Theodore B. Lunde

Ted Lunde went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2011. Born and baptized Theodore Bernt Lunde on June 1st, 1929 to Adel and Inga Lunde in Rolette, North Dakota, Ted was raised on the family farm with his ten siblings. He attended grade school in nearby Nansen, North Dakota. He served in the Korean War as a truck driver and mechanic.

On July 10th, 1954 he married June Ellen Britsch, who grew up on a neighboring farm. Shortly after they were married, they moved to Libby, Montana where Ted worked as a mechanic and service manager at the local Chevrolet garage, while June taught school. They moved to Kalispell in 1968 with their two children, Heather and Ted Lunde. Ted worked as a mechanic for Plum Creek Timber Company in Columbia Falls, while June continued teach. Ted retired from Plum Creek in 1994. Shortly after that they moved to Craig, Montana where Ted enjoyed fishing and retirement and June taught school. After a few years there they moved back to Rugby, North Dakota to spend some time near family and old friends. While there, June’s health began to deteriorate. In 2005, they moved back to Helena, Montana to be close to their daughter and family until June passed away on June 4th, 2005. Ted then moved back to Kalispell to be close to his son and family, as well as good friends. When his health began to deteriorate, in May of 2011, he moved back to Helena. He lived with his daughter and family until he passed away.

Ted enjoyed camping, huckleberry picking, hunting and fishing, including countless trips to Duck Lake in all kinds of weather to ice fish. He also enjoyed snowmobiling in his younger days and spending time with family and friends. Ted was a kind hearted, gentle, mild mannered man. He was loved by all who knew him and will certainly be missed by all.

He is survived by his daughter and son in law, Heather and John Monday, and two grandsons Logan and Dillon of Helena; son Ted, and daughter in law JoAnn Lunde, and four granddaughters Amanda, Ashley, Alison and Amy of Kalispell; his sister Gladys Moen of Rugby, ND, and brother Jerome Lunde of Hankinson, ND; as well as his extended family Jody and Wendy Jeschke, and their children Hayden, Kendra, Preston and Emmet.

A celebration of Ted’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday 23, 2012 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Kalispell. To offer a condolence or share a memory of Ted, please visit the guest book.