Family/Spouse: Kim. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis + RANSOM, Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + HOLLAND, Jeanne. Jeanne (daughter of HOLLAND, Herman L and WILLIAM, Amelia) was born on 29 Mar 1922 in Erie, Erie County, PA; died on 12 Apr 2016 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jeanne (Holland) Ransom, a longtime resident of Niagara Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home, Schoellkopf Health Center. She was 94. She was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1922, the daughter of the late Herman and Amelia (Williams) Holland. She attended schools and graduated in Pennsylvania, moving to Niagara Falls in 1964.

Mrs. Ransom was employed as a key punch operator for the Niagara Falls Board of Education and later for Chisholm Ryder, retiring in 1988. Following her retirement, she volunteered for HANCI as a home companion until 2010. She was a longtime member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, serving with its Altar Guild and was a member of the church choir.

As a young lady, she loved to play tennis and dance. She will be fondly remembered as a devoted family person, with a bright sense of humor and contagious smile.

Survivors include her two daughters, Cynthia “Cindy” Ransom of Niagara Falls and Jean (Francis) DeMarco of Niagara Falls; grandchildren, Megan (Philip) Gross; Jessica and Amanda Moore; Joseph (Kim) DeMarco; Dr. Emily (Dr. Michael) Polischuk; Elizabeth and Laura DeMarco; two great granddaughters, Grace Jean and Adeline; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter, Susan (Paul) Moore, and siblings, Theodore; Harold; Carl and Mark Holland; Jacqueline Schimpf and Theodora Roper.

Friends may call Friday after 3:30 PM in the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, where a closing prayer will be held at 8 PM Friday. Funeral services Saturday 11 AM in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 616 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls. The interment will be private in the columbarium at her church. In lieu of flowers, memorials, if desired, may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or to Niagara Hospice, Inc., in her memory

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HERMAN HOLLAND
Herman L. Holland, 93, a former resident of Bergholtz died Wednesday (Dec. 15,1971) In Royersford, Pa. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Molly Holland of Pennsylvania; three daughters, Mrs. Russell (Theodora) Roper cf San Fancisco; Mrs. William (Jacqueline) Schimpf of Buffalo and Mrs. John (Jeanne) Ransom of this city; three sons, Carl Holland of Erie, Pa.; Harold Holland of Lansdale, Pa., and Mark Holland of Coopersburg, Pa., and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie, Pa.

Herman married WILLIAM, Amelia about 1906. Amelia (daughter of WILLIAM, Johann Wilhelm and WOLF, Auguste Maria Wilhelmine) was born in May 1866 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died after 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]