Aloysius Anthony "Al" Holzbauer

WAKE SERVICE
Celebrated by Fr. Richard Baumberger
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Celebrated by Fr. David Tickerhoof, TOR
MUSIC
Organist ~ Jeanette Doom
St. John the Baptist Choir
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
All of Al’s Nieces & Nephews
Aloysius Anthony “Al”  Holzbauer was born on Monday, August 14, 1933 in Wagner, South Dakota, to Lawrence G. and Ida T. (Yaggie) Holzbauer. As a young boy, he was an Altar Server at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Wagner. He graduated from Wagner High School in 1951. He joined the U.S. Army in March of 1954. During his military service, Al worked with the Nike missiles at Gary, Indiana and attained the rank of Corporal. After his honorable discharge from the military, he attended a technical school in Fargo, North Dakota. Al farmed north of Wagner until purchasing a farm north of Tyndall in 1970. He lived on this farm where he enjoyed being with Mother Nature, caring for his plants and animals. In 2003, he moved into Tyndall. Al’s mechanical ability made it possible for him to fix his own equipment, and he enjoyed engineering challenges. Al enjoyed fishing and visiting with people. He was a welder and worked in the areas of construction and manufacturing over the years.  He worked on the building of the Yankton Sale Barn and the I-90 Bridge at Chamberlain. He was employed by Kohlberg in Yankton and Reynolds Construction in Sioux Falls. He was also a driver for Wes Payer Trucking.  Al passed away from congestive heart failure on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at his residence in Tyndall, having attained the age of 75 years, 9 months and 9 days.
Al is survived by four brothers and four sisters: Joseph Holzbauer, Sioux Falls; Ida Holzbauer, Lincoln, Nebraska; Sr. Thecla Holzbauer, OSB, Sioux Falls; Sr. Esther Holzbauer, OSB, Yankton; Frances (Richard) Podzimek, Armour; Leo Holzbauer, Wagner; Gary (Janice) Holzbauer, Wagner; Owen (Edi) Holzbauer, Maplewood, Minnesota; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two nephews.