Alan L. Holland

A Celebration of Life gathering for Alan L. Holland of Starbuck will be held from 12:00–4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the Minnewaska House, 24895 State Highway 28, Glenwood, MN. A casual prayer will be at 12:30, and all are welcome to attend.

Alan Lee Holland was born on June 1, 1957 in Buffalo, Minnesota. He was son of Vernon and Ida “Maggie”(Marquette) Alama.

He grew up in Maple Lake, Minnesota and graduated from Maple Lake High School, Class of 1975. He was united in marriage to Suzanne Schaufler on September 6, 1980, at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Maple Lake. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Cyrus where Al started work for his stepfather, Richard, at Morris Blacktop. In 1982, he started Morris Sealcoat & Trucking “with a squeegee and a pail”. Al was a hard worker at heart, owning multiple businesses throughout the years with his wife. He loved his job and the challenge of being the boss, giving advice to anyone who needed it, but the one thing he loved more than work was his family. Their marriage was blessed with two children, along with seven grandchildren.

Outside of working hard, Al enjoyed snowmobiling, traveling, ice fishing, playing cards, checking out online auctions, and spending time with family and friends.

Alan L. Holland died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at his home in Starbuck. He was 68 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Sue; stepmother, Janice Holland; children, Stacy (Justin) Stearns and Steven (Renee) Holland; 6 grandchildren, Caden, Cullen, Nora, Layne, Jace and Quinn; siblings, Allison Alama and Clint Alama.

He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon; mother, Maggie; stepfather, Richard; sister, Linda; and grandchild, Collin.

The Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in care of the arrangements for Alan.