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Erick A Lundin

Male 1922 - 2007  (84 years)


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  • Name Erick A Lundin 
    Nickname Swede 
    Born 30 Sep 1922  Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Feb 2007  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 5 Mar 2007  Mayetta Cemetery, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5377  Rossville
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 

    Father Hans Lundin,   b. 1867,   d. 1950  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Maude I Streigel Croff Lundin,   b. 1885,   d. 1942  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F2914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maxine Z Murback Lundin 
    Married 14 Feb 1946  Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Lundin, Erick and Maxine
    Anniversary- Lundin, Erick and Maxine
    Lundins Observing Golden Anniversary
    Erick “Swede” and Maxine Lundin will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon Sunday, February 18, at the Western Hills Country Club, 8533 S.W. 21st Street (21st and Auburn Road), Topeka.

    “Swede” Lundin and Maxine Murback were married February 14, 1946, at Holton.

    Mr. Lundin is retired from Goodyear tire and Rubber Plant; Mrs. Lundin was a Civil Service employee at Topeka Supply Depot and Forbes Air Force Base.

    The couple requests no gifts, please.
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 16:50:24 
    Family ID F6022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Sep 1922 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Feb 1946 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Lundin, Erick
    Obituary- Lundin, Erick
    ERICK A. (SWEDE) LUNDIN
    Erick A. (Swede) Lundin, 84, of Topeka, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
    He was born Sept. 30, 1922, in rural Mayetta, the son of Hans and Maude Striegle Lundin.

    He graduated from grade school in rural Mayetta. He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and a member and elder of the Central Presbyterian Church in Topeka.

    Mr. Lundin retired after 30 years of service with Goodyear. He served in the United States Army during the European Theatre in WWII in the Railsplitters Division of the 784th Ordnance Maintenance Company, in Rhineland Central Europe.

    He married Maxine Z. Murback on February 14,1946 in Holton. They lived in Topeka for 15 years. They made their home in Delia from 1961 until 1979, where he was city mayor for four terms. He was president of the Delia Lions Club, organized and supported the Delia Little League Club for 18 years, a member of Delia United Presbyterian Church. He lived in Ft. Worth, Tex., from 1979 to 1985, where he was a member and elder of the Trinity Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He had lived in Topeka since 1985. He was also a 50 year member of the Golden Rule Lodge No. 90.

    In his early years, Swede enjoyed playing baseball and softball. Later, he became an avid golfer and enjoyed restoring antique furniture.

    He is survived by his wife, Maxine; a sister Marge Fox of Holton; seven nieces Darlene Ingram, Lorane Ingram, Sharon Daniels, Sharon Ybarra, Wanda Treinan, Linda Lolli, Tammy Varner; 10 nephews Clif Walder, Marion Walder, Bob Fox, Don Fox, Terry Fox, Ralph Lundin, Don Fleeman, John Lundin, Jackie Lee Lundin, Gary Lundin and a host of great nieces and nephews. He was known by them and many others as Uncle Swede.

    He was preceded in death by four sisters, one half-sister, four brothers, one half-brother, four nephews and a niece.

    Funeral services were held Monday, March 5 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.

    Burial was in the Mayetta Cemetery.

    Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice and sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P. O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.