Frederick Kohler “Fred” Holbrook 1926 - 2015 Utah

Frederick Kohler “Fred” Holbrook
BIRTH
16 Dec 1926
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
DEATH
28 Apr 2015 (aged 88)
Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
BURIAL
Logan City Cemetery
Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA
MEMORIAL ID
145804051 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
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Frederick Kohler Holbrook passed away peacefully on April 28, 2015 in Taylorsville.

He was born at home in Salt Lake City on December 16, 1926 to Heber Keith and Geneve Kohler Holbrook. His grandmother, Martha Sweeten Holbrook, assisted with the delivery.

As a youth, Dad worked with his father and four brothers, Doug, Garth, Neil, and Legrand, on his father's dairy farm. He also dearly loved his younger sister, Mary.

After graduation from East High School, Dad, with other classmates, enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in October 1944.

Following boot camp, he was trained as an Aviation Radioman, doing air-sea rescues in large sea planes of the Coast Guard, saving many military personnel from surviving days in the oceans.

Dad served an LDS mission in the Southern States Mission, meeting Sister Glenna Tate at a mission-wide conference.

After returning home from his mission in January 1949, he became reacquainted with Sister Tate while participating in an Institute Choir at the U of U. They were married on April 20, 1950 in the Logan LDS Temple.

Fred and Glenna were the parents of seven children: Jeff, Scott, Jana Lee, Ryan, Loraine, Clayton, and Blair. He was the proud grandfather of twenty-nine grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren, with two more on the way.

Dad graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's Degree in Science and then received his Master's Degree of Science from Columbia University in New York.

He worked as a Hospital Administrator in several small hospitals in Utah and was the CEO of several large Medical Centers in New York, California, and Montana.

Dad was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as a Young Men's Leader, Scoutmaster, Bishop, and Stake President.

He was honored to receive the BSA Silver Beaver Award for his many years of service in the scouting program.

Mom and Dad served missions together in the Singapore-Malaysia Mission and in the Family History Center of the Utah State Prison in Draper.

Dad loved the outdoors. He enjoyed hiking, backpacking, skiing, working in his yard, and running. He enjoyed competing in marathons.

Dad was a hardworking, faithful man of honor who loved his family. He was devoted to Mom. We love you, Dad, and will miss you. Run, Dad, Run!

Funeral services will be held in the Midvale East Fourth Ward Chapel, 87 East 7100 South, Midvale, on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. A visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery, 1000 North 1200 East, Logan.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on May 3, 2015.

Family Members
Parents

Heber Keith Holbrook
1897–1979


Geneve Kohler Holbrook
1899–1978

Spouse

Glenna Tate Holbrook
1925–2015

Siblings
Douglas Kohler Holbrook
1922–1994


Neil Kohler Holbrook
1925–2013


LeGrand Kohler Holbrook
1929–2017