Inga Hollen

Inga I. Hollen, age 83, of Sunburg, died Monday afternoon, March 5, at the Belgrade Nursing Home.


Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Hope Lutheran Church and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.


Inga Irene Hollen was born on May 30, 1934, in Mainstockheim, Germany, the daughter of Ruppert and Marguerite (Holl) Schneider. She grew up and received her education in Mainstockheim and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. On October 19, 1957, in Germany, Inga was united in marriage to Morine Glen Hollen. They made their home in Germany for a year before she immigrated to the United States in 1958. They lived in Sunburg for a brief time before moving to Minneapolis. She worked as a seamstress in Minneapolis until 1965, when they returned to Sunburg. Inga was a hardworking farm wife. She enjoyed the various chores on the farm, caring for the calves and kittens and baking and cooking for her family. Her hobbies included fishing, dancing, listening to polka music and musicals.


She is survived by her loving husband of over 60 years, Morine of Sunburg and two children, Heidi Hollen (and Dave Slavens) of Minneapolis and Chris Hollen of Sunburg. Also surviving is her twin-sister, Helga (and Joseph) Filbig of Kitzingen, Germany, sister, Irma Zaugg of Basel, Switzerland and a brother, Robert (and Betina) Schneider of Frankfurt, Germany, besides numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.


She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Walter Holl.

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