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Robert E. Lunde Obituary
Robert E. Lunde
Robert (Bob) Lunde transitioned to his heavenly home on July 3, 2024, with his family at his side. He had a long hard struggle with Alzheimer’s, but suffers no more.
Bob was born on April 12, 1946, to Richard and Evelyn (Evenson) Lunde. He graduated from Osseo High School and went on to UW-River Falls where he graduated with honors with a BS in Ag Education and Biology in 1968. While in college he met the love of his life, Margaret Isaacson. They were married on June 8, 1968. To this union three sons were born Todd (Terri) Lunde, Brent (Melissa) Lunde, and Blake (Jesse) Lunde.
Bob’s Dad decided to sell the farm at the time he graduated from college so since the farm had been in the family for 3 generations, he would make it a fourth generation. He bought the farm and did a little substitute teaching while building up the farm. He received many awards for his farming. As the farm grew, there was no time for teaching, but he became very active in cooperative work. He served on the boards of the Beef River Coop, Mondovi Coop Equity, Trempealeau Electric Coop, and served as President of the Dairyland Electric Coop. When years of Dairy farming wrecked havoc on his knees and arthritic hands, he sold the farm and began working for Countryside Coop, first managing the Mondovi site and later the Kings Valley site. Todd bought the farm to crop farm along with his other job. Later his brother Blake joined him as a partner. They are the fifth generation to farm this farm.
Bob was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoying trips elk hunting in Colorado with his best friend, Larry Amundson and Bob’s sons, fishing in Canada with his friend Curt Skoyen, Bob’s sons and many others (Todd for 29 years). He also enjoyed Salmon fishing trips to Lake Michigan with Eric Amundson, Bob’s sons, Gary Solberg, Don Larson and others.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Evelyn Lunde; uncle, Joe who lived with them; his mother and father-in-law, Gustav and Anna Isaacson; a sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and Delbert Miller; and two brothers-in-law, Ronald and Gary Isaacson. He was further preceded in death by a grandson, Carson Lunde and great granddaughter, Georgie Galligan.
Bob is survived by his wife, Margaret; sons and daughters-in-law, Todd and Terri Lunde, Brent and Melissa Lunde, and Blake and Jesse Lunde. Grandchildren, Neil Johnson, Hunter (Patrick) Galligan, Darby Martin, Christian Lunde (fiancé Chelsea Zielsdorf), Keira Lunde, Jake Lunde and great-grandchildren, Poppy Galligan and Porter Galligan. Bob is further survived by his brother, Marvin Lunde.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, July 13, 2024, at South Beef River Lutheran Church in Osseo, WI. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at church. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with lunch to follow in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, Kings Valley Church, Osseo Rod and Gun or non- profit of your choice.
