Sacramento County
Biographies
GUNERIUS T. LUNDLEE
GUNERIUS T. LUNDLEE.—An
interesting figure in the northern California motor
world is Gunerius T. Lundlee,
who was born in the far-away Scandinavian peninsula, in Norway,
on May 12, 1882, the son of T. E. and Mary Lundlee,
worthy farmer folks who believed in hard, honest labor. When our subject
was one year old, in 1883, his parents crossed the Atlantic to the United
States and pushing on westward, settled in Iowa.
Gunerius Lundlee started right by
attending the public schools, and when he grew up, his ambition to make the
most of himself was reflected in his attendance and work at the university at Valparaiso. He
took up engineering, then engaged in electrical work, and in 1913 established
himself in business at Tonopah, Nev.,
where he remained for six years. In 1919, he established his present
concern, the G. T. Lundlee Company, an electric
service station, in which he has been very successful.
At
Tonopah, Nev., in 1905, Mr. Lundlee was married to Miss Pearl Cross, who was born in Chicago,
Ill., the daughter of Charles Cross, of Chicago. They
have had several children; Gunerius, Ivy, Vivian, and
Karl Kelvin. Mr. Lundlee has seen military
service, as a volunteer to the Philippine Islands. He joined Company F of
the 35th United States Volunteer Regiment, became corporal, and
served his country fro two years. A Democrat in his preference for
political parties and platforms, he is public-spirited and ever ready to "boost" the city and the county in which he lives and
prospers. He is an Elk and a member of the Rotary Club.
Transcribed 8-20-07
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 996. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Marilyn R. Pankey.