Lloyd Holm

Holm, Lloyd M. age 93, of Minneapolis died peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2005. Lloyd enjoyed a full and active life, coaching basketball, fishing and wood carving. He also loved tending to his garden, doing crossword puzzles and listening to the Twins on his front porch. He adored his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, teaching them life's lessons and the form for perfect jump-shot. Lloyd was born on June 10, 1912 in Wheaton, MN to James and Marie Holm. He graduated from Harmony High School, Harmony, MN in 1930 and Luther College, Decorah, IA in 1934, where he majored in economics and history and played basketball and baseball. He married Evelyn Maanum on August 21, 1938 in Minneapolis. They were married for 48 wonderful years. Lloyd taught school and coached high school basketball for many years. Teaching and coaching took him to Eyota, Benson, Red Wing, Duluth Denfeld, and St. Louis Park, where he also served as the athletic director. His teaching and coaching was interrupted by three years of service in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a reserve lieutenant commander during Word War II in the Naval Aviation V-5 Program. When he retired in 1977, he was the winningest basketball coach in Minnesota history, with 531 wins, and the only basketball coach to bring three different schools to the state tournament championship game, winning two state titles (Duluth Denfeld in 1947 and St. Louis Park in 1962). In 1981, he was inducted into the Minnesota Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, Luther College Hall of Fame and St. Louis Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame. After retirement, he regularly attended coffee at Pearson's and Arby's. He also served as treasurer and coordinator of C.O.R.E.S., golfed "whenever it was over 50 degrees" and love lutefisk suppers. Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn (Maanum) Holm, his mother and father, and his brothers and sisters. He is survived by his daughters and their husbands, Carolyn Opgrande (Don) Fargo, North Dakota, Julie Manning (Jack), South Boston, Massachusetts; six grandchildren and their spouses, Heidi Petersen (Tim), Anthem AZ, Kristen Robinson (Stephan), Bozeman, MT, Jill Hudkins (Mike), Orlando, FL, Julie Kunka (Tony), Moorhead, MN, John Opgrande (Kelli), Woodbury, MN and Jeff Manning (Katie), Austin, TX; ten great-grandchildren, Paige, Claire, Charlie, Sophia, Henry, Samuel, Jacob, William, Thea and Sloane; nephews, nieces and many friends and former coaches and athletes. Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 31 at 11 AM at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard, 4801 France Avenue South, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard, Minneapolis, MN or St. Louis Park Public Schools foundation. Visitation will be held December 30, 4-7 PM at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel W. 50th St & Hwy 100 at Vernon 952-920-3996

Lloyd Holm

December 30, 2005

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