Walter Holbrook Obituary
Walter (Bob) Robert Holbrook
Naples, FL
Walter (Bob) Robert
Holbrook passed away on June 2, 2018 in Naples, Florida. Born on August 29, 1925 in Warren, Minnesota, Walter was predeceased by his parents Mable (Hansen) Holbrook, Walter Robert Holbrook, Sr., and brother, Malcolm Holbrook. Walter graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor's degree after serving in the Navy during World War II. He was employed by Asgrow Seed Company/Upjohn Company until he retired in 1988.
Walter is survived by Gloria Holbrook his wife of 67 years, daughters Julia Holbrook (James Thompson) and Jeri
Kiersted (Darrin). Bob was President of Collier County Genealogical Society for 5 years, volunteered at the Collier County Library and the Collier County Museum and was also a member of several civic organizations in Naples and previous locales. Per his wishes services will be private.
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I'm a Christian, and I'm a daughter of Allan B. Holbrook, now in heaven. My married name is Debby Stevens. My parents, Allan and Marie, were devout Christians, and had 10 children. They were both school teachers, but Mom quit teaching at public school after marriage. But both Mom and Dad home-schooled us all - starting when I was in 1st grade - that's when they came to the decision to home-school us.
Dad earned an income through being an English teacher here in Traverse City, for man years.
Dad started some Bible meetings that took place in the homes of friends of ours and in our own. He was the main teacher in it, and it was in a discoursing style - he would talk about spiritual things with the fathers of the families, each time, and all the children of the families would sit and listen to it all.