Obituary of Sophia Groski Holland SOPHIA GROSKI HOLLAND Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Wednesday, May 7, 2003 SUFFOLK - Sophia Groski Holland, 80, died May 5, 2003 at Obici Hospital. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Nicola Brosky Groski and the widow of James Emerson Holland. Mrs. Holland was a retired teacher's aide with the Suffolk Public School System and a member of South Quay Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Becky Holland Duckwitz and husband, Rick of Virginia Beach; three sons, James E. Holland Jr. and wife, Dawn of Franklin, Robert E. Holland of Kennewick, Wash., and Terry L. Holland of Suffolk; two sisters, Pat Groski and Helen Phillips, both of Chesapeake; and nine grandchildren, Jason and Megan Duckwitz, Nikki and Kaitlynn Holland, Scott, Allison and Caitlin Carter, Michelle H. Tomlin and Kim H. Soniak. Three sisters, Stella Kowalski, Annie Piersa and Wanda Wirgeau and a brother, Alex Groski, predeceased her. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, with the Rev. William Hawkins and the Rev. Sharon James officiating. Burial will follow in Southampton Memorial Park . The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the residence, 8901 S. Quay Road. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 6340 Center Drive, York Bldg., Suite 129, Norfolk, VA 29502. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Sophia Groski Holland, 80, of Suffolk, died on 5 May 2003 at Obici Hospital. She was born in McDowell County, W.Va., daughter of the late Stanley and Nicola Brosky Groski, and widow of James Emerson Holland. She was a retired teacher’s aide and a member of South Quay Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Becky Holland Duckwitz and husband Rick of Virginia Beach; three sons, James E. Holland Jr. and wife Dawn of Franklin, Robert E. Holland of Kennewick, Wash., and Terry L. Holland of Suffolk; two sisters, Pat Groski and Helen Phillips of Chesapeake; and nine grandchildren. Three sisters and a brother predeceased her. A funeral was held on Friday at 2 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, with the Rev. William Hawkins and Rev. Sharon James officiating. Burial followed in Southampton Memorial Park. The family received friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. ––– Transcript ––– SOPHIA GROSKI HOLLAND Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Wednesday, May 7, 2003 SUFFOLK - Sophia Groski Holland, 80, died May 5, 2003 at Obici Hospital. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Nicola Brosky Groski and the widow of James Emerson Holland. Mrs. Holland was a retired teacher's aide with the Suffolk Public School System and a member of South Quay Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Becky Holland Duckwitz and husband, Rick of Virginia Beach; three sons, James E. Holland Jr. and wife, Dawn of Franklin, Robert E. Holland of Kennewick, Wash., and Terry L. Holland of Suffolk; two sisters, Pat Groski and Helen Phillips, both of Chesapeake; and nine grandchildren, Jason and Megan Duckwitz, Nikki and Kaitlynn Holland, Scott, Allison and Caitlin Carter, Michelle H. Tomlin and Kim H. Soniak. Three sisters, Stella Kowalski, Annie Piersa and Wanda Wirgeau and a brother, Alex Groski, predeceased her. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, with the Rev. William Hawkins and the Rev. Sharon James officiating. Burial will follow in Southampton Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the residence, 8901 S. Quay Road. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 6340 Center Drive, York Bldg., Suite 129, Norfolk, VA 29502. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B9 ––– Vital Statistics ––– |--------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Value | |-------|------------------------------------------------| | Name | Sophia Groski Holland | | Age | 80 | | Birth | 5 May 1923, McDowell County, W.Va. (estimated) | | Death | 5 May 2003, Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA | |--------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| | Sophia Groski Holland | Decedent | Suffolk, VA | | James Emerson Holland | Spouse (deceased) | - | | Stanley Groski | Father (deceased) | - | | Nicola Brosky Groski | Mother (deceased) | - | | Becky Holland Duckwitz | Daughter | Virginia Beach, VA | | Rick Duckwitz | Son-in-law | Virginia Beach, VA | | James E. Holland Jr. | Son | Franklin, VA | | Dawn Holland | Daughter-in-law | Franklin, VA | | Robert E. Holland | Son | Kennewick, WA | | Terry L. Holland | Son | Suffolk, VA | | Pat Groski | Sister | Chesapeake, VA | | Helen Phillips | Sister | Chesapeake, VA | | Jason Duckwitz | Grandson | Virginia Beach, VA | | Megan Duckwitz | Granddaughter | Virginia Beach, VA | | Nikki Holland | Granddaughter | Franklin, VA | | Kaitlynn Holland | Granddaughter | Franklin, VA | | Scott Carter | Grandson | - | | Allison Carter | Granddaughter | - | | Caitlin Carter | Granddaughter | - | | Michelle H. Tomlin | Granddaughter | - | | Kim H. Soniak | Granddaughter | - | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |----------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|-----------------------| | Location | Suffolk, VA | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | Wednesday, 7 May 2003 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B9 | |----------------------------------| [See also: www.findagrave.com/memorial/193055102/sophia-holland www.findagrave.com/memorial/91855525/james_emerson-holland (spouse) http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/somempk.txt www.findagrave.com/cemetery/52227/southampton-memorial-park ] [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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