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Show ErmaM. Lundeberg Is Called to Rest Announcement of the death of Erma Maurine Lundeberg, prominent in social and church work, plunged .hundreds of relatives and warm j friends into sorrow and grief. Miss Lundeberg died at the home of her I mother, Mrs. C. 0. Lundeberg, Sat- urday afternoon at 3 o'clock, following follow-ing an illness that lasted more than a year. Cause of death was given as complications, following an operation performed in September, 1934. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding the fact that Miss Lundeberg Lun-deberg submitted to a dangerous operation, op-eration, she partially regained her health, and most of the time she was 'able to be up and about until about five weeks ago, when she was forced to -her bed. She gradually grew worse until the end. She was conscious al-j al-j most to the last minute and recog-! recog-! nized relatives about her when the final summons came. Miss Lundeberg was widely known throughout the valley and at other parts, and through her charming , ways and her high character, she ' made everlasting friends who will 1 grieve at her- death. She was industrious indus-trious and soon after completing her , high school, work here she went to Salt Lake to learn salesmanship. She became highly proficient and soon returned re-turned to Gunnison and entered the J. C. Penney company store, where she remained for several years. Miss Lundeberg was an ardent member of the L. D. S. church, and served in many of the auxiliary organizations of the church. Since she was but a young woman she served as secretary secre-tary of the Primary Sunday school " stake board, and was serving in this capacity when she was called to the Great Beyond. ' Besides her church work, Miss Lundeberg was . popular in social and club work. She served as president of the Gunnison Business Busi-ness and Professional Women's club I when that club was functioning here. In 1923 Miss Lundeberg was called to the mission field, and served in (Continued on last page) Erma Lundegerg Is Called to Rest I (Continued from paye 1) the eastern states for twenty-seven ' months. Miss Lundebcrg was born in Gunnison, Gun-nison, October 26, 1894. the daughter i of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Lundeberg, 'and excepting the time she was on i her nr'ssion and while at Salt Lake, ! she made this place her home, j Surviving are the mother, Mrs. C. 0. Lundeberg, and two brothers, Wayne Lundeberg of Salt Lake and Clinton Lundeberg of Panguitch. The brothers, with their wives and children, child-ren, hurried to Gunnison with the announcement of the death of their sister. . S'mple, but impressive services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Gunnison ward chapel at 2 o'clock for Miss Lundeberg. Bishop Hyrum Christiansen was in charge. Those :who gave eulogolistic praises 'for, ! Miss Lundeberg were President Chas. S. Hansen of the Gunnison stake, Bishop Christ'ansen of the Gunnison 1 ward, Bishop C. A. Peterson of the Centerfield ward, Patriarch "Winni-fred "Winni-fred Fjeldsted and J. Clayton Watts, principal of the Gunnison seminary. An impressive musical program was g-'ven and included in the numbers num-bers were: Vocal solo, "Resignation," E. L. Swalberg; violin duet, Misses Ida Edwards and Pauline Michaelsen; vocal duet, "Sometime, Somewhere"; quartet selection, "Nearer to Thee," 'and "Hear Our Prayers," directed by E. L. Swalberg. Invocation and benediction bene-diction were given respectively by N. C. Myrup and James Foote. j Burial services were held at the Gunnison City cemetery and were attended at-tended by hundreds of sorrowing friends. Beautiful flowers, banked high on the grave, bespoke the love, admiration and friendsh'p held for, I Miss Lundeberg. j I |