Services will be held at St. Michael's Cathedral today at 11 a.m. for Mrs. Henrietta Coffin Holbrook, native Boisean, whose parental and married backgrounds were prominently associated with pioneer and military aspects of southern Idaho history.

Mrs. Holbrook died Sunday night at the home of her son, Maj. Gen. Frank Coffin Holbrook (U.S. Army, Ret.), 15 Mesa Vista Drive, where she had been residing since 1960. Her death, at the age of 88, followed a short illness.

She was the widow of Maj. Gen. Lucius Roy Holbrook, a West Point graduate whose military life spanned 40 years with service in the Philippines and in World War I and with command assignments at major Army installations in the United States. The latter included Fort Bragg, N.C., and Fort Douglas, Utah as well as Fort Leavenworth, Kan. General Hlbrook retired from active service in 1938 and the family built a home at Payette Lakes where they lived for a number of years. He died in Boise Oct. 19, 1952.

Married in 1899. The Holbrooks were married at the Presidio of San Francisco, on June 7, 1899, shortly before he left Boise Barracks to join in quelling the Philippines insurrection. He was decorated with the Silver Star for gallantry, and with the U.S. Distinguished Service medal.

Mrs. Holbrook was born in Boise on Jan. 7, 1877, a daughter of Franklin Rayle Coffin and Charlotte Irene Quivey Coffin.

Her father, a native of Indiana, emigrated by wagon train to California in 1861, and a few years later came to the Boise Basin, where he prospected at grimes Creek about the time Grimes was killed by Indians. He also was a member of Captain Stanley's party in the exploration of Stanley Basin.

He was the first treasurer of the State of Idaho, and for many years was prominent in Boise economic and civic activities, living here from 1866 until the time of his death in 1920. His major occupation in Boise for 30 years was the hardware business. He served on the City Council, and was an active participant in pioneer activities. He was a president of the old Boise City National Bank, and was a co-founder of the Boise Artesian Hot and Cold Water Company.

Three Sons Survive. Surviving Mrs. Holbrook are three sons, Maj. Gen. Frank Holbrook; Capt. John A. Holbrook, U.S. Navy retired, of Honolulu; and Lt. Col. Lucius Roy Holbrook Jr. (Air Force retired), of La Jolla, Calif. A grandson Franklin Coffin Holbrook is retired from military service and lives in Squaw Valley, Calif. A niece, Mrs. Jane Walker Davidson of Boise and Puerto Vallarte, Mexico, also survives.

Mrs. Holbrook was active in Guild work of St. Michael's Cathedral. She took a great deal of interest in the Idaho Children's home, and in the Idaho Youth Ranch in southern Idaho. An accomplished equestrienne, her interest in horses went back to childhood days.

She accompanied her husband on many trips over the world, always returning to Boise and Payette Lakes when tours of duty ere over. She spent several years in France, and gained a thorough knowledge of the language.

She was reportedly the first white woman to enter Peking, China, after the Boxer Rebellion.

Interment, under the direction of Summers Chapel, will be at Morris Hill.

IDAHO STATESMAN (Boise, Idaho), Tuesday, 30 Mar 1965, p.14