Hans Gunderson
Hans was born on March 24th, 1901 in
Olga, North Dakota. Hans' father was
Sven Gundersen (Gunderson) and his mother was
Gurine (Gertrude) Madsen (Peterson). His paternal grandparents were
Gunnar Svendsen (Forberg) and
Helge Hansdtr (Torstveit); his maternal grandparents were
Unknown Norway and
Unknown Norway. He had two sisters named
Ida and
Annie. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named
Big Gunder,
Helen? and
Hilda. He died from cancer, Prostate Cancer, at the age of 55 on October 14th, 1956 in
Snoqualmie, Washington. He was buried at the
Mount Si Memorial Cemetery.
- Death Notes
- Jed told me Hans died of cancer.
- General Notes
- The Gundersons come from Norway via North Dakota.
Gurine came from Germany?
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Occupation Details
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Hans' occupation was Farmer in agriculture.
- Occupation Notes
- My father (Boyd) told me that Hans was a farmer and that when he died (when Leo was around 14-15?) was around the time and possibly the impetus for the Gundersons to move to Washington state.
From 1951 his occupation was Unknown in agriculture for Weyerhauser. He died in 1956 while still employed there.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
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