In accordance with his wishes, his earthly remains will be interred at Fort Ridgely, just south of Fairfax. Expressions of sympathy and condolence may be sent to his son, Phillip Lund, 1113 N. Payne St. in New Ulm.

The son of Andrew and Verna Lund and brother of Ervin, who all preceded him in death, Gordon followed his father’s footsteps in the custom combining business after proudly serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. During his service, he was stationed in Washington state and Nevada. He was a “nuclear veteran,” observing several atomic bomb tests in Nevada.

His early childhood was spent on the farm learning the trade he would claim as his own for the rest of his life. As with many youngsters of his time, he went to school for only a few years during the Depression, but Gordon was proud to supplement his formal education by teaching himself everything he needed to know about farming and life in general.

In 1956, he married Arlis Deterling. She died at age 44. From that union came four strapping sons. Chris, the oldest, lived in the New Mexico mountains, Russell in Rolla, North Dakota, Phillip, who lives in New Ulm, and Douglas of Truman.

Ask anyone, and they will tell you Gordon Lund was a man of few words, but those he did use were usually well-chosen, to the point, right on target and matched the situation perfectly. No man was a stranger to him, though he did regard some as “strange,” but that didn’t make any difference if they needed his help. He was always there for them, especially farmers like himself. A self-sufficient man, he built his own home on the edge of town and lived there the rest of his life.

Like many men of his generation, he had few hobbies given the pressing need to work and support a family, which he proudly did. For a time, Gordon, Ervin and half-brothers Ronald, Gary and Larry formed Lund Brothers Harvesting.

One who always followed the tune of his own making, Gordon encouraged his four sons to do the same and live honest, productive lives. He will be missed by the many residents of his home town who knew him…but never be forgotten.

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