Anne Yung Holden, 87, of Mount Pleasant, SC passed away peacefully with family at her side at the hospital on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Anne was the only child born on November 12, 1937, to Henrich and Katarina (Stefan) Jung (changed to Yung upon immigration) in Crvenka, Jugoslavia.

In 1944, the family was forced to leave their home. After 2 years, they lived in Munich Germany. In 1951, they immigrated to America, sponsored by the Williamson family.

Two years later, the family moved to Mansfield, Ohio, where she graduated from Mansfield Senior High. She attended Wittenberg University where she belonged to Kappa Delta Sorority. She married her high school sweetheart, Ronald L. Holden. Anne received her under graduate degree from Ohio University in 1960 and her Masters Degree from Ashland University. She went on to teach at Ashland High and Ashland University.

As an author of the book, In Search of a Warm Room – A Story of Survival during WWII as Documented in a Diary, Anne gave countless talks about her story.

Anne made friends wherever she went. She loved her family and friends dearly and was a wonderful, loving mother and grandmother. She had an inspiring and compassionate way about her.

Her family members include her husband, Ronald Holden (deceased in 2010). She leaves behind 3 children: Anita (Ray) Wasielewski, Lisa Holden, and Alan (Karen) Holden; grandchildren: Claire and Grant Wasielewski, Katarina (Trevor) West, Nicholas and Kyle Schuette, Tyler (Annabeth) Holden, Alexander and Nicole Holden; and 1 great grandson: Andrew Holden.

Please join us for Anne's Memorial Service on Monday, March 24, at 11am at Seacoast Church Chapel, 750 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC. Please RSVP to Lisa for a luncheon following the service to 704-439-6095.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Seacoast church in her name for the Senior Group. She looked forward each week to the Senior Bible Study and the Writing Group at this church that she also attended on Sundays.