Primary Name: Lundstrom, Alfred Eugene
Filed as: lundstrom_alfred_eugene
Also known as: Alfred E. Lundstrom; Alfred Lundstrom
Occupation / Association: President, Juneau Men’s Igloo (1934); carpenter; Alaska Juneau Gold Mine worker
Born: April 27, 1877, Tornio, Finland
Died: March 10, 1963, Juneau, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: May Maki
Children: Gust Lundstrom; Daisy Hazel Lundstrom; Della Marie Lundstrom; Dora Mathilda Lundstrom; Alfred Lundstrom Jr.; Irene Lundstrom
Associated places: Tornio, Finland; Minnesota; Virginia, Minnesota; Biwabik, Minnesota; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Keywords: Alfred Eugene Lundstrom, Alfred E Lundstrom, Juneau Men’s Igloo President 1934, Alaska Juneau Gold Mine carpenter, May Maki Lundstrom, Dora Mathilda Lundstrom, Irene Lundstrom, Excursion Inlet cannery workers
Biography
Alfred Eugene Lundstrom served as President of the Juneau Men’s Igloo in 1934.
Lundstrom was born on April 27, 1877, in Tornio, Finland. He immigrated to Minnesota in 1892 and later married May Maki in 1898.
Their children included Gust Lundstrom, born in 1900; Daisy Hazel Lundstrom, born February 1, 1901, in Virginia, Minnesota; and Della Marie Lundstrom, born July 19, 1905. Their daughter Dora Mathilda Lundstrom, who later served as President of the Women’s Igloo in 1953, was born June 19, 1907, in Biwabik, Minnesota.
The family moved from Minnesota to Juneau around 1908. Their son, Alfred Lundstrom Jr., was born in Douglas on October 10, 1908, and their daughter, Irene Lundstrom, who later served as Women’s Igloo President in 1950, was born in Douglas on January 10, 1910.
During the summer months, the family worked at canneries or cold-storage facilities in Excursion Inlet. Lundstrom worked as a carpenter for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine and built several homes in downtown Juneau.
Alfred Eugene Lundstrom died in Juneau on March 10, 1963.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Tags: Alfred Eugene Lundstrom, Alfred E Lundstrom, Lundstrom Alfred, Juneau Men’s Igloo President 1934, May Maki Lundstrom, Dora Mathilda Lundstrom, Irene Lundstrom, Alaska Juneau Gold Mine, Excursion Inlet cannery workers