Evelyn Louise Holbrook

Evelyn Holbrook, age 90, passed away peacefully at Banner Health Hospital on February 17, 2025 after a massive stroke. She is now resting in the arms of her beloved Savior. Evelyn wrote her own obituary, so read on for some fun …

                                                                                  January 21, 1935-----------February 17, 2025

Because I do not want anyone else to be responsible for telling lies or maybe even the truth about me, I decided to do it for them. (of course, you do all know I wrote this in advance of breathing my last.) 

ABOUT HIM

Please don’t grieve for me; I am dancing ‘in’ the stars with my Lord and I am singing a new song. I didn’t die, because today for the first time ever, I started living. I am living for all of eternity in the presence of my Lord and my Savior. 

The years I lived on earth were only a trial run, a test, and a dress rehearsal for this moment; this moment when I closed my eyes on earth, leaving the cares of the world behind, and opened them in Heaven looking into the sweet face of Jesus. He lovingly wrapped His arms around me, and said, “Welcome home, child”. He had promised me this is how it would be, but it is beyond anything I could have hoped for or imagined.

Let me tell you about this place; it is beautiful and filled with inexpressible joy, laughter and singing. I can’t even begin to tell you about the wonderful peace, comfort, and calmness I feel. I have deeply loved the Lord for many years and worshiped Him on earth, but this worship for Him I am now experiencing, is permeating my very soul. Indescribable, eternal, with a never-ending delight.

There is no darkness here; it is all a brilliant brightness, not blinding like headlights of oncoming cars, but a warm comforting light, with no shadows, no fears, no tears, no sadness, no pain, no sorrow, no regrets, no despair; nothing to weigh you down, but only to lift you up. 

There is constant worship; this is what we do and will do forever and forever. There is nothing else that takes priority over our worship, and nothing else that we desire more than worshiping Him. 

 ABOUT ME

I was born to Leo and Florence Cambridge in a little farmhouse near Gaylord, KS. My mother liked to tell me that I was born on the coldest night of the year and the hypodermic needle froze. I guess I was a BIG baby born to a tiny little 22 year old without benefit of pain killers. Does that explain me a little better? We moved to Pinedale, Wyoming when I was 5 and back to Kansas when I was 13. We didn’t stay in KS very long, before moving on to Idaho, where I graduated high school at 17.

I was NEVER impulsive and ALWAYS thought things through before I acted! I met this handsome guy at the stock car races one week before I graduated. We knew each other for 6 weeks and we decided to marry. Neither of us had ever been married before (obviously, since I was 17 and he was 20) and wanted to try married life. It must have worked out, because we were married for 63 years before Allen passed away in July, 2015.

This was the beginning of a new chapter of my life, with God graciously blessing us with 4 children, many, many pets – dogs and cats, a bear cub, a fawn deer, a pigeon, a banty rooster, goats, lambs, pigs, horses and cows. The first 7 years of my life with this man included following him thousands of miles, from the Highline in Montana to Texas and back, as he followed his job. 

At first it was fun, but after all those years and all those miles, it was time to put down some roots; so we ‘rooted’ in Missoula Montana and have called Missoula (and surrounding area) our home since 1959. We lived in Missoula proper, the lower Blackfoot River area, Potomac, Montana, and finally Seeley Lake. We settled in Seeley Lake, where we built our home, hoping to live out our life here. Thankfully, Allen was able to do that, as he was blessed to be able to spend the last 5 years of his life in the home he loved and designed.

I was a stay-at-home Mom while the children were young; my first job was at Tempo. (How many of you remember Tempo?) I became a stay-at-home Mom again until I went to work at Arrow Ambulance; next American Dental, and finally as a Rural Carrier for the US Postal Service in Missoula, retiring in 1995.

I have loved this life God has given me; it has been an exciting ride. Horseback trips through the ‘Bob’ Wilderness, many TOSRV (Tour of The Swan River Valley) 200+ mile-bicycle rides, swimming in and rafting the Blackfoot, hiking the Bridgers, flying my own plane, running in road races, bicycling cross-country, climbing mountains, cross country skiing, bowling, golfing, soccer, and softball. I slowed down a bit and began delivering Meals on Wheels; I loved doing that and I dearly loved all the people I delivered to.

I haven’t missed out on much that is ‘out there’, but the most satisfying accomplishment of my life is having been Allen’s wife, and the mother of Vonnie, Doug, Jeri, and Larry (deceased at 3 weeks). Because we believe God’s promises to those of us who have trusted in the Risen and Living Christ as our Lord and Savior, we know we will someday again hold our sweet little Larry.

I moved to Glenrock, Wyoming in September 2023 to be closer to Vonnie. I bought a darling little home in Glenrock and joined the First Glenrock Southern Baptist Chapel and quickly started a quilting group which met in the ‘little house out back’ that was perfectly designed for quilters. We have enjoyed making many quilts for the kids in the Sleep In Heavenly Peace program and also several for the Quilts of Valor. 

PRECEDING IN DEATH: 

Spouse: Allen Holbrook, my soul mate for 63 years 

Son: Larry Holbrook 

Parents: Leo and Florence Cambridge 

Brothers: Darrell and Bob Cambridge 

Many others: Grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins, and extended family members

SURVIVING ME:

Brother: Ward (Lyn) Cambridge, Bonner, MT 

Children: LaVonna (Doug) Stinnette, Casper, WY

Doug (Cynthia), New Meadows, ID

Jeri Holbrook, Three Forks, MT

Grandchildren: Dusty Holbrook, Boise, ID

Ryan Hamilton (Samantha), Three Forks, MT

Jess (Alisha) Holbrook, Meridian, ID

Rae Barrett (Torrey Thomas), Huntington Beach, CA

Wes Roscoe (Riley Cardoza), Boise, ID

Great Grandchildren: Ariana Holbrook, Boise, ID 

Kylie Rhodes, Bozeman, MT 

Brayden Holbrook, Meridian, ID 

Kinsley Holbrook, Meridian, ID 

Vinie Rue Barrett, Bozeman, MT 

Anna Tribble, Three Forks, MT 

Carson Tribble, Three Forks, MT 

One very special sister-in-law, (LaDora Haueter of OR), many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.

ABOUT YOU 

Please don’t pin your hopes on universal salvation; there is no such thing. You have either given your life to Christ, asked Him to be Lord of your life and trusted in Him as your Lord and Savior, or you haven’t. You are either His or you are not. There is no half-way, no middle of the road. You are either all-in or you are all-out. Most people don’t want to think about or talk about Hell, but it is real. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Sadly, there is only one way you will find out whether Hell is real or not, and that is if you don’t belong to Him when you die. Since you are here at my celebration service, it might mean you loved me and maybe even liked me. I want to see you again, so don’t let another day go by without confessing to Jesus that you are a sinner without hope without Him; that you need His forgiveness and you need Him to take control of your life. It is so easy to give Him control and admit that you’ve made a mess of your life without Him; there’s an unexplainable peace, a transformation that only God can understand, because it is a gift that only God can give. 

If you have acknowledged you are a sinner, and confessed to Him with a genuinely broken, crushed and contrite heart, He will forgive you and I will see you on the other side; but if you haven’t, there is still time. You are still breathing, there is still hope and it’s not too late for Him to wipe the slate clean, but once you draw your last breath, there is no 2nd chance. You can’t change your mind.

Dear ones, please give your life to Him and live for Him; He died for you.

A Celebration of Life Service for Evelyn Holbrook will be held at

The Glenrock First Southern Baptist Chapel

Please join us in celebrating her life on 

March 4, 2025, at 12:00pm 

Lunch is provided afterwards

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to either

Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Casper Chapter (https://shpbeds.org/)

Or

Quilts of Valor, Glenrock Chapter (www.QOVF.org)