Leon DeWaine Holbrook 1928 - 2011 Minnesota

Leon DeWaine Holbrook
BIRTH
3 Jul 1928
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
DEATH
22 May 2011 (aged 82)
Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
BURIAL
Saint Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, USA
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Leon D. Holbrook
Posted on: May 24, 2011

July 3, 1928 – May 22, 2011

ST. CLOUD — Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, at St. Augustine Catholic Church, St. Cloud, for Leon D. Holbrook, age 82, who died Sunday at his home. The Rev. Anthony Oelrich will officiate and burial will be at 3:45 p.m. Friday at St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery, Princeton. Friends and relatives may call from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids, and one hour prior to the services Friday at the church.

Leon was born July 3, 1928, in Minneapolis to the late Delmar and Cathrine (Welege) Holbrook. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School and went on to receive a criminology degree from Pennsylvania College. He was honorably discharged in 1948 after serving his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. Leon married Geraldine Nathe on Aug. 22, 1953, at St. Matthew's Church in Kalispell, Mont. They moved to Morris, Minn., where Leon began working with the Minnesota State Patrol, later moving to Princeton in 1968. In 1985 Leon retired as a lieutenant in the Brainerd District of the Minnesota State Patrol after 33 years of distinguished service. He volunteered his entire life, devoting time to Catholic schools, his church, numerous community projects, also the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud, the St. Cloud Hospital, and Catholic Charities. Leon was a family man devoted to his wife, Gerry, his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. He was an avid reader and golfer, enjoyed cribbage with his pals, bowling, and swimming regularly. He instilled in us a great love of the outdoors including family trips to the lake, hunting and fishing together.

Survivors include his sons and daughter, Tom (Lynn) Holbrook, of Brainerd, Tim (Aleta) Holbrook, of St. Cloud, Saralee (Kurt) Strandberg, of Princeton, and Steve (Stacy) Holbrook, of Royalton; grandchildren, Dan, Matt (Amy), Josh (Erin), Michael, Blake, and David Holbrook, Eric (Jackie) Strandberg, and Jennifer (Steve) Noble; great-grandchildren, Kyleigh, Allyson, Xavier, Brody, and Paige; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lois and John Hammett, of Kalispell, Mont. Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine on June 6, 1984; brother, Richard; sister, RoseAnn Benyo; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dave and Betty Nathe.

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Parents

Delmar Charles Holbrook
1906–1959


Catherine B. Wehlage Holbrook
1906–1984

Spouse

Geraldine Elizabeth Nathe Holbrook
1929–1984 (m. 1953)