Gundarson, Adolph G. 1886 –

GUNDARSON, OLSON, STRANGELAND, PEGG

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Date: 3/16/2015 at 14:36:17

ADOLPH G. GUNDARSON.

Since Adolph G. Gundarson was twenty years of age he has been connected with mercantile interests of Ossian, his native city, and is now in control of an important and lucrative trade in drugs, jewelry, paints, oil, wall paper, etc. Upon his own industry, enterprise and ability he has founded his success and it places him today in the front ranks of the city's progressive and reliable business men.

He was born on the 26th of February, 1886, and is a son of Andrew and Anna (Olson) Gundarson, natives of Norway. They came to America in 1863 and settled immediately in Ossian, where the father turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, conducting a general store in that place for thirty-two years and becoming during that time a leading figure in the promotion of mercantile development. He died in Ossian on the 18th of August, 1910. He had been three times married. He wedded first Miss Clara Stangland and they became the parents of one child, Mrs. Pegg, of Valva, North Dakota. His second wife was Miss Anna Olson, who died in 1889, leaving one son, the subject of this review. Andrew Gundarson then married Miss Olena Olson, sister to his second wife and to this union were born three children: Lenora, who is studying music in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Clara, who is in school at St. Olaf, Minnesota; and Marguerite, of Red Wing, Minnesota.

Adolph G. Gundarson acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town and was afterward a student at Luther College of Decorah. When he began his independent career he turned his attention at once to the general merchandise business, but he continued in it only one year, selling his store at the end of that time and taking up the study of medicine. After a year he opened a drug store in Ossian, which he has since continued to conduct, carrying a full line of drugs, jewelry, paints, oil and wall papers. In recognition of his ability, the fine quality of the goods which he handles, his reasonable prices and his constant courtesy he has been accorded a liberal and representative patronage and occupies a high place among Ossian's successful and enterprising merchants.

Mr. Gundarson was married on the 19th of February, 1912, to Miss Mary Stangland and they have one daughter, Adolpha Marie, born December 29, 1912. Mr. Gundarson is a member of the Lutheran church, and fraternally is connected with the Masonic order and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is active and progressive in matters of citizenship, although his interest in public affairs never takes the form of office seeking. He prefers to concentrate his attention upon the development of his business and although he is still a young man he has already won a gratifying and well deserved success.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913

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