Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWC8-Z61
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Aug 1947, SLAKE

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Death: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Obituary: LUND, GORDON R. Born January 13, 1925 in Salt Lake City, UT. ; p assed away July 26, 2004 in Dallas. Survived by wife, Joyce Morriso n Lund ; daughters, Pat Chatterley and Terry Mahlum; sons, Mark Lund an d Craig L und; 13 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 1 sister. Gordo n received m any awards and honors during a long and distinguished caree r that include d executive positions in the pharmaceutical, financial an d insurance indu stries. He was a championship bridge player and loved pl aying bridge anyw here, anytime. He gave generously of his time and mean s to community an d church. However, those who knew him best, and loved h im most, will reme mber best his commitment to his family. He loved assis ting Santa every Ch ristmas; his exploits as little league coach are lege ndary; he brought ex tended family together often and always had a Read y story, a humorous ane cdote or good advice at the Ready. We miss him. T here will be a viewing a t the church on Saturday from 11-11:30 AM wit h a 12:00 PM service at th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , 14740 Meandering Way, Dall as, 75248. Interment Restland Memorial Park . Family to receive friends fr om 7-8 PM Friday, July 30, 2004 at Restlan d Funeral Home.


I was born on January 13, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah at 677 West Capit o l Street in a modest home. My father was Djalmar Emanuel Lund and my mo th er, Aagot Marie Randby. I weighed 13 lbs. 2 oz. My mother was 41 at th e t ime. I have 5 sisters and 1 brother. Connie is 2 years older than me , Aub rey 10 years older, LaVon 12 years older, Margot 14 years older, Te mmie 1 6 years older and Vange 18 years older. Temmie was our Santa Clau s and t he provider of all the frills. If there were any sort of gifts, o r mone y spent on anything other than the basics, Temmie provided. Fathe r and Mo ther spoke better Scandahoovian (which is a mixture of English a nd severa l Scandinavian languages) than they did English. I also picke d up some Sc andahoovian. I don’t think my mother ever could write Englis h .
When I was 4 years old, we moved to 266 Douglas Street which we consider e d to be located in a rich neighborhood. We had many professional peopl e l iving around us as neighbors. Our home was about 2 blocks away from t he U niversity of Utah.
When I was 5 years old, I was run over by an automobile. It happened o n 1 3th East Street. I was going to the store for a neighbor who gave m e an I ndian head penny for going. I was headed across 2nd South and obvi ously d arted across the street without looking and both wheels of the ca r went o ver my body and right leg. The story goes that I almost lost m y leg and w as going to die. Dad prayed and all and I came out of it wit h a scar on m y leg, scars on my face, and my right leg is an inch shorte r that the oth er. I am sure I was administered to. I was baptized on th e 4th of Novembe r 1933 by my father, Djalmar E. Lund .
I didn’t have much time for hobbies or interests because we didn’t hav e e nough money to go around. My dad lost his job at Western Savings an d Loa n as the head bookkeeper during the depression, and after tried sel ling i nsurance to make ends meet. When I was 7 or 8 I had a regular rout e selli ng magazines. I also sold homemade candy for a graduate student a t the U . of U. and his wife. Then I had about 10 lawns that I mowed an d some o f them that I watered. One of them was Stephen Covey’s parents.
I think I was a good student. I probably was a B+ or A- student. I don ’ t remember a lot of homework, but we had a lot of other things we ha d t o do to in providing another source of income for the family. We al l ha d to have part-time jobs in order to make ends meet because of the d epres sion.
In school, I played football and some track in discus, shot, and javeli n . I was a year ahead of where I was supposed to be somehow. I thorough l y enjoyed school as a child. I enjoyed grade school and junior high . I we nt to the Stewart grade school, which was a teaching facility of t he U. o f U. They had a very small student body. All the teachers were wo rking to ward getting their degree. It was sort of an experimental thing . We had v ery small classes, and it was considered to be a great honor t o be chose n to go there. It wasn’t any great honor in our case; we jus t lived withi n the boundaries, but a lot of people wished they could g o there becaus e it was so small and we received special attention. We li ved 1 ½ block s from it. I have no bad memories at all of grade school. E verything wa s fine; we had a lot of fun. We had a good bunch of kids, th ey were all r ich, I was the poorest one there, but it didn’t seem to mat ter; we all bl ended in very nicely. Several of us elected to go to Roos evelt Junior Hi gh, which was about two miles away. There were no schoo l buses and we ha d to walk. It was ridiculous to go that far.
I started going with Pat Wilkins. Her dad was one of the richest men i n U tah at the time. He was head legal counsel for U.S. Steel. They live d i n a house up on Military Way. It later became one of the official bui ldin gs of the U. of U. when they moved. She was one of my last adventure s i n that regard.
I attended East High School. I set the trend on clothes to wear to schoo l . I was on the football team; you wore levis and an old sweater and hob na il boots and that was it. So I wore the same pants and the same sweat e r I think for 2 or 3 years. My recollections of High School were grea t ex cept for the money thing again. We had no car and I had to line u p a rid e before I could get a date.
I had part time jobs and I was the night watchman in a residential hot e l (the Ambassador) in town. I worked from 11 pm till 7am. That made dat in g tough. In fact, it made it real tough because I had to go to work a t 1 1 o’clock. Sometimes I had a little trouble getting enough sleep, bu t I h ad time to get some homework done and do some sleeping. I had to t ake th e time clock around and punch it on different floors, but I’d loc k up th e building shortly after I got there and I’d also open it up at m aybe 5 i n the morning to let the milkman and paperboy and all in. It was n’t tha t difficult. I was 16 or 17 at the time.
When I graduated from high school, I went to the U. of U. Of course Wor l d War II had broken out and everyone was going to go to war and there w a s no sense in making plans for anything. I was 16 ½ when I started at t h e U. We all signed up for a branch of the service we would like to go i nt o when we reached the right age which I guess was 18 .
I finished 1 ½ years at the U. and then things got tough. The Navy sai d , “You’re all V12 coming in now.” We weren’t even 18 yet. Then we all g o t sworn in and I joined the V12 program which was an officers trainin g pr ogram with continued education until you got your degree and then yo u wer e an officer and shipped overseas immediately. The University of Co lorad o at Boulder was where they sent our particular group. It was all m ilitar y. There must have been 5000 of us Navy, AF, Army, and Marines. Th ey ha d a Japanese language school, a cooks and bakers school and durin g that t ime I was playing football. I got over to Boulder and though t I was goin g to have a pretty easy time with football because everyon e was off in th e service. I got over there and I remember going to sig n up and they pu t me in the 15th squad; they had that many football play ers. They had All -Americans from all over. It was sort of the headquarte rs for all the ath letes for some reason or other. There I was on the 15t h squad; they thre w me an old baseball shirt and said go down to the boo nies, which was lik e 2 miles away at one of the practice fields. Believ e me it took a long t ime to work our way back up to campus to get up t o school. The first gam e I played in was against the U. of U. all the “ sickies” were playing fo r the U. because they didn’t have any of the ser vice people there. It wa s made primarily up of 4-Fs and male cheerleader s. I remember Warren Stac k was a cheerleader when I left and when I go t in there he was one of th e star performers on the football team.
From there I was shipped to a mental hospital; it was a rehabilitation h o spital up in the Rockies to wait there to see if I was going oversea s i n the Hospital Corps or go on to med school. I was up there for 9 mon th s at a Navy convalescent hospital on bedpan patrol.
The commanding officer pulled some strings with the dean of the medica l s chool at Temple University in Philadelphia where they were starting a ccel erated classes because of the war. All of a sudden I was on a troo p trai n going to Philadelphia to go to med school. It was great back the re. W e had officers uniforms and good pay, more money than I had ever se en. Pl us clothes and all tuition and books paid. It was a fantastic deal . Bu t 2 months later the war ended and they kicked us all out. I couldn’ t aff ord to continue so I went back to Salt Lake.
I got a job working for Salt Lake Transfer driving a truck. I started da t ing in earnest. I had broken up with Pat, realizing I couldn’t provid e fo r her in the fashion she was accustomed. I kept seeing this same gir l whe never I dated. I thought, boy, she really must be popular. Well,i t turne d out there were two of them, Jean and my Joyce. I dated Joyce an d on th e 2nd date I decided to ask her to marry me, after telling her th at I wa s reformed and was going to Priesthood meeting and wanted to go o n a miss ion. Three months later we were married on August 25, 1947 in th e Salt La ke Temple.
Shortly after we were married, I had to rush back to Philadelphia to g e t back to med school. I didn’t have any money and had odd jobs befor e I g ot married. I ran the elevator in the hospital; worked in Breyers i ce cre am factory at night packing ice cream. The tuition and books wer e reall y high. Six months later we were coming home from our last socia l event o f the year because Joyce was becoming heavy with child, to fin d that we h ad been robbed. I think the excitement brought on ruptured me mbranes, s o we took her to the hospital. She was 6 ½ months pregnant. I t was horrib ly expensive to be in the hospital and of course they couldn ’t do anythin g for her except try to hold onto the baby which meant sh e had to lie fla t on her back and do nothing. In the meantime we had tho se hospital bill s building up.
After a couple of weeks, we couldn’t take that any more financially , s o I told the hospital that I would take her home and change the sheet s my self at home. We walked the 1 ½ blocks from the hospital. We were PO OR . I was even selling blood. Joyce was 7 ½ months pregnant when we wen t ba ck to the hospital the second time and Pat was born. She was in th e incub ator for 1 month (more expense of course).
Things got really tough financially, the real squeeze was on. I couldn ’ t finish school. The chief of obstetrics who delivered Pat had a frien d w ho worked for a small pharmaceutical firm in Philadelphia called Smit h, K line and French (SKF). I went to work for them and I decided to go i nto s ales.
I had my choice of place. We decided on Atlanta. We were there for a f e w months when the guy that had interviewed me for the job in medical re se arch came down and said

Gordon married Joyce Morrison on 25 Aug 1947 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Joyce (daughter of Richard Whitehead Morrison and Celia Woolley) was born on 7 Jul 1926 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 11 Jan 2010; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWC8-ZXM
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Aug 1947, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCL-JX3
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 May 1903, SLAKE

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Djalmar Emanuel Lund, son of Rasmus Hansen Lund and Petrine Jensen was b o rn 4 May 1882 in Sollested, Lolland, Denmark. His parents were well-to- do . They owned considerable property including a hotel. The Lunds joine d th e Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in 1890 and e migra ted to Utah with Djalmar, arriving in Salt Lake City, 3 September 1 893 wh en he was 11 years old. Djalmar lived with Marius and Dagmar Lund , an aun t and uncle, in two-room house for a few months until his fathe r starte d a grocery store at 339 State Street.

Djalmar was baptized 3 October 1893 by John T. Thorup in Salt Lake Cit y , and confirmed 5 October by Joseph McMurrin. He was sealed to his pare nt s in April 1895. He lived in Salt Lake City until the Spring of 1895 w he n he moved to Pleasant Grove with his parents. The Lunds bought a 90 a cr e farm. Running a farm and selling fruit and vegetables was very diffe ren t from running a hotel, but the Lunds made good. While in Pleasant Gr ove , Djalmar was ordained a deacon by Bishop I. E. Thorne and was late r mad e secretary of the Deacons Quorum. He had had some schooling in Den mark a nd made good progress in the school at Pleasant Grove. Neighbors , tryin g to influence their teenagers for good often said, "why don't yo u act li ke Djalmar Lund? He is always so neat and clean and polite." A f ew year s later the family moved to Crescent. Djalmar helped pay for a ho me for t he family, paying $2500 in 3 years. Djalmar came to Salt Lake Ci ty and wo rked in a fruit store on State Street. He attended the 9th War d in 1901.

In 1902 he met Aagot Marie Randby at the Queen of the May Celebration th r ough a friend, Dagmar, who already knew him and liked him at the time a n d was knitting him some socks. Aagot had been crowned queen of the cele br ation. He was very much taken with her. He courted Aagot and married h e r in the Salt Lake Temple on 27 May 1903. On 2 June 1903 in the Salt La k e Temple Annex, Djalmar was set apart as a missionary. On 3 June 190 3 h e departed for the Scandinavian Mission, leaving a new bride. His wif e li ved with his parents in Crescent while he was away. The day he lef t for h is mission he wrote in his journal: "I did not sleep any that nig ht. My t houghts being upon my loved one which I had left; not to mingl e with the m for two years or more. I left them with the hope within me t hat God, ou r Heavenly Father, would take them as well as myself, under h is kind keep ing and protecting hand while I would be away, that when th e time comes t hat I again can return to dear Zion in the valleys of th e mountains, an d find them all among the faithful and living and enjoyin g health and str ength."

On his mission, Djalmar was under the direction of Adam L. Petersen an d H an Christian Hansen. Djalmar presided over the Otter Branch and the n ove r the Odense Branch. He was much loved by the people with whom he l abore d on his mission. He was invited to friends for dinner or chocolat e and c ake almost every day. He was not only a missionary but sang in th e choi r and played the accordion. It was the custom to deliver tracts an d book s and have gospel discussions, which he did faithfully.

While on his mission, Djalmar met Aagot's parents. Her father objecte d t o her marrying a missionary, but was very impressed when he met Djalm ar , who always had his shoes shined and clothes pressed. One incident t o sh ow his helpfulness and dedication to his work: at a Sunday School ou tin g on his mission he writes: "When going home, I helped some friends w it h their children on account of the rainy weather. After I called on Si ste r K. Nielsen where I had Rodgrod whereafter we went to the hill to g o ou t and attend a baptism. Sister H. Nielsen and M. Jacobsen were alon g to h elp with two young ladies who were to be baptized. I performed th e ordina nce after the manner which our Savior and the apostles performe d it. We p erformed this ordinance in the middle of the night so as not t o be distur bed by anybody."

When Djalmar returned from his mission he and his wife lived on the we s t side in a little house where their first child, Evangeline, and seco n d child, Thelma, were born. He worked for Madsen Furniture Company full -t ime and went to night school at L.D.S. Business College. The couple pl ann ed to build a new home on West Capitol Street. While this constructio n wa s started, Aagot and the children lived in Ogden with a cousin. The y star ted out with two rooms - kitchen, dining room, and an out-house. T he fami ly located in the 24th Ward, Salt Lake Stake in 1911. Djalmar wa s ordaine d a Seventy on 4 November 1919 and was set apart as one of th e president s of the 30th Quorum on 5 September 1926, the same year he wa s appointe d a member of the Temple Committee of the Ward. He was also ma de the hea d of the genealogical committee at this time.

Upon graduating from L.D.S. Business College, he found employment with W e stern Building and Loan Co where he was employed for 35 years as an acc ou ntant and later as the head accountant. In 1929 the Lunds moved to th e Un iversity Ward and a beautiful new home at 266 Douglas Street. Djalma r wa s a ward clerk for ten years, serving under three bishops and eigh t bisho prics. He was on the Temple Committee for six years and a secreta ry of th e High Priest Quorum. After his retirement, Djalmar worked for t he Americ an National Insurance Co. and as an assessor in the Murray Dist rict. He a lways claimed that because he paid his tithing, he was never o ut of work.

Djalmar went to Seattle, Washington as a delegate for the Danish Brother h ood. It was his first trip on an airplane. He was very uneasy. He atten de d the meetings fulfilling his assignment as treasurer of the organizat io n and then enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Evangeline, who re sid ed there. He took Evangeline on a boat trip through Puget Sound. Hi s son- in-law gave him a salmon, which he brought home to his wife and pr esente d it to her at the airport. His brother, Alex, died while he was i n Seatt le, and because he was detained, he made his first airplane tri p to the f uneral.

Many trips were made to Sacramento to see their daughters, Thelma and La V on. This was usually done at Thanksgiving time and was the highlight o f t he year as they journeyed on a train. Djalmar loved Christmas. It wa s a r itual to make pepperknutters with the children. All of the family g ot aro und the kitchen table and rolled the spicy, hard confections. The y were c ut into small pieces and then baked. We didn't enjoy eating the m as muc h as making them. The Christmas tree had to be carried to thei r home as t he couple did not own a car. Djalmar did not worry about th e budget at th is time of the year. The gifts that each child was to rece ive was doubl y checked to be sure they were adequate. The tree was decor ated Christma s Eve and the gifts placed under it to completely surpris e the children C hristmas morning. There was a tradition that the childre n really loved: b efore the tree decorations were removed, the family wou ld light the candl es, hold hands and sing around the Christmas tree. Chr istmas tree parties , a Danish and Norwegian festivity, were the deligh t of all of the childr en. Everyone would dance around the Christmas tree . They served hot choco late and cakes and Christmas stockings were give n to the children, who al ways came attired in their best clothes usuall y received as gifts at Chri stmas.

Family nights were held regularly. Chairs were put in a circle. The fami l y would kneel and pray. Lessons were presented on the gospel. The child re n were always urged to attend Sunday School. At that time, the older m emb ers of the family attended Sacrament meeting. Saturday night was bat h tim e. A big tub was placed in the center of the kitchen. The childre n were l ined up by Father Saturday night and all of the shoes were shine d. The ch ildren wore white starched dresses with colored bows and whit e shirts. Vi olin, piano and saxophone lessons were encouraged by the par ents. Dancin g lessons were provided for those interested.

Many trips to the park on the trolley with a nickel for lunch were enjoy e d by the children. Their mainstay was potato salad carried in a glass j ar . It was very difficult to make the choice as to how that nickel woul d b e spent. Trips to Salt Aire on the trolley were more of a rarity.

Djalmar enjoyed a rich life, loving his children and enjoying the compan i onship of his wife. Many a midnight snack was enjoyed after the childr e n were in bed. Danish pastries and Glaus goodies were treats for the tw os ome as they laughed and reminisced together.

Djalmar passed away on 11 July 1966 in a nursing home after a bout wit h c ancer and several heart attacks. His eyesight failed him after he ha d ha d cataract operations on both eyes and an automobile accident jarre d th e eyes causing them to not heal properly.

(Submitted by Constance Irene Lund Neel, a daughter)

Djalmar married Ågot Marie Rytterager on 27 May 1903 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ågot (daughter of Engebret Rytterager and Elen Marie Christensdatter, daughter of Ole Jacob Christensen Randby and Pauline Nilsdatter) was born on 11 Jan 1884 in Kristiania, Oslo, Kongeriket Norge; was christened on 24 Feb 1884 in Paulus Kirke, Grünerløkka, Oslo, Oslo, Kongeriket Norge; died on 9 Sep 1966 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCL-JXQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 May 1903, SLAKE

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Aagot Marie Randby was born in Oslo, Norway, January 11, 1884. Her moth e r was Marie Darmody. Aagot was adopted by Ole and Lena Randby. When Jo h n Randby, the only son of Ole and Lena Randby was driving a hackney aro un d the city of Oslo as a taxi service, he heard a baby crying many time s o n his route. He reported this to his father and mother. As his fathe r wa s a constable, he was given permission to bring the baby home. She w as la ter adopted by the Randbys. Aagot’s real father owned a shoe factor y. Aag ot managed to acquire many lovely things when she visited him. Amo ng the m were some high button shoes that she highly treasured. At a ver y earl y age she had a lovely singing voice. She recounted many times t o her chi ldren that she sang for the Prince of Norway when he docked. Pl atforms we re built in the trees to watch the Prince ride by in his carri age. Aago t sang for the Prince as he approached his palace. Later when E van Stephe ns (LDS composer and director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir ) visited Nor way, he was very much impressed by her singing. Aagot’s mot her was one o f the early converts to the church (Church of Jesus Chris t of Latter Da y Saints). Her father never joined. He was the head of th e King’s Polic e Force and was very handsome in his regalia of braid an d tassles. When A agot heard the gospel from some missionaries she too wi shed to join the C hurch. She sneaked off to the Mormon meetings becaus e her father objecte d to her joining the Church. Aagot was baptized 31 J uly 1899 in Norway. T he young daughter came to Utah in 1901. Her fathe r said he would clothe h er in all of the beautiful clothes she would des ire to prepare her for he r journey, but after she left he would never su pport her financially agai n.
When she arrived in Utah, she disembarked in Ogden where it was muddy a n d rainy. She had been prepared for a city paved in gold in Zion. She st ar ted working as an assistant seamstress at a Walker Department Store. S h e sewed on buttons and altered clothing as a beginning. One of the mos t e ventful happenings of her life was when she was crowned Queen of th e 88t h Anniversary Celebration of Norway’s Independence in Salt Lake Cit y in 1 902. It was at this celebration that she met Djalmar Lund and thei r court ship commenced. She loved hats and many times bought a new hat t o wear o n a date with Djalmar rather than buy herself a meal. Djalmar bo ught he r pastries which many times was all she had to eat.
Aagot was endowed on the 27th of May and married in the Salt Lake Temp l e that same day in the year 1903.
Aagot was a soloist for many years in the Scandinavian Choir on Temple S q uare and gave many hours of valuable service as a soloist at funerals . Sh e was the mother of two sons and five daughters: Aubrey Djalmar, Gor don R andby, Evangeline Priscilla, Thelma Eve, Margot Arvilla, LaVon Iris , an d Constance Irene.
She was a very happy spirit singing around the house while she did her w o rk. She had a rare sense of humor, was a comedienne perching silly hat s o n her head and pulling faces to delight her children. She loved to vi si t and was fun to be with and as a result had many friends and belonge d t o many ladies’ clubs. She enjoyed associating with the ladies in th e Reli ef Society and was a faithful attender in her own ward and the Fed eral He ights Ward where many of her more wealthy friends attended. Aago t was a f aithful temple worker and as a child I remember her regularly p reparing t he temple clothes by washing and ironing them before she atten ded a sessi on. My parents’ diligence has been an example to me.
She sewed most of the clothes her children wore, making underwear from H u stler flour sacks and dresses from old pants of her husband. She sewe d an d designed her own hats from second hand ones. They were stunning. S he wa s always very well dressed and fashionable. She also sewed baby bon nets w hich she sold and displayed in Mormon Handicrafts. She was very cr eativ e tatting handkerchiefs, making rag rugs, lamp shades, and jewelr y from o ld buttons and beads. She made homemade bread and always had coo kies in t he cookie jar. She canned fruits by the hundreds of jars, pickl es, chil i sauce and jams and jellies. The aroma of good cooking always f illed th e air. She took great pride in a beautiful home and acquiring ma ny lovel y pieces of china and furniture because of her good management.
She loved dances and parties and while rearing her family took her babi e s with her in a buggy and bedded some of the younger children on the be nc hes while she danced and joined in the fun. She and Djalmar attended m an y masquerades dressed to the hilt.
She desired the best for her children and wanted them to be educated a n d have the opportunity to be cultured. She urged them to study a music a l instrument or take dancing.
Aagot devoted her last few years to Djalmar, who became blind. Until t h e end she was very alert, fun loving, and young for her years, never tu rn ing gray until her very last days when she fell and broke her hip. I n th e matter of a few months her health went downhill and she passed awa y o n September 9, 1966, about two months after her dear Djalmar.

(Submitted by Constance Irene Lund Neel, a daughter)

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZ4-7L2
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Oct 1919, SLAKE

Richard married Celia Woolley on 23 Nov 1923 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Celia was born on 29 Sep 1901 in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States; died on 19 Jun 1990 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 25 Jun 1990 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZW-HZ6
• Initiatory (LDS): 23 Nov 1923, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWNY-6RQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 12 Apr 1895, SLAKE

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Rasmus Hansen Lund was born 12 November 1840, a son of Hans Hansen Lun d a nd Karen Rasmussen, in the area called Hallingskev, Fyen, Denmark. Th e fa mily later moved to the beautiful island of Taasinge, or Thersing, m eanin g the God Thors Meadow, who was recognized as one of the early Dani sh god s.

Hans Hansen Lund secured the leasing of a large farm in the town of Gjes i ng. This island originally belonged to a nobleman by the name of Niel s Ju ul, Admiral in the Danish navy, and presented to him by the Danish G overn ment as an award for the successful sea battle in Kjge Bay (1677) . Henc e all lands were leased out, the title thereto remain vested in hi s desce ndants. The castle built in his honor is still standing and calle d “Valde mars Castle” and forms an attraction to tourists visiting Denmar k .

Rasmus Hansen Lund participated in the War of 1864 between Denmark and G e rmany. Due to exposure during this war, he was stricken with rheumati c pa in which he never overcame. For this service, he was awarded the “Wa r Ser vice Medal.” He also received a small pension after he arrived in S alt La ke City, Utah, through the Danish Vice Consulate here, Vice Counse l Pete r Hansen. After being discharged from the Army, he resumed work o n his fa ther’s farm. On 10 July 1866 he married Petrine Jensen, the daug hter o f a shipbuilder, Jens Hansen of Lundby, Taasinge. Petrine Jensen w as bor n 20 November 1843. While they made their home at Lundby, two chil dren we re born to them: Hans Marius Hansen Lund on 24 November 1867 an d Carolin e Petrine Hansen Lund on 29 April 1869. In the year 1870 Rasmu s Hansen Lu nd became the manager of the Cooperative Mercantile Institut e of Gundsema gle, Falster, Denmark. The family left for the new field o f activity, tak ing daughter Caroline Petrine with them. Marius Hansen Lu nd was left wit h his grandfather, Jens Hansen. The following children we re born at Gunde smagle: Jens (James) Peter Alfred Hansen Lund born 3 Dec ember 1870, Theod ore Hannibal Hansen Lund born 9 March 1872, Adolph Hans en Lund born 26 Se ptember 1875, George Guido Hansen Lund born 12 March 1 876, and Ernst Soph us Paulinus Hansen Lund born 23 January 1879.

Rasmus Hansen Lund was very much liked by his employers and his courtsm e n and when he decided to leave to go into business for himself in 1881 , t he Board of Directors offered him an increase in salary, but he wante d t o be his own boss. Sollested, Lolland, the place of the new busines s wa s a railroad and telegraph station located about 8 miles west of th e coas t city of Nakskev. The property purchased consisted of about an ac re of l and and the necessary out-buildings for livestock and poultry. Wh ile livi ng in Sollested the following children were born: Djalmar Emanue l Hanse n Lund born 4 May 1882, Balthasar Alexander Hansen Lund born 19 A pril 188 3, Bothilda Antonette Hansen Lund born 5 November 1884, Elvira K amilla Ha nsen Lund born 13 March 1886, and Rosamundi Adli Hansen Lund bo rn in 1887 . Bothilda and Rosamundi died in infancy; Bothilda died 27 Jun e 1887 an d Rosamundi died 24 June 1888. With the business deal, Rasmus w as allowe d to sell drinks and refreshments at the Railroad Station. He w as also t o see that the telegrams were delivered. The Inn was also a sto pover fo r traveling salesmen, and this also added to Rasmus’ source of i ncome. Ur anienborg, the name of the inn, was known for some distance aro und for it s accommodations and courteous service and so the business inc reased unti l it was necessary to add new buildings. A new two story bric k building w as erected, joining the other buildings. The first story wa s used for dan ces and public meetings, while the second story containe d several guest r ooms. There was also an outdoor bowling alley and wel l cared for garden . Rasmus Lund was highly respected and enjoyed a reput ation of fair and h onest dealings. Believing and practicing “the Golde n Rule,” he was also r eligiously inclined. It was therefore easy for hi m to accept the teaching s of the Mormon Elders with whom he came in cont act. After a thorough inv estigation of the gospel as taught by the missi onaries, he was baptized i n the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sai nts, 30 November 1887, in N akskov, Fjord, Denmark. All of the children w ere later baptized at the sa me place. After joining the L.D.S. Church, t hey were anxious to join th e Saints in Utah, so properties were offere d for sale, at a very reduce d price. It was not until nearly six years h ad passed that a sale was mad e. Four of Rasmus’s sons, Marius, Alfred, H annibal, and Adolph emigrate d to Utah four years before the rest of th e family in the year 1889. In e arly August 1893, the rest of the famil y left Sollested for Utah, accompa nied by the following children: Caroli ne, Sophus, Djalmar, George, Alexan der, and Elvira. They arrived in Sal t Lake City 3 September 1893 and resi ded there until 1895.

Rasmus H. Lund bought a grocery, hay and grain business which was locat e d at 339 So. Salt Lake City, Utah. The business was conducted under th e n ame R.H. Lund and Sons. The oldest son Marius was the manager. Due t o th e effect of the panic of 1892, the business was not very profitable . Duri ng the latter part of 1895, the property on State Street was trade d fo r a small farm in Pleasant Grove, Utah where the family then moved . Rasmu s’s son George Guido Lund died 21 November 1895 at 339 So. Stat e St; hi s son Theodore Hannibal Lund had died prior to the arrival of Ma rius an d Adolph on 11 May 1889 at Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. They ha d both die d from Typhoid Fever. Djalmar went on a mission to Denmark. Wh en all of t he children had married, Rasmus and Petrine sold their proper ty in Pleasa nt Grove and moved to Crescent, Utah where they built a comf ortable hom e on ground given to them by their daughter, Caroline and he r husband Olu f Bohn. This property adjoined the Bohn home .

Rasmus Hansen Lund had always been a thrifty and economic person, a sple n did provider for his family, a liberal contributor when help was neede d . He had an attractive and pleasing personality which was a great fact o r in drawing people to him. He was joyful in his disposition, a fine da nc er, a fair singer, and a good mixer among friends and the public. It m us t be said of him that he was a faithful Latter Day Saint member holdin g t he office of High Priest. He was honest with his God and his fellowme n. B lessed be his memory.

The above was prepared by his eldest son, Marius Lund, from memory and o t her dependable sources and was read at the annual meeting of the Rasmu s H ansen Lund Family Association, which was organized 20 November 1922 , at t he Moose Club Hall on 19 November 1941

Rasmus married Petrine Jensdatter on 10 Jul 1866 in Lundby, Landet, Svendborg, Kongeriget Danmark. Petrine (daughter of Jens Hansen and Bodil Pedersdatter) was born on 20 Nov 1843 in Lundby, Landet, Svendborg, Kongeriget Danmark; was christened on 26 Dec 1843 in Landet, Svendborg, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark; died on 20 Nov 1927 in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 23 Nov 1927 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWNY-6RS
• Initiatory (LDS): 12 Apr 1895, SLAKE

Notes:

Petrine Jensen was born November 10th, 1843 in the Land of our forefathe r s, Lundby, Tassinge, Denmark. She is the most wonderful girl, God bles s h er memory. To her I am sincerely grateful for the part she has playe d i n the life of her husband, Rasmus Hansen Lund. So important was thi s par t, that it not been so (in my opinion) my home and family would no t be th is dear land of Zion.
I am indebted to her for the grace of our father, my own father, Hans Ma r ius Hansen Lund. She has always been good and honorable woman, givin g he r children all she could and doing her best to raise them properly . Sh e was educated in the public schools of the time. She learned mill iner y and followed same for about four and one half years. She took ord ers a t her parent’s home and sewed and made hats, which she continued af ter he r marriage. She was quite a dancer and singer.
Her father was a young man; medium built through natural growth and beca m e a hunch back. He was indifferent to religions being quite superstitio us . He was however well respected by the town’s people; He was well eno ug h to build boats and was a shipbuilder.
Her mother was born November 1st, 1813 and died at the age of 58 on Ju l y 20th, 1871. Her name was Bodil Peterson. This woman was her step-mo th er. Her father was born April 5th, 1822 and died at the age of 71 o n Jun e 5th 1892. His name was Jens Hansen Dyr. The father had three ch ildre n by a former wife. Their names were, Petrine, Johanna and Hans Pe ter.
By the second marriage to Bodil Peterson she had two children, Hans an d M arie.

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• FamilySearch ID: KJ5K-VW1
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Dec 1932, SLAKE

Ole married Pauline Nilsdatter in 1866 in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Kongeriket Norge. Pauline (daughter of Nils Larsen and Karen Pålsdatter) was born on 28 Aug 1845 in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Kongeriket Norge; was christened on 31 Aug 1845 in Nord-Odal, Hedmark, Kongeriket Norge; died on 6 Dec 1937 in Oslo, Oslo, Kongeriket Norge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWVH-5W4
• Initiatory (LDS): 14 Feb 1938, SLAKE