Dr. Joseph Michael Holthaus

Dr. Joseph Michael Holthaus passed from this world on July 23, 2018. He was born in

Seneca, KS, on August 18, 1923, one of ten children born to F J Holthaus and Kreszenz

(Centa) Bernreiter. After graduating from Creighton University School of Medicine, he

married the love of his life, Frances Marion Meister, from Black Earth, Wisconsin. His

long medical career included service in the US Air Force in Japan during the Korean War

as a Flight Surgeon staff, Chief of Medical Services and Chief of Staff at Omaha’s

Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Dean of Creighton University School of Medicine and

private practice as a Gastroenterologist. He lived by his commitment to love and respect

people and treat them with dignity and kindness.

Dr. Holthaus is survived by Frances, his wife of 69 years, and his 6 children: Linda Kittle

(Paul), Rhonda Browning (Jim), Michael Holthaus (Ann), Mark Holthaus, Lisa Holthaus

and Andra Alvine (Steve), 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived

by a sister-in-law, Salie Holthaus and a sister, Melanie Schmiedeler.