Mildred Holm
Of Northbrook/ Glenview

Mildred Holm was born December 9, 1922 in Chicago to Frank and Constance (nee Kluczynski) Knitter. She died peacefully on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Hospice of Northeastern Illinois in Barrington.

Mrs. Holm was employed by Allstate Insurance Company as a travel coordinator and retired after 19 years of service. Mildred was one of the original members of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church in Glenview. She crocheted over 450 baby blankets for the Linus Project and made countless winter scarves for the homeless and veterans.

She is survived by her children, Nancy M. (John) Spohnholtz of Barrington and Harry “Skip” (Heike) Holm of Buffalo Grove; her grandchildren, Catherine Spohnholtz, Laura (John) Donahue, and Chelsea and Brenden Holm; and great granddaughter Morgan Donahue, and was loved by many nieces and nephews.

Mildred is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Harry H. Holm, her parents and her siblings, Henry (Mary) Knitter, Edward (Vicky) Knitter, Paul (Rose) Knitter, and Florence (Richard) Certik.

Visitation from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.), Arlington Heights. Family and Friends will meet at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 3535 Thornwood Ave., Glenview for Mass at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Entombment is at All Saints Mausoleum in Des Plaines.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, Illinois 60010.