Lawrence Albin Lundgren

Lawrence Albin Lundgren passed to the Lord Saturday, December 12, 2015 with his wife by his side at the Sandstone Health Center at the age of 80. Lawrence was born to Nels and Emily (Schmidt) Lundgren on March 28, 1935 in Finlayson, Minnesota. As a young man Lawrence enlisted in the service and served two years for his country. He worked thirty years with MN DOT in road maintenance. In 1958 he married Nancy (Cottrell) and they raised their three children on a farm north of Beroun. While he worked full-time; Lawrence milked his cow by hand, farmed young stock, pigs and chickens to feed his family. He heated his home entirely with wood he cut himself. He raised his children in the Church and he was an example of devotion. He pushed through the pain of multiple ruptured back disks all his adult life. Several cancers were overcome, but a stroke and dementia took a toll. Lawrence will be missed by his loving family and friends. Lawrence is survived by his wife Nancy of Pine City, children: Neil (Lori) Lundgren of Bloomer, WI, Lynn (Kevin) Hubbard of Rosemount, Michael (Kathleen) Lundgren of Pine City, 9 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, sister Elsie Baresh of Cannon Falls, sister-in-law Lucille Lundgren of Sandstone. He is preceded in death by his parents Nels & Emily (Schmidt) Lundgren, sisters Ann, Teresa, and Alice, and brother Leo. Monsignor Aleksander Suchan will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial for Lawrence Lundgren, 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15th at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun. A time of visitation and reviewal is planned for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Spring Park Cemetery in Sandstone. Funeral arrangements for Lawrence Lundgren are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City ~ Swanson Chapel. www.funeralandcremationservice.com