Myron Lund

Myron Allan Lund, age 93 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Leonardville Nursing Home.

He was born on April 12, 1932, on the family farm, north of Leonardville, the son of Elmer David and Ellen Marie (Johnson) Lund.

On May 16, 1954, he married Alice Mae Richter at the Zion Fancy Creek Church Parsonage and enjoyed 63 years of marriage before Alice preceded him in death in 2018.

Myron farmed in the Alert community his entire life. He was a Bonded Livestock Order Buyer and member of the Alert Covenant Church. Myron had an unwavering faith in God through the ups and downs of life and could be heard whistling his favorite hymns.

He is survived by four children; Nancy Hofmann and husband Galen of Leonardville, Delbert Lund and wife LuAnn of Leonardville, Marla Peterson and husband David of Assaria, and Joyce Beck and husband Joe of Clay Center; twelve grandchildren, Gayle Johnson (Shaun), Michelle Ahumada (Javier), Darren Hofmann (Bethany), Rebecca Blackburn (Andrew), Ashley Runyan (Adam), Ryan Lund (Annelise), Greg Peterson (BrookeAnna), Nathan Peterson (Riley), Kendal Peterson (Caelan), Laura Clawson (Walker), Lundee Regier (Nick), and Kolten Beck (Carley); his great grandchildren, Annika and Lillian Ahumada, Layla, Cora and Jack Johnson, Henry, Levi and Anna Hofmann, Boston and Ellis Blackburn, Carter and Brayden Runyan, Clark, Arlo and Ida Mae Lund, Brighton and Steele Peterson, Henley, Owen and Natalie Peterson, Blair, Ada and Grady Peterson, Aubrey Clawson and one on the way, Lantry, Emmeline and Conrad Regier, and Wesley Beck; his brother-in-law, Neil Richter; his sisters-in-law, Twila Olson (Glen), Marcene Richter, Lois Grittman (Dean) and Sherre Johnson (Lowell); many nieces, nephews, and his friends, including those at the Leonardville Nursing Home.

In addition to his wife, Alice Lund, he was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Joshua Peterson and Heidi Peterson; six siblings, Lenore Isaacson (Carl), Duane Lund (Jean), Viola Fellers (Kenny), Eunice Toepffer (Vic), Janice Krienitz (John) and Donald Lund (Helen); three infant sisters, Ruby, Ruth and Ester Lund, and one brother-in-law, Arlo Richter.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Alert Covenant Church with Pastor Dwight Diller officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:30 until 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Alert Covenant Church or Leonardville Nursing Home and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.