Obituary of Ramona Mae Holdsworth

Ramona went home to be with her Savior on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, at Park Centre in Newton. A time of remembrance and celebration of life will be 11:00 am, Saturday, October 23rd, at the Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Facemasks are suggested. Visitation will be at the funeral home, one hour prior to the services. Please, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Ramona's family. Ramona Mae Holdsworth, age 93, was born March 18, 1928, near Bussey, IA. The daughter of John Keith and Naomi Bernice (Moon) Cameron, she graduated from Newton, Class of 1946, and later attended two years of teachers college. She devoted herself to her family and also taught school for several years, before she was married. On March 24, 1951, she was married to Ronald Holdsworth in Newton. She owned a bookstore in Newton for several years, and was a member of the Associate for Women's Work in the Regional office of Upper Midwest and of the 1st Christian Church, Women's C.W.F., 20th Century Club, PEO Chapter and Kiwanis Queens. Ramona is survived by her son Charles Holdsworth (Alice) of Minnesota; daughter Kathy Holdsworth of Grimes; two grandchildren: Gregory (Andrea) and Veronica Dammeyer (Michael); great-grandson Aidan Dammeyer and many good neighbors and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Patricia Chalstrom and brother Tom Cameron.