Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Holman, Mary Elizabeth (Storey) was born July 30, 1907 in Hanover Township and
was the daughter of James Edward and Elizabeth Jane (Speer) Storey. Mary married
Fredrick “Fred” Gaylord Holman on October 22, 1927 in Galena and four sons were
born to this union: John Gaylord Holman, Robert Edward Holman, Kenneth Fredrick
Holman, and James Richard Holman. They lived in Hanover for a time and later moved
to Galena. Mary died April 10, 1989 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena.
Holman, Robert Edward was born November 13, 1936 in Hanover and was the son of
Fredrick “Fred” Gaylord and Mary Elizabeth (Storey) Holman. He served in the U.S.
Army in Germany in the late 1950s. He married Deniece Jo Ann Smith on February 28,
1982 in Galena and this union gave him one son: Kevin Barry Klotz. Robert was
employed at John Deere in Dubuque until he retired in February 1992. Robert died
September 14, 1997 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena.
Holmbo, Arthur Oscar was born November 22, 1911 in Beloit, Wisconsin and was the
son of Joseph and Nellie (Geselson) Holmbo. He married Verna Louise Steele on
September 21, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa and three sons were born to this union: James
Thomas Holmbo, Stanley Arthur Holmbo, and Roger William Holmbo. Art was a
construction worker for many years. After he retired he operated Art’s Embassy Club in
Hanover from 1966 until the late 1970s. Art died October 1, 1985 and is buried in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Holmbo, Verna Louise (Steele) was born September 19, 1918 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Arthur Edwin and Minnie Elvira (Thomas) Steele. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1937 and from the Illinois School of Beauty. She married
Arthur Oscar Holmbo September 21, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa and three sons were born
to this union: James Thomas Holmbo, Stanley Arthur Holmbo, and Roger William
Hombo. Verna died July 14, 1992 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Holt, Frank Coburn was born November 3, 1905 in Elburn, Illinois and was the son of
the Reverend Enos and Carrie Edith (Shepherd) Holt. The family moved to Hanover in
1921 when his father became the minister at the United Methodist Church. Frank
graduated from Hanover High School in 1923; he attended DePaul University for three
years, and graduated from the University of Arizona in 1927. He married Lucy Emily
Chatham on June 6, 1928 in Nogales, Arizona and two children were born to this union:
Thomas F. Holt and NanJean (Holt) Bayer. He joined the teaching staff at San Luis
Obispo High School in California in 1928 and also coached football, basketball, and
track and field. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He returned to San
Luis Obispo High School and became the principal of the night school in 1948 and at
the high school in 1952. He retired in 1967 and remained very active in San Luis
Obispo. In 1970 the San Luis Obispo High School football field was named Frank Holt
Field and in November 1999 he received the first-ever “Distinguished Citizen Award”
from the University of Arizona Alumni Association. His wife Lucy was born June 30,
1903 in Nogales, Arizona and was the daughter of James J. and Mary Lillian
(Chenoweth) Chatham, she died February 18, 1977. Frank died March 13, 2000 in San
Luis Obispo; he and his wife are buried in Los Osos Memorial Park.
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