Richard W Lund

Richard “Crappie” William Lund, 82, of Spicer, Minnesota, died Thursday, April 30 at the St Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 28th at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, in Spicer, Minnesota.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are with Johnson Funeral Home in New London. www.hafh.org

Richard was born on May 31, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of William and Nora (Olson) Lund.  He grew up in Buffalo, Minnesota, and graduated from Buffalo High School; served in the United States Marine Corps; and later graduated from Saint Cloud University.  On August 31, 1968, he was united in marriage to Anne Marie Galvin of Waverly, Minnesota.

Following their marriage, they lived in Buffalo before moving to Loveland, Colorado in 1981 where they resided until they retired and moved to their lake home on Nest Lake in 2006.  While living in Colorado, Richard worked as an internal auditor for Storage Technology, Louisville, Colorado, where he traveled the world.  He then took his skills to Coors Brewing Company, in Golden, Colorado, retiring in 2006. While retired, he enjoyed working the 2010 and 2020 United States Census and served as an independent Notary Public.  Both activities gave him the opportunity to meet new people traveling the countryside of central Minnesota.

Richard also enjoyed playing cards; stocking his bird feeders; fishing and hunting; supporting his local Ducks Unlimited organization; teaching his grandchildren how to hunt, fish and drive the boat; and making ribs and angel food cake. He also never gave up his love for his beloved United States Marine Corps

Following his wife Anne’s death after of 55 years of marriage, Richard rekindled a 60-year-old friendship with Agnes Lieser.  Agnes provided unlimited companionship for the past three years and was with Richard when he peacefully passed away.

Surviving are his children, Lt. Col, (Ret, USAF) Patricia (Col, (Ret, USAF) RJ) Levin of Burke, Virgina; Sara (Hai) Nguyen of Mesa, Arizona; and John (Stephanie) Lund of Boulder, Wyoming; six grandchildren, Hunter and Hailey Nguyen, Robbie and Jimmy Levin, and Garrett and Wyatt Lund; his companion, Agnes Lieser; his sister Audrey (Kurt) Lidke of Rochester; his sister-in-law Agnes (Tunnie) Lorentz of Waverly; and many loved nieces and nephews.  

Richard was preceded in death by his parents William and Nora Lund, his father- and mother-in-law Leonard and Rose (Lillian) Galvin, his sister Norine and brother in-law Allen Baillif, his sister-and brother-in-law Mary (Col, USAF Ret, Marty) Coyne, sister-in-law Sister Margaret Leonard, brother-and sister-in-law John (Susan) Galvin, sister-in-law Helen Flynn, sister-and brother-in-law Joan (Francis “Bud”) Munsterteiger, and brother-in-law Dale Lorentz.

The family owes a debt of gratitude to Agnes Lieser, Centre Care of New London, Willmar and St. Cloud, and Mother of Mercy, Albany Minnesota.

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