George R. Lund, Sr.

George R. Lund, Sr., of Malden, formerly of Cambridge, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011, with his loving family at his side, after a short illness. George was 87. He was born on August 15, 1923 in Boston, the son of the late Evan B. & Alice E. (McClary) Lund. He was raised in Cambridge and attended Rindge Technical School in Cambridge.

In February of 1943 he joined the U.S. Army and served three years with the Headquarters Battery 112th Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. He served in North Africa, France and Germany and took part in the invasion of Southern France and Rhineland. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, and the European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon. George also served eleven years with the Air National Guard in Massachusetts.

When George returned home he would marry his sweetheart, Kathleen I. Ward. The couple was married in Seabrook, New Hampshire and settled in Cambridge. George and Kathleen started a family; they had three sons and one daughter. In 1996 the family moved to Malden and has resided here for the last fifteen years. George & Kathleen shared 65 years together in marriage before his passing.

George returned from the war and worked for the family trucking business as a truck driver for five years. He later worked for the Adley Express Company of Cambridge for many years until his retirement. He was a member of Teamsters Local #25, Charlestown. He was a member of the Somerville American Legion Post #388. He also served as president and coach of the Cambridge Pee Wee Little League. He enjoyed gardening, reading and was considered a history buff on the Civil War and WWII.

George is survived by his loving wife Kathleen I. (Ward) Lund. He was the devoted father of Ronald F. Lund & George R. Lund, Jr., both of Malden, Michael J. Lund and his wife Janice Sette-Lund of Cambridge, and Susan K. Lund of Malden and her late husband Richard A. Fristensky. Loving Brother of Ethlyn Bleiler of Watertown, Mildred MacLeod of Billerica, Dorothy Leslie of Stoughton, Alice Richard of Duxbury, Nancy Lund of Billerica, and the late Frederick Lund, formerly of Waltham. He was the loving grandfather of James M. Lund of Cambridge and many loving nieces & nephews.

Friends and relatives are invited to visiting hours in the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, Saturday evening, April 23, 2011, from 6-9 pm.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers contributions in George's memory may be made to the VNA Care Network & Hospice, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.

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