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Obituary- Rundus, Ivan

Rev. Dr. Ivan E. Rundus

The Rev. Dr. Ivan E. Rundus, 71, of Sterling, died on Friday, July 31, 1998, at his home after a battle with cancer.

Visitation and viewing will be on Sunday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Tennant Funeral Home and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church. A funeral service will be held Monday, Aug. 3, at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Steven Schorr will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

Rev. Dr. Rundus was born on April 15, 1927 to B.W. and Delia (Foreman) Rundus in Belleville, Kan. He married Sara Agnes Smith in Alabama on Aug. 10, 1947. The celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last summer in Hawaii with all their children and their families.

He earned a Bachelor of Music Education Certificate from Kansas State College in 1951 and the Advanced Music Education Certificate in 1953. Dr. Rundus earned a Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Theology from Dubuque Theological Seminary and has received Doctor of Divinity degrees from Buena Vista College in Iowa and Hastings College in Nebraska. The Rev. Rundus was ordained in 1957 in Kansas by Solomon Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Rev. Rundus served churches in Cascade, Iowa, Amboy, Faribault, and Pipestone, Minn. before coming to First Presbyterian Church of Sterling in 1970. The Rev. Rundus has had a distinguished 24-year career in Sterling. His service to the community has been varied and extensive in the areas of the Ministerial Association, Community Concert Association, Sterling Arts Council, Logan County Hospital, Rotary Club, Physicians Recruitment Committee, Hospice Chaplaincy Board, and Logan County Youth Coordinating Council.

The Rev. Rundus was recognized for his service to Sterling and the recipient of the 1990 Citizen of the Year Award presented by the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, and the 1992 Rotary Award for Support of Youth. As a member of the Centennial Mental health Board he was instrumental in bringing mental health services to the chronically mentally ill, those addicted to drugs and alcohol, and victims of domestic abuse. He also provided leadership in instituting the local Hospice program which provided invaluable comfort and support to him and his family during his final battle with cancer.

Along with the community involvement, Dr. Rundus was a leader in Boulder Presbytery serving as moderator, Chair of the General Council, and moderator of the Committee on Ministry, where he provided counsel and support to many churches and pastors in the area. Soon after arriving in Sterling he started offering weekly voice lessons to 12-15 students from the surrounding area. Many young singers benefited from this ministry over the years.

He is survived by his wife, Agnes, two sons, Vince and wife Jena of Broomfield; Elwyn and wife Latisha of Las Vegas; two daughters, Katharin Rundus and husband Steven Wirth of Seal Beach, Calif. and; Carolyn Jan and husband Eric Lord of Berthoud; and two grandsons.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Music Foundation of Ivan E. Rundus, First United Presbyterian Church of Sterlin, 130 S. 4th St., Sterling 80751, or Hylasis Camp Hastings, Neb., c/o Tennant Funeral Home, Box 1547, Sterling 80751.

[Photo caption: Ivan E. Rundus]

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