Warren Lee Lundsgaard

Lundsgaard, Warren Lee February 23, 1926 January 30, 2018 The grandson of Danish immigrants, Warren was born in Ruskin, Nebraska to Emil and Mabel Krogh Lundsgaard. Warren spent his childhood on the family farms in Nuckolls County, Nebraska and later in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Quimby High School in 1943 at 16 and enrolled at the University of Nebraska where he qualified for the US Navy's V-12 program and transferred to Iowa State University. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from ISU in 1946. Warren became a life-long ISU supporter. Following ISU and a short stint at Purdue University, he enrolled at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. There he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which gave him a brotherhood of friends across the country. Warren moved to Minneapolis in 1952, when he became an engineer at 3M, retiring after 38 years. Additionally, he continued his service to our country in the Naval Reserves until the mid-sixties. It was in Minneapolis where Warren met Stephanie Anne Kerr, and the two were married in 1955 at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral. Warren and Stephanie moved to Golden Valley in 1959 to raise their four children. They continued to make their home in Golden Valley until 1993, when they moved to Minneapolis, and then to Wayzata in 2016. Warren's life was marked by many years of service to his church, his university, his fraternity, his town, and, mostly, to his friends and family. If you ever needed help fixing a car or a boat or a bike, Warren was there for you. Warren is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Stephanie; his four children, Kristine Newcomer of Minnetonka, Mette Anne Lundsgaard of Austin, Texas; Sarah Simson (Jay) of Niskayuna, New York; and Wilson Kerr Lundsgaard (Barbara) of Minneapolis and his grandchildren Alison, Sam, Mike, Van, and Hans. He is survived by brothers Conrad and Joe Lundsgaard of Cherokee, Iowa, and brother Douglas Lundsgaard of Eugene, Oregon. Warren was preceded in death by his brother Dennis Lundsgaard and parents Emil and Mabel Lundsgaard, all of Cherokee, Iowa. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews. Services will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Minneapolis on Friday Feb. 9th at 1 pm. A reception will follow. Donations in Warren's memory may be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis or Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996

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Warren Lee Lundsgaard

January 30, 2018

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