Youth Dies In Onalaska

ONALASKA - A 15-year-old Onalaska student, Gary L? Lundeen [scratch on bottom potion of name], son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lundeen, died suddenly Saturday at his home.

Dr. A. R. Twiss, Lewis county coroner, investigated the death and said the boy died of natural causes. He said the youth had a past history of a heart condition.

Born May 7, 1947, at Centralia, the youth had been a resident of Onalaska for the past eight years. He was a member of the Onalaska Presbyterian church and Alpha 4-H club.

In addition to the parents, survivors include two brothers, Allen and Charles, both at home; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brim, Chehalis, and Mrs. Bessie Lundeen, Chehalis.

Funeral services will be Thursday, 1 p.m., at the Fissell Funeral Home, Chehalis, with the Rev. Kenneth Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Claquato cemetery.


Source: The Daily Chronicle, 02 July 1962, page 2. Microfilm available at Centralia Timberland Library, 110 South Silver, Centralia, WA. 98531

Transcribed by Kathryn Lester. She has no further information on this individual.