Leroy W Holler

LeRoy W. Holler of Enon, Ohio, died peacefully, at home on Wednesday, December 7th, after 87 years of life and a relatively brief decline. LeRoy was born on August 4, 1935. He was the middle child of George D. and Lois E. Holler, and he grew up in the lovely Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with 2 sisters Elizabeth Ann (Coffman) and Wanda (Bauserman). He graduated from Woodstock High School in 1948 and had a varied work career as a young man, including driving a school bus, working in a canning company, and as a food machinery assemblyman. In 1953 he joined the Air Force and spent 5 years as an electronics technician specializing in GCA (ground controlled approach) radar. He always talked long and fondly of the friends he met and places he traveled to during his time in the service, especially Morocco. When he left the Air Force, he worked in various engineering roles for Melpar, ITT Gilfilin, Technology Incorporated, and he ultimately retired from Systems Research Laboratories in 2000. At his side for 66 years was his beloved wife, Ina (Crabill) Holler, better known as Dolly. They met as teenagers when he worked for Dolly’s brother-in-law, and a few years later they married in 1956. Their travels as a young couple took them to Alaska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Carolina, and back to Virginia before settling in Enon in 1963, while raising a family of four daughters. LeRoy took particular joy in watching his daughters play softball and also in coaching Enon Girls Softball. He was a history buff and greatly loved the outdoors…he was an avid gardener, fisherman and hunter. LeRoy had a sweet tooth and loved to tell you how to prepare food, although he never stood in front of a stove himself! He had an amazing memory, and his superpowers were Crossword puzzles as well as being able to fix anything mechanical! LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, and daughters Debra Holler and Rose Pierson. He leaves behind his beloved wife Dolly, daughters Karen Lipscomb and Samantha O’Donnell (Dave), grandchildren Nicole, Chandra, Michele, Kyle and Corey, and 7 great-grandchildren.

Leroy W Holler

August 4, 1935 - December 7, 2022