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Show Former Pleasant Grove Man Dies In California Word was received here Friday, August 16, by members of the Sund-berg Sund-berg family of the death of their son and brother, Aivin F. Sundberg, who has been residing in Lo3 Angeles for the past seven years. Mr. Sundgerg was born in Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, Utah, April 24, 18S3, the oldest son of Andrew F. and Hanna Broberg Sundberg. He was diligent in his studies and at the age of nine interested himself in the work of his father, a contractor and carpenter and helped in the building of the new family home. He graduated from the district school at the age of fifteen. The same day his father presented him with what he called his title deed to nobility his journeyman's jour-neyman's indenture certifying that he had made his first masterpiece in carpentry, turning, and cabinet making mak-ing and that he was a fullfledged mechanic. Mr. Sundberg attended the Normal school of the University of Utah, winning a scholarship on competitive examination. His ambition ambi-tion was to take charge of the shop department of the School of Mines at his alma mater and and also to become be-come an architect. In both aims he was rewarded with realization, for he was appointed director of shop practice prac-tice in carpentry making and foundry foun-dry work, and later on leaving the University in 1908 he opened his offices in Salt Lake City as an architect. archi-tect. He has been occupied in the line of architecture and mining engineering, engi-neering, while in California. He is survived by his wife and seven children, also his mother, Mrs Hanna M. Sundberg, two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Hardman, Mrs. A. R. Winters Win-ters and a brother, Isaac V- Sundberg all of Pleasant Grove; A brother Guy Q. Sundberg, Salt Lake; Howard M. Sundberg and Clinton A Sundberg of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Services were held in Salt Lake City, at the Taylor Mortuary, Thursday, Thurs-day, Aug 22. Interment was made in the Salt Lake City cemetery. |