~ IN MEMORY ~
MAJ USAFR ret., NWA Capt. Donald A. Lundvall
June 27, 1939 ~ October 29, 2017
As noted in the June-July 2018 Air Line Pilot ALPA publication
In Memoriam column, belated notice with the passing of RNPA member
retired Northwest pilot Captain Donald Alvin Lundvall, age 78. Captain Lundvall
joined Northwest Airlines 02-27-1967. He is survived by his wife June, plus
their children and grandchildren and many other family members.
Obituary information may still be found online
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Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary.................Donald A. Lundvall
Donald Alvin Lundvall, 78, of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, went home
with his Savior to heaven October 29, 2017. He was born June 27, 1939, in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Harold Algot and Ebba Astrid (Saleen) Lundvall. Don
grew up on the Saleen family farm south of Ogallah, Kansas, where he became an
avid outdoorsman at an early age. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church
(a.k.a. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Church) south of Ogallah, Kansas,
where he played the piano regularly. He attended Sunny Slope School through
eighth grade, a one room country school house, located south of Ogallah, Kansas.
In 1957, he graduated from Trego Community High School in Wakeeney, Kansas, and
enrolled in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at
Michigan State University the fall of 1957. On September 10, 1960, Don married
June Yvonne Metzger in Saginaw, Michigan. In 1961, Don graduated from Michigan
State University and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States
Air Force. In February 1962, he reported to Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid,
Oklahoma, training in Class 63E. He graduated with distinguished honors and
remained at Vance AFB as a flight instructor in the T-37 fighter jet and the
AT-33 fighter jet. He was also a flight instructor while stationed at Cannon AFB
in Clovis, New Mexico, flying the F-100 Super Sabre fighter jet. He finished his
military career in the 185th Tactical Fighter Group Sioux City Air National
Guard in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, flying the F-100 Super Sabre fighter jet, and
served as an Air Force Academy and ROTC recruiter in the Air Force Reserve
retiring as Major in 1984. During his civilian career, Don flew Boeing and
Douglas commercial jets B727, B707-320, B707-720, DC-10, B747-100, and B747-200
for Northwest Orient Airlines (now Delta) for 28 years retiring as Captain in
1995. He and wife, June, also operated the family farms in Ellsworth, Wisconsin,
and Ogallah, Kansas. Don was a member of English Lutheran Church for many years
and a Life member of the American Legion Post 204. He was a devout Christian,
husband, and father who loved spending time with his family, flying, and
engaging in many outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and riding his
Harley Davidson motorcycles. Don is survived by his wife, June Yvonne (Metzger)
Lundvall; three children, Dr. Julia (Steve) Hager, Apple Valley, MN, Jeanne
(Mark) Scharf, Madison Lake, MN, and Judy (Joseph) Nunn of Farmington, MN; four
grandchildren, Alexander, Brooke, and Cameron Hager, and Jaeden Nunn; one
sister, Ruth (Arnold) Steifel of E. Lansing, MI; nieces, nephews, and other
relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Algot
Lundvall, his mother, Ebba Astrid (Saleen) Lundvall, and step-mother, Florence
(Davidson) Lundvall. The visitation will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm on
Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the O'Connell-Benedict Family Funeral Home at 130
North Grant Street, Ellsworth, WI. The funeral service will be at 12:00pm at the
O'Connell-Benedict Family Funeral Home in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, with Pastor Jeff
Smith officiating. Private burial will be held at Fort Snelling National
Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota at a later date. Memorials may be given to
Gideons International or English Lutheran Church in Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
Services entrusted to the O'Connell-Benedict Funeral Home of Ellsworth, WI.
715-273-4421
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