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Harvey G. Holmgren of East Quogue, formerly of Hampton Bays, died on June 4. He was 95.
Mr. Holmgren was born on August 15, 1918, in Rochester to Niles and Eleanora Holmgren and was one of six children. He graduated from Amityville High School in 1937 and married Margaret (Booth) Holmgren in 1939; they were married for 66 years.
After moving to Hampton Bays in 1953, Mr. Holmgren began the Rampasture Building Company and went on to build homes and municipal buildings throughout eastern Long Island for 30 years. During that time, he was active and had leadership roles in many community organizations, including the Hampton Bays Chamber of Commerce, the Hampton Bays Lions Club, Suffolk County Boy Scouts, the Hampton Bays Board of Education and the Southampton Elks Club, where he rose to the position of District Deputy.
An avid golfer and fisherman, Mr. Holmgren loved Hampton Bays and the beauty that surrounds it, survivors said. When he was not on the job, on the boat or on the golf course, the Holmgrens’ door was always open, and most days, survivors said, there would be family members, employees or friends who would stop in just to say hello.
Mr. Holmgren and his wife retired to Sebastian, Florida, in 1982, and enjoyed their many southern friends and spending days on their boat on the Sebastian River.
After his wife died, Mr. Holmgren moved back to Long Island, where he resided with his daughter’s family for the past seven years in East Quogue.
Mr. Holmgren is survived by a sister, Virginia Sparke of Westhampton; three children, Roy Holmgren and wife Ellen of Hampton Bays, Bob Holmgren of Texas, Linda Borenstein and husband Joe of East Quogue; 10 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family received friends at J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home on June 6; the Reverend Charles Cary officiated at a service. A private memorial will be held at a later date, when his ashes will be buried alongside his wife’s at the Amityville Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Jun 9, 2014