She married (1) Andrew Kenneth Hastings at Portland, Oregon, on June 12, 1919; (2) Edward Frank Holbrook about 1933.
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Laura Holbrook
Service for retired dance instructor Laura Shay Hastings Holbrook, who died Thursday at the age of 76 in a local hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Ross Hollywood funeral home. Private entombment will be in Riverview Abbey.
Mrs. Holbrook was born May 15, 1899, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to Portland in 1906. After studying dance as a young girl, Mrs. Holbrook, then known as Laura Shay, began teaching at the age of 13, and continued until her retirement in 1970. She operated the Hastings Dance Studio from 1919 to 1970.
During the 1920s, Mrs. Holbrook led a women's band in Portland that played for various civic functions. She also played piano and sang. In the 1930s, she was responsible for choreography and writing of three musical plays presented at Civic Auditorium.
During this period, Mrs. Holbrook occasionally toured along the West Coast in a company she and her late husband, Edward Holbrook, headlined as adagio dancers.
Although Mrs. Holbrook was an instructor in a variety of dance idioms, ballroom, ballet, tap and acrobatic, she was known for her specialty, which was teaching children between 4 and 8 how to dance.
Mrs. Holbrook, who resided at 3331 NE 57th Ave., was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by sons, Ronald Holbrook and Larry Hastings, Portland, and Robert Hastings, Brookings; 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 1975, page A15]
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Laura Holbrook
Service for retired dance instructor Laura Shay Hastings Holbrook, who died Thursday at the age of 76 in a local hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Ross Hollywood funeral home. Private entombment will be in Riverview Abbey.
Mrs. Holbrook was born May 15, 1899, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to Portland in 1906. After studying dance as a young girl, Mrs. Holbrook, then known as Laura Shay, began teaching at the age of 13, and continued until her retirement in 1970. She operated the Hastings Dance Studio from 1919 to 1970.
During the 1920s, Mrs. Holbrook led a women's band in Portland that played for various civic functions. She also played piano and sang. In the 1930s, she was responsible for choreography and writing of three musical plays presented at Civic Auditorium.
During this period, Mrs. Holbrook occasionally toured along the West Coast in a company she and her late husband, Edward Holbrook, headlined as adagio dancers.
Although Mrs. Holbrook was an instructor in a variety of dance idioms, ballroom, ballet, tap and acrobatic, she was known for her specialty, which was teaching children between 4 and 8 how to dance.
Mrs. Holbrook, who resided at 3331 NE 57th Ave., was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by sons, Ronald Holbrook and Larry Hastings, Portland, and Robert Hastings, Brookings; 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 1975, page A15]
She married (1) Andrew Kenneth Hastings at Portland, Oregon, on June 12, 1919; (2) Edward Frank Holbrook about 1933.
_______________________________________
Laura Holbrook
Service for retired dance instructor Laura Shay Hastings Holbrook, who died Thursday at the age of 76 in a local hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Ross Hollywood funeral home. Private entombment will be in Riverview Abbey.
Mrs. Holbrook was born May 15, 1899, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to Portland in 1906. After studying dance as a young girl, Mrs. Holbrook, then known as Laura Shay, began teaching at the age of 13, and continued until her retirement in 1970. She operated the Hastings Dance Studio from 1919 to 1970.
During the 1920s, Mrs. Holbrook led a women's band in Portland that played for various civic functions. She also played piano and sang. In the 1930s, she was responsible for choreography and writing of three musical plays presented at Civic Auditorium.
During this period, Mrs. Holbrook occasionally toured along the West Coast in a company she and her late husband, Edward Holbrook, headlined as adagio dancers.
Although Mrs. Holbrook was an instructor in a variety of dance idioms, ballroom, ballet, tap and acrobatic, she was known for her specialty, which was teaching children between 4 and 8 how to dance.
Mrs. Holbrook, who resided at 3331 NE 57th Ave., was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by sons, Ronald Holbrook and Larry Hastings, Portland, and Robert Hastings, Brookings; 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 1975, page A15]
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Laura Holbrook
Service for retired dance instructor Laura Shay Hastings Holbrook, who died Thursday at the age of 76 in a local hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Ross Hollywood funeral home. Private entombment will be in Riverview Abbey.
Mrs. Holbrook was born May 15, 1899, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to Portland in 1906. After studying dance as a young girl, Mrs. Holbrook, then known as Laura Shay, began teaching at the age of 13, and continued until her retirement in 1970. She operated the Hastings Dance Studio from 1919 to 1970.
During the 1920s, Mrs. Holbrook led a women's band in Portland that played for various civic functions. She also played piano and sang. In the 1930s, she was responsible for choreography and writing of three musical plays presented at Civic Auditorium.
During this period, Mrs. Holbrook occasionally toured along the West Coast in a company she and her late husband, Edward Holbrook, headlined as adagio dancers.
Although Mrs. Holbrook was an instructor in a variety of dance idioms, ballroom, ballet, tap and acrobatic, she was known for her specialty, which was teaching children between 4 and 8 how to dance.
Mrs. Holbrook, who resided at 3331 NE 57th Ave., was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by sons, Ronald Holbrook and Larry Hastings, Portland, and Robert Hastings, Brookings; 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 1975, page A15]
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