In Memoriam ORVILLE CASPER GUNDERSON 1933-2024

He attended schools in Hillsboro, Buxton, and Beltrami. Orville farmed until he entered the Army in July of 1955 through July of 1957. He received his GED while in the service. After completion of his military service, he returned to Minnesota to continue grain farming and also sold insurance. After many years of farming, he rented out his land, did custom combining and continued to sell insurance. Orville was a member of the Viking Band. He was a member of Fargo Baptist Church. Orville loved spending time with family, including many trips throughout the United States during his kids' childhood. Orville was also a member of the Sons of Norway. He loved meeting the Norwegian relatives on the 3 trips to Norway that he and Donna took. Orville and Donna also traveled to Hawaii twice. Orville loved the ocean and spent 2 weeks a year at Myrtle Beach, SC. For over 15 years he and Donna spent 2 months in the winter at Mission, TX, where he loved making music in jam sessions.

On February 14, 1958 Orville married Leann Littlefield of Cyrill Oklahoma, to which his four children were born. That marriage ended in divorce in 1993. On December 29, 2003 he was united in marriage to Donna Plante, they lived together in his house in Hendrum, MN.

He is survived by his loving wife, Donna; Leann; son, Gregg, Fargo, ND; two daughters, Kimberly (Marvin) Faul, Horace, ND and Velvet (Gary) Sunderland, Durham, NC; two step-daughters, Lisa (Rick) Hall, Pembina, ND and Jodi (Tobey) Soderberg, Buxton, ND; nine grandchildren, Matthew (Madeline), Jesse (Hope) and Trevor Faul; Serena, Connor, Taryn (Allen) Clark, Morgan (Garrett) Ford and Quinn Sunderland; and Noah Gunderson; five step-grandchildren, seven great-grandsons, one step great-grandson, six great-granddaughters, one brother, Arnold, Ada, MN; two sisters-in-law, Joan Gunderson, Thief River Falls, MN and Gwen Gunderson, Fergus Falls, MN; and one brother-in-law, Marvin Gunderson, Laguna Niguel, CA as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents; his son Brian; two sisters, Adeline (Gunderson) Nordheim and Marjorie Gunderson; two brothers, Lawrence and Donald; daughter-in-law, Mary Gunderson; grandson, Luke Gunderson; brothers-in-law, Ted Nordheim and Gerald Gunderson.

Services will be held at Fargo Baptist Church Fargo, ND on July 8, 2024, at 2:00pm, with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery, rural Cummings, ND.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center in Fargo, ND.