Aden Glen Gunderson

1918 - 2016  (98 years)

• Name	Aden Glen Gunderson  [1]
  Birth	26 May 1918	Menan, Jefferson, Idaho   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 2016	Menan, Jefferson, Idaho   [3, 4]
  Burial	Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho   [3]
  Person ID	I78016	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Casper Gunderson,   b. 27 Apr 1888, Menan, Bingham, Idaho d. 29 Oct 1977, Menan, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Rosetta Woodbury Stay,   b. 25 Feb 1889, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 29 Oct 1936, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1909	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 5]
  Family ID	F36152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Afton Chapman,   b. 1 Jan 1919, Idaho d. 11 Nov 2001 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1937  [3]
  Children	1. Sharon Gunderson,   b. 1938, Idaho d. Bef 2001 (Age 62 years)   2. Jeanine Gunderson   3. Garth Gunderson   4. Brent G. Gunderson   5. Glenn Merlin Gunderson,   b. 1942, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho d. 5 Oct 2014 (Age 72 years)   6. Gerald Aden Gunderson,   b. 28 Apr 1948, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho d. 27 Dec 2007, Menan, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F94816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019

  
  

• Notes

  U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Aden G Gunderson Birth Year: 1918 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Idaho State of Residence: Idaho County or City: Jefferson Enlistment Date: 25 Jan 1945 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Fort Douglas Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignmentrade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Skilled brakemen, railroad Marital Status: Married _____ The Jefferson Star October 26, 2016 Aden Glen Gunderson of Menan died October 20, 2016 at his son's home in Menan. He was 98 years old. He was born in Menan in 1918, the fifth child of six to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Woodbury Stay Gunderson. He married Afton Chapman of Rigby on June 23, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple. They raised six children on a dairy farm north of Menan. He lived most of his life in Menan. He was an active member of the LDS Church and has served in various callings, including Gospel Doctrine Instructor, High Priest Group Leader and 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric. He has been a faithful High Priest for 69 years and was a faithful Home Teacher. He had a firm testimony of the joy that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can bring into our lives. He had a sure knowledge of a loving Father in Heaven, that Jesus Christ is his Savior and Redeemer and that the Gospel has been restored to the earth. He served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. It was a difficult time not being able to see his wife or two young children for two years. He developed a great love for his country and our flag. He loved farming and had an abundant amount of common sense that served him well. He loved being with his family. His hobbies were golf, fishing and travel. He was an avid BYU sports fan. He was a great admirer of Mitt Romney. Aden milked cows seven days a week for about 35 years. He worked hard and played hard. He was a humble, patient, slow to anger, kind man and taught by example. He was a peacemaker. He is survived by a daughter, Jeanine (Don) Bunn of Wendell; sons, Garth (Bonnie) Gunderson of Menan, and Brent (Elaine) Gunderson of Menan, daughters in-law, KendaLee Gunderson of Menan, and Sharon Gunderson of Atlanta Georgia, 30 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren & 25 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, daughter, Sharon (Jerry) Clark, and sons Glenn Gunderson of Atlanta, Georgia, Gerald Gunderson of Menan, two great-great grandchildren, and siblings Gerald Gunderson, Vern (Erma) Gunderson, Joseph (Afton) Gunderson, Leona (Jim) Purcell, and Grant (Noma) Gunderson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S43823] Angus Cannon Woodbury, Woodbury Family History, (Reminder Press, Burley Idaho, 1958). [S55881] Cemetery index, Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, (Find-a-Grave). [S59715] Obituary, The Jefferson Star, Aden Glen Gunderson, (October 26, 2016). [S26755] Family Data Collections - Marriages.