BERNICE McKINNEY HOLMBERG

 

 CLASS OF 1951

JULY 15, 1932 - APRIL 13, 2011

Bernice “Blondie” Holmberg, 78, Fremont, Neb., died April 13, 2011, at Arbor Manor in Fremont.

She was born July 15, 1932, at Osawatomie, to Jess and Hattie Evans McKinney.

She was a graduate of Osawatomie High School and received her Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate while living in Kansas. She moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1951 and then moved to Fremont in 1959.

Bernice married Hugo E. Holmberg on Oct. 6, 1961, in Fremont. He died July 19, 2005.

She was preceded in death by her husband; four brothers, Lou, LD, Jess and Francis; and three sisters, Florence, Fern and Emily; and an infant son.

She is survived by two daughters, Rose Kuhns and Eileen Holmberg, both of Fremont; two sons, Mark Scott of Bellwood, Neb., and Richard “Sky” Schenck of Fremont; one sister, Loreen Hinze of Garnett; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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