Mr. Holover was born in Newark. He was a part of the Military Police for the US Army and then was an auctioneer and appraiser for the Aaltens Gallery in South Orange. He is a past member of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston.

He was the husband of Nina for over 60 years. He fathered three children, Erick, Ian, and Dr. Spencer Holover, and grandfather of two.

A funeral service was held on Thursday, February 15, at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel in Livingston. Burial followed at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Iselin.