Holly Elise Mossberg

Holly Elise (Guy) Mossberg, age 70, of Spicer, MN, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 29, 2025. A memorial service to honor Holly’s life will be held at a later date. Family and friends are invited to gather to honor and remember Holly’s life. To sign the online guestbook and share memories with the family, go to: www.petersonbrothers.com. Memorials can be sent to the Little Theater, PO Box 536, New London, MN 56273 or at https://www.littletheatreauditorium.org/donate.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer.

Holly Elise (Guy) Mossberg left this life unexpectedly, at home on March 29, 2025. Holly was born on March 9, 1955, to William L. and Jean Guy and lived on the family farm in Amenia, ND till 1961 when the Guys moved to Bismarck, ND. She found her home in Spicer Minnesota where she met and married her husband, Dale Mossberg, in 1981. The light of her life was her son, James (Jamie) J. Mossberg.

Holly found her calling working with children and young adults at risk. She began her career working at the Kandiyohi County Group Home for Girls where she was promoted to Director. She was asked to help design and build the Prairie Lakes Detention Center, in Willmar MN, where she was the first Executive Director and served in that capacity for many years, until her retirement.

That kindness and warmth carried through to all her many dogs, cats and beloved horses. She was active with the local humane society and fostered or adopted numerous dogs and cats over the years. She fell in love with horses at an early age and became an accomplished horse woman. She was owned by several riding horses over the years and bred many successful Quarter Horse foals that she showed at halter.

Holly was a talented artist, decorator, and gardener. She began taking painting lessons again during the pandemic and became an avid watercolor painter. She was a staunch supporter and frequent volunteer at the Little Theater Auditorium in New London. Her homes were always decorated beautifully with original art, pottery, and junk pieces that would look like junk if hung on anyone else’s wall. Friends and family could always count on her for expert advice on hanging art or arranging furniture. Her home was filled with many houseplants, and she grew beautiful flower gardens.

Holly was passionate about her beliefs, and you always knew where she stood. Hypocrisy, narrow-mindedness, and lazy thinking were cardinal sins to her. She loathed bullies of any kind and was a passionate advocate for human rights and ethics in government. She was a moderate, independent thinker who followed the Minnesota Legislature and US Congress’s activities closely.

Left to cherish Holly’s memory are her loving husband, Dale, son Jamie, brothers Bill (Marilyn) Guy in Fargo ND, Jim (Cheryl Hackey) Guy in Amenia ND, sisters Deb (Guy) Igoe in Bismarck ND, Nancy Guy in Bismarck ND, sister-in-law Rose Mossberg in Waconia MN, sister-in-law Andy in New London MN, brother-in-law Dave Mossberg in Tucson AZ, sister-in-law Barb (Larry) Levine in New London MN, sister-in-law Helen (Robert) of Bird Island MN, sister-in-law Margaret (Gary) in Minneapolis MN, sister-in-law Jean (Kirk) Norby in Missoula MT along with numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, and many dear friends.

Holly was proceeded in death by her parents, sister-in-law Jane Guy, brother-in-law Greg Stites, Dale’s parents Doug and Peg Mossberg, sister-in-law Ruth Mossberg, and brother-in-law Bill Mossberg.