Sumner S.
Holbrook, 95, of Greenland, New Hampshire died January 8, 2019, at Portsmouth
Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Brunswick, Maine,
November 4, 1923, the son of Samuel and Ruth Grovo Holbrook. He was a 1940
graduate of Brunswick High School. He graduated from Norwich University in
1945, and obtained a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute and a Master’s of Business Administration from Boston
University.
Mr. Holbrook was a veteran of World
War II, serving in the Army in North Africa. Mr. Holbrook worked as an
electrical engineer before becoming the Business Manager of Phillips Exeter
Academy until his retirement. He spent many years at his beloved cottage at
Mere Point in Brunswick. He was an avid sailor and duck hunter who was widely
regarded as the consummate Coast of Maine Yankee. He was a long time member of
the Masons and the Kora Temple of Shriners.
Mr. Holbrook was predeceased by his wife Lois
(Coleman). Surviving are his two sons Seth of Melrose, Massachusetts, and
Dwight of Greenland, New Hampshire. He was also predeceased by his sister
Bernice Holbrook of Brunswick.
Arrangements are being made by
Stetson’s Funeral Home, Brunswick. There will be a spring burial at Riverside
Cemetery, Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital
for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104. Memorial condolences may
be expressed at stetsonsfuneralhome.com