Karl Svanberg

Karl was born March 9, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Karl and Johanna Andreason Svanberg. He was a graduate of Class of 1949 Fort Hamilton High School and studied mathmatics and physics at the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, NY. Karl was a veteran of the US Air Force, where he served for four years, stationed in Japan. He was employed as a senior mechanical draftsman/designer with Gibbs and Cox Naval Architects in New York, NY and Schenk Trebel Corporation in Deer Park, NY from where he retired in 1993.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Solveig Svanberg; son, Mark Svanberg; daughter, Linda McNally and husband, John; and two grandchildren, Arthur and Sasha McNally.

A funeral service will be held 3pm Friday, September 2, 2016 at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St, Apex, NC 27502. Burial will follow the service at Wake Memorial Park, 7002 Green Hope School Road, Cary, NC 27519. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-3pm prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army of Wake County, PO Box 27584, Raleigh, NC 27611 www.salvationarmycarolinas.org; or the Durham Rescue Mission, PO Box 11368, Durham, NC 27703 www.durhamrescuemission.org

Condolences may be sent to www.ApexFuneral.net