holle on September 25, 1949 and joined Zion Lutheran Church of Fairmont. Together they raised 2 children and managed Gordon’s family farm until his untimely death in 1983. Doris continued to manage the farm until the age of 75 and remained active in the church, where she served in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, the choir, and volunteered at the church’s Christian Day School their children attended. She was a member of the Friendship Circle of Fairmont. Doris also enjoyed oil painting, yard work and was an avid volunteer who crafted school kits, lap quilts, and health kits with her LWML friends to be distributed worldwide through Lutheran World Relief.
Doris is survived by 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren: her daughter Deborah and husband Terry Friggel of Austin, TX and their 2 sons, David and wife Lauren Friggel of The Colony, TX (sons Emery, Wyatt) and Steven and wife Hannah Friggel of Austin, TX (son Rowan); her son Michael Holle of Enid, OK and his 3 daughters, Erin and husband James Redfearn of Tulsa, OK (sons Ryder, Parker, Easton), Kyla and husband Ryan Davis of Katy, TX (children Campbell, Spencer, Gwyneth), and Sarah and husband Adam Klingenberg of OKC, OK (sons Davis, Carson, Andy). She is also survived by her sister-in-law Esther Mittelstet of Enid and many nephews, nieces and their families.
Doris is predeceased by her beloved husband Gordon, 2 great-granddaughters Madeline and Holland, and her 14 siblings: Herman, Richard, Olga Pralle, Elfreda “Fritz” Elliott, Edward “Ed”, Reinhold “Runt”, Wilma Russell, Johnnie, CF “Freddie”, Clara Booze, Emily Record, Martha Thomas, Amelia “Gracie”, and Margie Lou Green.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran Preschool in Fairmont or Lutheran World Relief. A meal for family and friends will follow the burial service at Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.
Doris was born to Carl and Amelia (Sonnenberg) Mittelstet on April 24, 1928 on their family farm near Aline, OK, the 13th of 15 children. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. Doris joined St. Paul’s Lutheran Church when her family moved from the farm to Enid, OK. She was baptized and confirmed on March 22, 1945 by Pastor August Meitler. She worked at F.W. Woolworths until her graduation from Enid High in 1946, after which she worked as a dental assistant for Dr. L.E. Warder. She married Gordon Holle on September 25, 1949 and joined Zion Lutheran Church of Fairmont. Together they raised 2 children and managed Gordon’s family farm until his untimely death in 1983. Doris continued to manage the farm until the age of 75 and remained active in the church, where she served in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, the choir, and volunteered at the church’s Christian Day School their children attended. She was a member of the Friendship Circle of Fairmont. Doris also enjoyed oil painting, yard work and was an avid volunteer who crafted school kits, lap quilts, and health kits with her LWML friends to be distributed worldwide through Lutheran World Relief.
Doris is survived by 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren: her daughter Deborah and husband Terry Friggel of Austin, TX and their 2 sons, David and wife Lauren Friggel of The Colony, TX (sons Emery, Wyatt) and Steven and wife Hannah Friggel of Austin, TX (son Rowan); her son Michael Holle of Enid, OK and his 3 daughters, Erin and husband James Redfearn of Tulsa, OK (sons Ryder, Parker, Easton), Kyla and husband Ryan Davis of Katy, TX (children Campbell, Spencer, Gwyneth), and Sarah and husband Adam Klingenberg of OKC, OK (sons Davis, Carson, Andy). She is also survived by her sister-in-law Esther Mittelstet of Enid and many nephews, nieces and their families.
Doris is predeceased by her beloved husband Gordon, 2 great-granddaughters Madeline and Holland, and her 14 siblings: Herman, Richard, Olga Pralle, Elfreda “Fritz” Elliott, Edward “Ed”, Reinhold “Runt”, Wilma Russell, Johnnie, CF “Freddie”, Clara Booze, Emily Record, Martha Thomas, Amelia “Gracie”, and Margie Lou Green.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran Preschool in Fairmont or Lutheran World Relief. A meal for family and friends will follow the burial service at Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.