Rudolph Lundgren (1991)

BERRY, LUNDGREN, REYNOLDS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:29

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BOISE—Rudolph Lundgren, 92, of Boise, died Monday, April 22, at a Boise nursing home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Second Ward LDS Church, Downey, Idaho. Burial will follow in the Marsh Valley Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Relyea Funeral Chapel of Boise.

Mr. Lundgren was born Aug. 6, 1898, at Earlham, Iowa, a son of Nils and Elise Lundgren. His parents were natives of Sweden, and came to America in 1885. They lived in Iowa and Kansas, and came to Idaho around 1910, where they homesteaded at Downey. Rudy went to high school in Kansas.

His first job was delivering cook stoves in a freight wagon, and installing them. He started at Downey, and ended his deliveries at LaGrand, Ore. For 10 years he was a steamfitter in the Merchant Marines, and sailed all over the world. After this, he took over the farm his parents had homesteaded. Along with dry farming at Downey, he did plumbing, installed heating systems, and was a diesel mechanic.

Mr. Lundgren enjoyed the hobby of macramé and reciting ballads. Rudy (Papa) was loved by his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Pearl Reynolds, of 37 years; a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Bill Berry; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, three brothers, Morton, Carl and Emanuel, and three sisters, Eulalla, Emily and Lillie.

Transcriber’s note: Date of death taken from gravestone at Downey, Idaho.

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