Robert Charles Holbrook 1938 - 2023 Brunswick, Georgia

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BORN
1938

DIED
2023

FUNERAL HOME
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home
3321 Glynn Ave
Brunswick, Georgia


Robert Charles Holbrook Obituary
Rob Holbrook

Robert Charles Holbrook passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on May 4, 2023, after a two-month illness and extended recent hospital stay. He was born on Oct. 24, 1938, in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Hollis Holbrook and Elin Anderson Holbrook. His parents preceded him in death as well as did his brother, Richard, in 1997.

Rob married Shirley Mueller (whom he met on Cape Cod) on June 20, 1970, in Danube, Minnesota. They would have celebrated 53 years of marriage next month.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; two children, Matthew Holbrook (Liz) and Sarah Barnard (John), both of Statesboro; two grandsons, Chandler Barnard and Robbie Holbrook, both of Statesboro; three step-grandchildren, Blake Barnard of Stilson, Baylee Barnard of Royal Oak, Michigan, and Caitlin Daniels of Savannah.

Rob graduated from Brockton High School in 1956. He served seven years with the Massachusetts National Guard. After high school, Rob worked for the Brockton/Taunton Gas Company for the next 10 years. In 1969, he began his career in the forklift truck manufacturing industry beginning with Lewis-Shephard Co. in Watertown, Massachusetts. When Hyster Co. assumed ownership in 1970, the Holbrooks were moved to the Midwest - Danville, Illinois. Hyster Co. transferred him to Brunswick in 1988, where the Holbrooks have resided since. Previously to this move, Rob had company transfers to Illinois, Pennsylvania, and again to Danville. Rob retired from Hyster Co. in 2000 after 32 years as a regional service engineer.

Rob's interest included home renovation and improvement. He was a perfectionist and was a master of many trades - carpentry, electrical, automotive, and plumbing and was creative and talented in designing parts when none were available or when something could be made better.

He also enjoyed lawn care and gardening. In earlier years, he enjoyed his sailboat on Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod and more recently his fishing boat on St. Simons Sound. Rob was not a lover of golf but played socially to support the avid interest of his wife, Shirley. He was a doting husband and loving father and grandfather and loved seeing the accomplishments of his family. Rob treasured his time with his loving and devoted poodle, Oliver.

A casual celebration of life gathering will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared for the Holbrook family at www.edomillerandsons.com.

Family-placed obituary

The Brunswick News, May 9, 2023



Published by The Brunswick News on May 9, 2023.