Bette Jean Minor Holihan

1944 — 2021

BJ Holihan, 77, passed away peacefully Dec. 30, 2021, at Chandler Hospital in Chandler, Ariz. She was born on the Dec. 2, 1944, in Ellensburg, Wash., the daughter of Floyd Minor and Jean (Hentz) Minor, sister to Buck Minor and Peg Hunt. BJ was the beloved mother of Jeannie Peterson, Janet Rodgers and two stepchildren Peggy Klingeman and David Reichert.

BJ grew up in Ellensburg, Washington, where she enjoyed riding her horses and spending time with family. She was part of the royal court as a rodeo princess and graduated high school in Ellensburg. She moved to the Columbia Basin where she raised her children, made many friends and participated in 4-H and other activities. Later in life she spent her time shaping the futures of her many grandchildren by teaching them the importance of responsibility, hard work and most of all love.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Buck Minor and Peg Hunt along with her grandson Justin Rodgers. She is survived by her children, stepchildren, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren as well as her devoted and loving husband Mike Holihan with whom she had shared five wonderful years of laughter and love in their home of Yuma, Arizona.

A service remembrance will be held to celebrate BJ’s incredible life on June 18, 2022, in Tri-Cities, Washington, at Events at Sunset. Due to COVID, we will be limiting the memorial to only close family. Feel free to watch the remembrance on their website live or at your convenience as it will be available for 30 days.