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 Sigurd
Cleland Lunde, age 85, of Adams, formerly of Oconto and
Oconomowoc,
passed away on September 28, 2010 at his son's home in
Adams, Wisconsin.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 8,
2010 at the St. Olaf's Lutheran
Church in Rubicon, Wisconsin.
Pastor Matt Lee will officiate.
Interment will be at the St. Olaf's Cemetery,
Rubicon, Wisconsin.
Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until the time of
service on Friday at St. Olaf's
Lutheran
Church.
A
graveside service with full Military Honors will also be
held in Crandon,
Wisconsin at a later date. Please
check www.roseberrys.com for
further details.
Sigurd was born August 5, 1925 at the family farm in
Rubicon, Wisconsin,
the Son of Sigurd G. and Ellen D. Lunde.
He
graduated from Oconomowoc High School
in 1943 and enlisted with the United States Air Force.
While enlisted he married Geraldine Diedrich.
This 28 year marriage was blessed with three
Children, Diana, Sigurd and Susan.
Sigurd worked for his Brother in Law Erwin Monis as an
apprentice electrician and then went on to work for Burke
Electric in
Milwaukee.
As a Master Electrician he owned and operated his own
business, Lunde Electric for many years.
Later in life he worked with the IBEW as a Master
Electrician traveling around the Country and He Met and
married Patricia Cox of
Oconto, Wisconsin.
They had many happy years together until her death in
October of 2003.
He
enjoyed photography, fishing, hunting, bowling and even flew
a plane for the Ashippun Sportsmans Club Fox Hunts.
His favorite T.V. shows and books were Classic
Westerns.
Sigurd was a member of IBEW and was a 32nd Degree
Shriner of the York Rite.
As a Veteran he was a member of the American Legion
in Oconto. He
grew up and was a member of St. Olaf�s
Lutheran
Church for many years
where he enjoyed singing in the Choir.
He
was preceded in death by his
wife, Patricia Lunde;
parents: Sigurd G. & Ellen Dorothea Lunde;
grandson, Bob Maas;
sisters:
Dorothy Bennett and
Clarice Monis.
Survivors:
Daughter: Diana
(Mike Killian) Lunde of
Superior,
Wisconsin
Son: Sigurd D.
(Jeannine) Lunde of
Adams, Wisconsin
Daughter: Susan
(Jr.) Grulke of
Oconomowoc,
Wisconsin
Sister: Esther Christenson of Rubicon,
Wisconsin
Brother in Law: Alvin Bennett of
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Step-Son: Kipp
(Donna) Cox of
Cottage Grove,
Wisconsin
Step-Daughter:
Cindi (Bill) Geifer of
Richfield,
Minnesota
Step-Son: David
(Julie) Cox of
Cadillac, Michigan
Step- Son: Tim
(Karen) Cox of
Oconto, Wisconsin
Step-Son: Todd
(Heidi) Cox of West
Bend, Wisconsin
Further
survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
Roseberry's Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Visit www.roseberrys.com for online condolences and
further information.
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