Shirley June Holmberg

Mrs. Shirley J. Holmberg, 97, died November 6, 2018 in Prescott, AZ at the Granite Gate Senior Living Community.                  
She was born June 13, 1921 in Waukegan, IL, where she lived until moving to Lake Forest, IL in 1971.  She moved to AZ in October, 2016, where both her daughters live. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, as well as the First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota, FL, where she and her husband, Edward R. Holmberg, Jr. (decd) spent the winter months.  Shirley and Ed were high school sweethearts and married March 6, 1943. She was an active member of many clubs and organizations over the years, including, Auxiliary of Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, Women’s Club of Lake Forest and Sarasota, Gamma Phi Beta, Glen Flora Country Club and the Meadows Country Club of Sarasota, as well as many others.   She is survived by one son, Dr. Charles (Kathy) Holmberg of Libertyville. IL; two daughters, Sheryl Merino of Flagstaff, AZ; and Kimberly (Tony) Villalpando of Prescott Valley, AZ; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Edward R. (Ann) Holmberg III of Chicago, IL.   Memorial service will be held Friday, December 7, 2018 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, IL.  Friends may call from 10:30 am Friday until time of service.   

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, in memory of her son, or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.