Alvin was born on July 17, 1933 in St. Rose, Ohio to Raymond & Josephine (Evers) Holdheide.

His brothers and sisters are:

Ralph & Joan Ann Holdheide, Ft. Loramie, Ohio

Wilma & Wilfred Albers, Celina, Ohio

Jerome & Velma Holdheide, St. Henry, Ohio

Werner & Joann Holdheide, St. Henry, Ohio

Paul & Rosalee Holdheide, Maria Stein, Ohio

Leonard & Marilyn Holdheide, St. Rose, Ohio

He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and the men's sodality. He was also an Army Vetran of the Korean War. He worked at Pax Steel in Coldwater and retired in 1997. 

Alvin died at the age of 83 on May 27, 2017 at The Gardens of St. Henry, Ohio.