Helen J. Holt, widow of NEA/DL Capt. Ed B. Holt

~ IN MEMORY ~

Helen J. Holt, widow of NEA/DL Capt. Ed Holt

October 14, 1925 ~ May 30, 2016

 

Word has reached us with the passing of Mrs. Helen Holt, widow of NEA/DL Capt. Ed B. Holt.  Ed passed away just this past March.  Services for Helen were held in New Hampshire.  To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at 

 http://obit.brewittfuneralhome.com/obitdisplay.html?id=1622828&listing=All 

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Helen's obituary................

Helen J. Holt, 90, died on May 30, 2016. She was born on October 14, 1925 in Danville, IN, daughter of the late Albert and Helen (Robinson) Moeller.

 

Mrs. Holt grew up in Indiana and Creve Coeur, MO before moving to St. Louis as a young woman where she met and married, Edward B. Holt and they lived in many places in the country including Vermont and Georgia. Mrs. Holt was a homemaker for many years while raising her children. She eventually went back to school and earned a degree in social work from Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. While living in Newnan, GA she worked for the Cowetta County Senior Center as an activities director. For more than 65 years she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a Past Matron of Corinthian-Queen Esther Chapter OES, a Past Matron of Adah Chapter, Order of The Eastern Star in Concord, VT and was a current member of Trinity Chapter #22 OES in Hampton, NH. When time permitted she liked to garden, go camping and fishing with her husband and family. She excelled at all types of creative stitchery.

 

Mrs. Holt was predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Edward B. Holt who died on March 24, 2016. She is survived by her children, Sharon Holt-Kidney of Dover, NH, Juanita C. Holt-Walters of Gallup Mills, VT, John E. Holt of Victory, VT, Rachel Holt-Murray of South Hampton, NH; her grandchildren include, Lt. Col. Maurice Holt Kidney, Cpt. Harrison E. Walters, Celeste Holt-Walters, Jean Holt, Christie Won, Melissa Towne, Austin E. Murray and Matthew A. Murray. She is also survived by her sister, Delouris Ziter of Concord, NH; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

 

Calling hours will be on Thursday, June 2, 2016, from 5 to 7 PM, at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, NH. A graveside service, where she will be interred at the same time as her late husband, will be on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at 1:00 PM in the Riverside Cemetery in Lunenburg, VT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 166 South River Rd., Suite 210, Bedford, NH 03110.

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From: "oeg1011" <oeg1011@comcast.net>  Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 2:55 PM  Subject: Helen J. Holt

...... As you know, Ed Holt passed away on 24 March.
Ed's wife of 70 years, Helen J. age 90, passed away on 30 May.
 as per, The Carriage Towne News Thursday, 9 June, 2016 edition, which I recieved today at noon. 
Calling hours were Thursday, 2 June @ Brewitt Fueral Home, 14 Pine Street, Exeter, NH. and
 will be interred, with Ed on 11June, @ Riverside Cemetary, Lunenburg, VT. 
For more information see:       www.brewittfuneralhome.com

From: PCN DEATH Notice Mgr Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:35 AM

To: Pilot Communication Net Subject: PCN - Death of NEA/DL Capt. Edward Burton Holt , age 89

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, NEA/DL Capt. Edward Burton Holt

June 22, 1926 ~ March 24, 2016

            Notification with the passing of Delta pioneer member retired NEA/DL pilot Captain Ed Holt, age 89.  Captain Holt joined Northeast Airlines 06-25-1953 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1986, based Atlanta.  He is survived by his wife Helen.  To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://obit.brewittfuneralhome.com/obitdisplay.html?id=1602252&listing=All  

Visitation:  Thursday, Mar. 31, 2016 from  4:00 pm - 7:00 pm   (please see below)
Service:  Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 at  11:00 am

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN  http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2016/03/neadl-capt-edward-burton-holt.html  

Obituary.....................
Edward Burton Holt, 89, died unexpectedly on March 24, 2016 at his home.  He was born on June 22, 1926 in Marshfield, VT, son of the late Christine Lois (Mardin) Calacci and Richard Wallce Holt.

 

Mr. Holt attended school in Marshfield and Barre, VT and graduated from Littleton High School in Littleton, NH.  He married Helen J. Moeller on October 20, 1945 and shortly thereafter joined the Army Air Forces where he became a pilot and served during the occupation of Germany in World War II.  After the military, Mr. Holt's professional flying career began with Northeast Airlines and eventually Delta Airlines.  During the 1980s he moved to Newnan, GA where he had the honor of flying the first transatlantic flight in Lockheed L-1011, a highlight of his career. He retired in 1986 after more than 30 years in aviation.  Mr. Holt was an avid hunter, fisherman, outdoorsman and family man.

 

Mr. Holt was Past Master of The Moose River Masonic Lodge in Concord, VT., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of VT., Past Master of Gideon Masonic Lodge in Kingston, NH.  He was a 33 Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Portsmouth, NH, a member of the Bektash Shrine in Concord, NH, the York Rite, and the Knights Templar in Portsmouth, He was a Past Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of NH Order of the Eastern Star, Past Patron of Corinthian-Queen Esther Chapter OES, and was also a member of the Airline Pilot's Association.

 

Family members include his wife of 70 years, Helen J. Holt of Kingston, NH; his children, Sharon Holt-Kidney of Dover, NH, Juanita C. Holt-Walters of Gallup Mills, VT, John E. Holt of Victory, VT, Rachel Holt-Murray of South Hampton, NH; his grandchildren include, Lt. Col. Maurice Holt-Kidney, Cpt. Harrison E. Walters, Celeste Holt-Walters, Jean Holt, Christie Won, Melissa Towne, Austin E. Murray and Matthew A. Murray.  He is also survived by his siblings Beverly Cox, Shirley Holt, Rosemary Sullivan, Kay Parton, Elaine Holt, Joann O'Brien; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by his siblings, Lloyd Holt, Dalton Holt and Lorraine Ballou.

 

Calling hours will be on Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 4 to 7 PM with a Masonic service to be held at 6 PM and an Order of the Eastern Star service to follow, at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, NH. 

 

Funeral services will be on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11 AM, at the Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 171 Zion Hill Rd., Salem, NH. 

 

Burial with military honors will be in Riverside Cemetery in Lunenburg, VT later this spring.

 

A special thanks to the caregivers at Senior Class Adult Day Services (formerly Sarah Care) in Hampstead, NH for their loving care for Mr. Holt.

 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Shriners Hospitals for Children -Boston, 53 Blossom Rd., Boston, MA. 02114

 

For more information, please visit www.brewittfuneralhome.com
Funeral Home  :  Brewitt Funeral Home , 14 Pine Street Exeter, NH 03833  ...  (603) 772-3554

 

.Published in Union Leader on Mar. 28, 2016