YONKERS, N.Y. Vincent A. Holland of Yonkers died July 25. He was 86.
Born Feb. 16, 1926, in Yonkers, he was the son of Timothy and Katherine Buckley Holland. Raised in Yonkers, he graduated from Gordon High School.
Holland worked as a mechanic for Con Edison for more than 19 years before retiring in 1991. He married Louise Hurley in St. Mary's Church. She predeceased him May 26, 2012. Holland was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church and a member of the North Yonkers Boys and Girls Club.
He is survived by a son, Vincent, of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; five daughters, Linda (Stanley) Klamka, Dorothy Suchy, Margaret Kivel, Virginia (Mark) Brotko and Kelly (Ming) Lau; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Holland was the last of 10 brothers and sisters.
Visiting hours are from 4-9 p.m. Thursday Whalen and Ball Funeral Home in Yonkers. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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