Lund, Randy (1954 - 2017)

LUND, ANDERSON, OVERGAARD, NIELSEN, HALL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2017 at 22:11:02

Name of deceased: Randy Howard Lund

Aged: 63 yrs, 6 mo, 27 days

Residence: Shelby, IA

Born: May 18, 1954; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Dec. 15, 2017; Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE

Funeral Services: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA.

Survived by: Wife of 43 years, Barbara Lund; children, Michael (spouse, Bobbi) Lund of Avoca, IA, Matthew (spouse, Kristen) Lund of Shelby, IA, Jesse Lund of Shelby, IA, and Jacob (spouse, Allisha Anderson) Lund of Omaha, NE; sister, Cheryl (spouse, Terry) Overgaard of Minden, IA; grandchildren, Christian, Brayden, Tyler, Henry, Kayla, Andrew, Livienne, Samuel, and Finley; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Howard and Betty (nee Nielsen) Lund

Education: Attended Minden and Elk Horn (IA) Community Schools and graduated from Shelby Tennant (IA) High School with the Class of 1972; while in high school, Randy played football and sang in the high school choir.

Religious affiliation: Was confirmed at the Minden (IA) Church in May 1968

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Barbara Hall; Aug. 17, 1974; Shelby United Methodist Church, Shelby, IA

Employment: Began working at the Shelby Elevator, Shelby, IA; next, he worked at Avoca Implement and then moved on to working at Delta Asphalt, out of Crescent, IA. In 1988, Randy went to work for the Iowa Department of Transportation in Avoca, IA for 29 years, until he retired in Nov. 2017. During his years while working for the DOT, he was also a long-time Pioneer seed dealer, having taken that business over from his father.

Hobbies/Interests: Was a gun enthusiast and had a significant gun collection; was also a “wheeler dealer,” buying and selling cars (over 100, according to Randy’s count)

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com