Holly (Arter) Angus

Peoria, IL - Holly A. Angus, 72, Peoria, died at 7:09 a.m. Monday (May 18, 2026) at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton, IL.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva, IL followed with a Celebration of Life at 1:00 p.m. At a later date burial will be in the Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Holly was born March 8, 1954 in Olongapo, Zambales, The Republic of the Philippines at the US Naval Station, Subic Bay, daughter of Warren and Janet (Swain) Arter. She married William G. Angus on May 6, 1989 in Galva, IL. He survives as well as one son, Ted (Anne) Angus of Bozeman, MT; one granddaughter, Jane Angus; two brothers, John (Liz) Arter of Donahue, IA, Hays (Jennifer) Arter of Chesterfield, MO and brother-in-law David Hoffman; eleven nephews and nieces; eleven grand nephews and nieces. She is preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Susan and Kathryn.

Holly graduated from Galva High School in 1972. She attended Miami of Ohio University, where she graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Art. While at Miami, Holly made many friends while a member of Kappa Alpha Theta that she held for the rest of her life. After graduating, Holly taught Middle School art at Galva Community School, Galva, IL. She then built a career in graphic art and communications working for Gibson Greeting Cards, Cincinnati, OH, Bradley University, Peoria, IL and Dynamic Graphics, Peoria, IL. She also freelanced extensively, producing art, brochures, and company logos for many clients. Holly volunteered at Concordia Lutheran School where her son Ted attended as well as First Federated Church, Peoria, IL. She was active in the Peoria Metro Area Parkinson’s research fund raiser, Shake, Rattle and Roll as well as the American Parkinson’s Association political action group in Washington, D.C.

Holly loved family gatherings, reading, arts and crafts hobbies, photography, music, and well-behaved dogs. Her happiest memories were the numerous family vacations along the western shores of Michigan, where she would spend hours searching for and retrieving Petoskey stones. Silver Lake, Point Betsie, Frankfurt, Traverse City and Harbor Springs, Michigan were some of her favorite locations to visit in a vacation tradition that started when she was a girl and sustained over four generations of her family. She maintained great interest in her family up until the end of her life, both towards the past by keeping a careful written and photographic genealogy dating back over a century, and to the future by an active interest in her nieces, nephews, second cousins and their children. She was thrilled to become a grandmother and showed warmth to all whom she encountered on her life’s journey.

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