Donald Leroy Holte

Donald Leroy Holte went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 29, 2011. He was born May 6, 1943, in Duluth, MN to Oscar and Pauline (Jurek) Holte. While he was still young, his family moved to California, where he attended school in Alhambra. He graduated from Mark Keppel High School in 1961. In 1963, he met Cherille Loye Thompson and they were married on March 6, 1964, in Alhambra, CA. Their first home was in Alhambra and they later moved to LaVerne, CA. Don worked for the Southern California Edison Company during their years in California. Don and Cherille moved their family to Wenatchee in June of 1971, where Don spent the rest of his working career with the Bonneville Power Administration as a Substation Operator. He retired from Bonneville Power in 2002. During their years in the Wenatchee area, they resided in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. After Don retired, the couple wintered in Palm Springs, CA and Laughlin, NV. Don was past Vice President of the Wenatchee Jacees and past President of East Wenatchee Rotary Club, where he was named a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. He was a member of Eastmont Baptist Church. The out-of-doors was Don's passion. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, water skiing and snow skiing with his family and grandchildren. Don is survived by his wife, Cherille; brother, Ray Holte of Orange, CA; a sister-in-law, Carol Holte of Orange, CA; a son, Greg (Kim) Holte of Richland; a daughter, Robin (James) Murphy of Waterville; and six grandchildren, Kerissa and Cainon Holte, Jabe Murphy and Nick, Alisha and Chanelle Sherman. He was preceded in death by his parents; an older brother, Jerry Holte; and a sister-in-law, Judy Holte. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, September 17, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at Eastmont Baptist Church, 400 S. Kentucky Avenue in East Wenatchee. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may make donations in Don's name to Central Washington Hospital Hospice, P.O. Box 1887, Wenatchee, WA 98801. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

Donald Leroy Holte

May 6, 1943 - August 29, 2011