Obit for LUNDER, Nels T. (b.1849 d.1931), Clay Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE:In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormatted by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Rosemary Bradford ========================================================================= Moorhead Country Press Friday, October 16, 1931 "CLAY COUNTY PIONEER DIES Nels T. Lunder, 82, 60 years a resident of Clay county, died in Moorhead hospital Wednesday night, following a lingering illness. He is survived by seven children, Mrs. T. J. Thompson, Leonard, N.D.; Theodore G. Lunder, Dilworth, Minn.; Niles J. Lunder, Dale, Minn.; Mrs. Carl M. Tungstad, Winnepeg; Mrs. William E. Murphy, Everett, Canada; Clarence A. Lunder, Seattle, Wash; and Nora T. Lunder, 309 Seventh Av. N. Another daughter, Mrs. M. Mathison, Larimore, N.D., died a week ago. Her funeral service was held Monday. Born in Hadeland, Norway, June 25, 1849, he arrived in Clay county July 20, 1871 and homesteaded near Dale, Minn. In 1873 he married Berte Rustad and in 1898 was married to Corrie Bjeere. Two brothers, Thorvald T. Lunder, Lake Park, Minn. also survive. Baker, Mont., and Julius T. Lunder, Funeral services will be held at the Lunder home, Sunday afternoon." [NOTE: 2nd from last paragraph should read: " Two brothers, Thorvald T. Lunder, Baker, Mont. and Julius T. Lunder, Lake Park, Minn. also survive."]