Randall Orville Holden

Age 80 of Chester Street, Elmira, NY. Randy was born October 28, 1924 in Berwick, PA, the son of the late Randall O. and Mary (Sult) Holden Sr. and passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center. His son, Glen Holden and his brother, Gerald Holden, also predeceased Randy.He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Shirley (Barrows) Holden; beloved children, Randy (Kim) Holden of Horseheads, NY; Linda (John) Hall of Wellsburg, NY; Mary (Charles) Jankowski of Louisville, KY; Harvey (Terri) Holden of Pine City, NY; Bonnie Monteleone of Wilmington, NC; Susan (Danny) Mettler of Elmira, NY; siblings, Gene Holden, Harvey (Norma) Holden, George ?Joe? (Elizabeth) Holden, Roberta (Eric) Mueller and Steve (Diana) Holden; sister-in-law, Peggy Holden; along with 14 much-loved grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and many friends.A WW II Veteran of the US Army, Randy retired from the Elmira Police Department after 33 years of dedicated service. He was a member of the Cashmere Grotto, Union-Cooley Masonic Lodge #95 F & AM, Clarence Oliver American Legion Post #154, and a faithful member of Centenary United Methodist Church.Randy also coached Small Fry Baseball for 20 years. He was a passionate gardener as well as an avid Corning East High School Football fan.Family and friends are invited to call at the Olthof Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 Pennsylvania Ave., Elmira on Thursday, August 18, 2005 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. Funeral services honoring Randy?s life will be held there on Friday, the 19th at 1:00 PM. The Reverend Joseph Kim will celebrate his services. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where the Chemung County Veterans Honor Squad will accord Mr. Holden full military honors.Memorial donations may be directed to Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care, 11751 E. Corning Rd., Corning, NY 14830 or to the Police Benevolent Association, 317 E. Church St., Elmira, NY 14902. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home.A ?Candle of Remembrance? may be left for his family at www.olthof.com