Josephine Heiskell Harrison Hollenberg

Unknown - Jul 17th, 2011
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Biography: Josephine Heiskell Harrison Hollenberg, 96, died in Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 17, 2011. Known as ?Deanie?, she was the oldest daughter of Georgia Royston Heiskell and Fred Heiskell. She was predeceased by her husband, John M. Harrison, in 1965, her second husband, Henry G. Hollenberg, M.D., in 1994, her step-daughter, Mary Hollenberg White, and her brother-in-law, Walter B. Terry. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Walter B. Terry, of Peapack, New Jersey, her son, Fred Heiskell Harrison (Helen) of Little Rock, her daughter, Ellen H. Dickins, of Little Rock, and her stepchildren, Henry G. ?Fritz? Hollenberg (Connie) of Little Rock, and Elizabeth Power (Joe), of Fort Smith. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Katherine Wyrick (Charles) of Little Rock, and Josie Dickins of Tuxedo, North Carolina, two grandsons, John Dickins (Kirsten) of Little Rock, and Heiskell Dickins of Little Rock, and by her step-grandchildren, Tannen Hollenberg (Jan) of Little Rock, Joe Hollenberg, M.D. (Elizabeth) of Monroe, Louisiana, Howison Hollenberg (Shannon) of Atlanta, Georgia, Stacy Reid (John) of Charlottesville, Virginia, John Powers, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Blue Gilton (Rev. Michael) of Houston, Texas, Rebecca White, of Portland, Oregon, Elizabeth White of Hood River, Oregan, Kyle White (Kelly) of Burke, Virginia and Rachel Powell (Brannan) of Arlington, Tennessee. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Harrison Wyrick, Helen Wyrick, Jack Dickins, Sawyer Dickins, Amalie Dickins, all of Little Rock, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren. Finally, she is survived by her nephew, Walter B. Terry, Jr. of Los Angeles, California, and her niece Georgia Terry Schley (Reeve, III) of Whitehouse, New Jersey, and her children, Reeve Schley, IV and Marie Morton (Nick) and their children, Georgia and Waller all of Los Angeles, California. Deanie?s father, Fred Heiskell, was managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette from 1903 when he, his brother Ned, and other members of the family bought the paper, until his death in 1931, a few days after Deanie returned home for Easter vacation from the Shipley School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deanie graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1936 and worked for Vogue Magazine in New York after graduation, having won its prestigious Prix de Paris award. She was married in 1939 to John M. Harrison, and following his death in 1965, she married Henry G. Hollenberg, M.D. in 1974. Deanie was proud of her pioneer Arkansas roots, and she was descended from Isaac and Maria Toncre Watkins, among Little Rock?s earliest settlers arriving in 1821, and Grandison Delaney Royston of Old Washington, Arkansas, who was the chairman of the 1874 Constitutional Convention. Deanie was a board member of Mt. Holly Cemetery and was the Vice Regent from Arkansas on the board of The Ladies Association of Mt. Vernon, President Washington?s home. She was a member of the Little Rock Junior League, the Aesthetic Club, the Colonial Dames, and the Country Club of Little Rock. Deanie had a keen mind and curious intellect, loved books and newspapers, was fiercely loyal to her principles, family and friends, and loved dogs. A special thanks should be noted for her many caregivers when she lived at home, among whom were Georgia Heard and Pearl Camp, and her special caregiver, Lakeisha Barnhum, both at home and later years at Presbyterian Village, and to the compassionate nurses and physicians at Arkansas Hospice. A graveside service will be held at Mt. Holly Cemetery at a later date to be announced. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation, P. O. Box 127, Washington, AR, 71862, Mt. Holly Cemetery, P. O. Box 250118, Little Rock, AR 72225, Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. 3rd St., Little Rock, AR 72201-9784, or to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.reubelfuneralhome.com.

Condolences(13)
Ellen and Tom Fennell
#13
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Fred and Helen,

What a remarkable lady your mother was. We are thinking of you and all the family with deepest sympathy.

Ellen and Tom
Elsie Hay Cook and Orson Cook
#12
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dr. & Mrs. H. F. "Bunny" Brown, III
#11
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Fred,

June and I want to send you and Helen our deepest sympathy for the loss of you mother.

Bunny
Bliss Carnochan
#10
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Grace:

Thanks to you, we always thought of Deanie as someone near -- even though I don't believe we met. We know how much she meant to you. Our thoughts are with you and the family,

Bliss & Gitta
Linda Kam RN
#9
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
To the whole family, my deepest condolences at the loss of a very special lady. It will be a long while before I can look at her room without thinking of her. It was an honor to care for her in her final months. My thoughts are with you all. Linda
Olivia Watson Neill
#8
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Ellen,Fred and your families,
My deepest sympathy with all of our loss in your mother, Deanie's, death. She was most definitely one of a kind. My family had known her and loved her for generations. She was one of my all time favorites of my friends' mothers- she wore slacks, she drank wine,she read voraciously, she was funny as everything, she was a gourmet cook before anyone knew what gourmet was and above all she subtly entertained all of Ellen's friends and drove us all over Little Rock for what seemed like decades. I am sure that Momma, Daddy, Judge Paw, Guete Manovich, all of XV and hundreds more of her friends and family were thrilled to welcome her home.
All My Love,
Olivia Watson Neill and all of my family
Harold J. Evans
#7
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Fred:

I express my deepest sympathy in the loss of your mother.

Sincerely,

Harold
Leonard Blessing
#6
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Grace Terry called me today to tell me of the death of her sister. She had so much compassion and admiration for Deanie that it came through very strongly in her voice. I express my condolences to all members of the family.
Beverly Harrison
#5
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Fred, so sorry to hear about your Mother. My prayers are with you. She was a great lady and a great asset to Arkansas. I know how proud you are of her. Miss seeing you and T. Martin - those were truly the "good old days". Hope you and your family are well. Love, Beverly
irma hampton
#4
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Ellen, Fred, and Grace,

Deanie was such an elegant lady and I am proud that she was my god mother.

She was also one of my mother's favorites as you know.

I will always have a sspecial place in my heart for her.

Please accept my deepest sympathy.

Irm
Jeannette Hollenberg Birge Thompson
#3
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Ellen, Grace, and Fred,

All our Memphis family treasured her too!

With love,

Jet

Reeve T. Schley
#2
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Wishing everyone in Little Rock much love and thinking of you all. What an amazing life Deanie had and what an amazing person she was. I hope to see everyone soon. Lots of Love from Los Angeles,

Little Reeve
Mark Hagemeier
#1
Mar 15th, 2019 11:44 am
Dear Fred:

I am saddened to hear of the death of your mother. She must have been a very fine woman to I have reared a son like you. I hope you have many warm memories of her.

Mark

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