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The Marin Journal
Thursday, February 16, 1922
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Life Ends For Respected Pioneer
Funeral services were held this morning at Tomales for Franklin W. Holland, Marin county pioneer and one of the first of Tomales’ merchants.
He passed away Monday of this week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Hornung, 1749 Ninth avenue, San Francisco, at the age of 84 years and 4 months, from pneumonia. A short time ago he was affected by a fall on the stairway of his daughter’s home, and it is said he had not fully recovered from this when he was seized with the last illness.
The influence and personal example of Franklin W. Holland will long live in the Tomales community. By his unselfish efforts and steady upbuilding citizenship the effect of his life will persist long after his passing. He was one of the early leaders of t he Tomales community; and one of the strongest links of the chain which saved it for the families o the early settlers. A friendly, kindly man, punctilious in his business, always an arden supporter of law and order and justice, he was loved and revered by all, and in recent years never failed to make an annual pilgrimage to the old home time. Reverent hands now lay him away for his long sleep, probably only one of those present now able to mourn him as a life long, intimate friend. Yet a host of the younger generation gather to revere an almost equally intimate memory or the kindly, genial type of the typically old school gentleman. Memories of school child days in Tomales are vitally incomplete without large share of his kindly ways to the children there. With his equals his part was that of a mediator in many of their troubles, but his greatest memory rests in the minds of the children of the friendly store master of earlier days. He was true to his friends, tolerant of the errors of his enemies; a gentleman of the old school who led an exemplary life and was an inspiration for many a wavering Tomalesite of those days. What more can we say of one of those old pioneers than that “he was the children’s friend.” Great indeed is the comfort of a sorrowing family in the knowledge of the esteem of the Tomales county side for such a man as Franklin W. Holland.
Franklin W. Holland was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, Sept. 30, 1837, afterward residing in Boston where he was educated. He was a salesman in various Boston stores until eighteen years of age, then as shipping clerk until twenty-five years old. During the Civil War he was Assistant Master of Transportation in Butler’s Department, after which he directed a boot and shoe business in East Boston. He came to California via Panama in 1866, and on arrival at San Francisco was immediately engaged by Warren Dutton for commercial work at Tomales. After three years he returned East. Shortly after into business with Warren Dutton, until Kowalsky & Co. bought out the firm in 1873. Thereafter he conducted their business, finally gaining full control himself. He was appointed postmaster in 1877.
He married Julia Sargent of Chelsea, Mass., in 1866. His children are Mrs. Dr. T. B. Reardon of Oroville, Frank S. of San Rafael, Mable W. of San Rafael, Mae E. Handley of San Francisco, and Emma G. Hornung of San Francisco.
Many scores of his friend gained in his long life time attended the services held this morning at Tomales under the auspices of Tomales Lodge No. 233, of the Odd Fellows, of which he was one of the oldest members. There was a large delegation from Petaluma, where he was as well known as in San Rafael, notwithstanding he lived many of the later years of his life at the home of his son.
The interment was made under the direction of the F. E. Sawyer Company in the Tomales cemetery.
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The Marin Journal
Thursday, February 23, 1922
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Tomales
The funeral of Frank Holland Sr. was held last Thursday, the large attendance attesting the high esteem in which the deceased was held.
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