Jodi (Holstein) Chirinos

June 20, 1958 - October 10, 2019

Jodi (Holstein) Chirinos, age 61, of Alta, Iowa died on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will take place on Friday, October 18, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. The family requests that guests wear casual attire. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements. Jodi Kay Chirinos, the daughter of Donald and Donna (Fitch) Holstein, was born on June 20, 1958 in Dubuque, Iowa. Jodi was raised in the Methodist Faith and grew up in Alta. She attended grade school and high school in Alta. She graduated from Alta High School in 1976. On June 2, 1979, Jodi was united in marriage to John Chirinos at the Alta United Methodist Church. Jodi and John met through work in Woodward. The couple was blessed with one daughter, Jana. In 1984, the couple moved to Phoenix where Jodi ran a cleaning service in the Phoenix area. They then retired in 2016 and moved back to Alta. In her free time, Jodi enjoyed watching reality tv shows, hunting for Precious Moments, people watching in Vegas, driving her beloved 2004 BMW and taking trips to Alaska with John. Throughout her life, Jodi collected Precious Moments and pottery pieces from the Iowa State Fair; she also raised Chow-Chow dogs and was a great cook. She loved to bake goodies especially during Christmas. She cherished her time wherever she was, whether it was watching hummingbirds on the back porch in Arizona or watching squirrels in the backyard in Iowa. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, John Chirinos of Alta, Iowa; daughter, Jana Chirinos of Council Bluffs, Iowa; mother, Donna Holstein of Alta, Iowa; brother, Jeff (Pat) Holstein of Sioux City, Iowa; niece, Ashley Holstein of Chicago, Illinois; sister-in-law, Barbara Chirinos of Minneapolis, Minnesota; extended family and friends. Jodi was preceded in death by father, Donald Holstein and infant sister, Dawn Janell.