James Holt Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Holt of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, who passed away at the age of 90, on August 21, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Edward Earl and Bertha Albina Holt (Putzel); his wife Cheryl Ann Mabie; his daughter Shelley Melde; his son-in-law Gary Melde; his siblings, Elizabeth "Bette" Wilsmann and Richard "Dick" Holt; his brothers-in-law, Robert "Bob" G. Wilsmann and Steve Ivalis; and his nephew Jonathon Kroll.
He is survived by: his daughters, Sherry Holt (Tom Harnish) of La Crosse and Amy Holt of Holmen; his grandchildren, Brandon Oreskovich, Leah Raye Ann Melde, Autumn Rose Holt and Daniel Bartelson; his great grandchildren, Cafourek Oreskovich, Iyoney Oreskovich, Trieghten Oreskovich, Atlas Bartelson, Carmen Schroeder and Braxton Huntington; his siblings-in-law, Mary Jean Kroll (Merlyn), Kay Ivalis and Steve Mabie (Maryjane); his sibling's children, Barbara Wilsmann Decorah, Marianna Kroll, Tara Ormond, Heather Murphy, Robert "Bob" J. Wilsmann, Nathan Kroll and Stacy Holt; and his sister-in-law Dixie Holt.
The family prefers memorials to the Black River Falls Lions Club or the Jackson County Wildlife Fund.
