Pauline Holland

1934 - 2025

Pauline Holland

February 19, 1934 - June 19, 2025

Pauline B. Holland, 91, formerly of Kenosha passed away peacefully Thursday, June 19, 2025 at St. Monica's Memory Care in Racine.

She was born on February 19, 1934 to the late George and Gladys (Schact) Dyutka in Kenosha. She was educated in the schools of Kenosha and graduated from Kenosha High School in 1952.

On May 8, 1954 she married John Michael Holland at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on May 5, 2014. John was born on July 5, 1928 to the late Maurice and Mary Holland in Kenosha and was raised in Ireland. Upon returning to Kenosha, he entered the US Army, served as a medic in Korea, and was honorably discharged. John worked at AMC, retiring in 1980. John is survived by a sister Maureen and is preceded in death by his brothers Leo, Charlie, James, Kevin and Dennis.

Pauline was a homemaker for many years and served as a Girl Scout Leader while her daughter was in Scouts. She also loved to read, and she read a book a week for an entire year.

Pauline is survived by her daughter Karen Holland, her son Brian (Lisa) Holland, her grandchildren Kelli Christine and Scott Gregory, her grandchildren's mother Sheila Stowers Holland, and two great grandchildren Bryan and Kaiya.

She is preceded in death by her husband John, a brother Roman, and two sisters Delores and Joyce.

Funeral Services for Pauline will be held on Tuesday, July 8th at the Bruch-Hansen Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at St. James Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the staff at St. Monica's Memory Care for their loving and compassionate care given to our mom over the past 3 years.