- Date Of Birth: December 25, 1934
- Date Of Death: June 13, 2010
- State: Minnesota
Kathleen Dorian (Mrs. LeRoy) Holmes (nee Tuominen), age 75 of Lake Vermilion, Tower died Sunday, June 13, in St. Michael’s Health & Rehabilitation Center after receiving treatments for cancer. Kathleen was born December 25, 1934 in Virginia, the daughter of Richard and Helen (Heikkila) Tuominen. She grew up and attended school in Tower-Soudan, graduating from high school in 1953, went to work in Virginia for Henly’s Café and the Cluett-Peabody Shirt Factory. Kathy enlisted in the U S Army serving two years, and was honorably discharged August 17, 1956 at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois. She graduated from Mesabi Jr. College, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the University of Minnesota, Mpls., with a Degree in Elementary Education. On June 6, 1959, LeRoy Holmes and Kathleen Tuominen were united in marriage at Augustana Lutheran Church (Immanuel Lutheran) in Tower. The couple resided in Mpls. while her husband attended Augsburg College and Northwestern Lutheran Seminary. Kathleen taught in the White Bear Schools during that time. She also taught Special Education in the Gilbert Schools and St. Louis County Schools prior to her work with the State of Minnesota. Kathleen retired while serving with the DNR in St. Paul as a financial officer.
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