Lawrence "Larry" Greenberg Obituary (1926 - 2014)

Lawrence “Larry” Greenberg, age 87 of St. Louis Park, formerly St. Paul, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2014, after a full and satisfying life. Preceded in death by his caring and devoted parents, Anne & Charles Greenberg, and his first wife, Shirley Schlieff Greenberg. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Ronnie; and his beloved children, Gail (Wayne) Siegel, Bob (Sue) Greenberg and Steve (Trish) Greenberg; and his grandchildren, whom he adored, Kate Greenberg, Ana Siegel and Michael Siegel and special family friend, Anne Burstein. He will be remembered as a good, caring man, a loving husband, father and grandfather, a respected professional, and a loyal friend. Graduate of Central High School in St. Paul, and the University of Minnesota. He served in the Navy and was identified as an “Atomic Veteran” because of his service during WWII, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He worked much of his career as a CPA and was a partner at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (formerly Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery, Coopers & Lybrand) from 1948-1987. After retiring from PwC he continued his career as part owner of Princeton Bank, President of Northgate Computers and served on numerous boards including, chair of the State Board of Accountancy, U of M-Architecture and Engineering and the Veterans Homes. He was interested in everything, he loved his family, friends, work, travel, baseball, fly fishing, golf, tennis, jazz, bridge and life in general. He leaves it all behind, very reluctantly. He will be missed beyond comprehension, “To know him was to love him”. Special thanks to the many caregivers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and at Minnesota Oncology, who showed great compassion and caring during his courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the Sholom Foundation, 3610 Phillips Parkway, St. Louis Park, 55426, the University of Minnesota Foundation, 200 Oak St. SE, Mpls, 55455 or the donor’s choice. At Larry’s request, no funeral will be held. SHIVA, Tuesday and Wednesday 7:00 pm, at Laurel Terrace Apartments, 250 Turners Crossroad So., Golden Valley, 55416. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.