Vernon D. Holmberg

Holmberg, Vernon D., age 74 of Mpls. Passed away Feb. 8th from complications of cancer and myasthenia gravis. Survived by wife, Karen; daughter, Cecily (jim) Beierle; grandchildren, Toveh and Nathaniel (Sarah) Seibel; sister, Beverly (Dick) Carson; brother, Bruce (LaVonne) Holmberg; nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by daughter, Rachel Seibel; and brother, Gene Holmberg. Vernon graduated from Mpls. College of Art & Design with a BFA degree and worked at Remington Rand, Univac, Unisys, Neo Networks and Malti Max as an illustrator, technical editor and writer. He made sculpture in bronze and wood and later wrote humorous memoirs. “He was an unfailingly cheerful man.” Memorial service Sat. Feb. 24, 2007, 3 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S.