August Wilhelm Rundquist

  Research Notes:

3 newspaper articles

St Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, MN) issue 20 Aug 1932, page 5
- Dr N A Rundquist of Annandale received message on Sunday with information that his
brother August W Rundquist of St Louis MO, died accidentally while cleaning a gun
- funeral services were held in Buffalo this week
- survived by his mother, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers .......
- he had served with the American Navy during the World War - overseas destroyer
- after, he entered the air serive of the Navy Reserves and had the rank of Chief Petty Office during 2 yr term

St Louis Globe-Democrat (St Louis, MO), issue 16 Aug, 1932, page 15, 1st column
"Deaths"
- died 14 Aug 1932, "beloved husband of Della Rundquist and our dear brother"
- remains will be forwarded from Bopp's funeral church, Clayton, MO to Buffalo, MN

The Minneapolis Star, issue 18 Aug 1932, page 9
August Rundquist
- funeral of former Chief Aviation Carpenter at the naval reserve air base at Wold Chamberlain Field [currently known as
Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport]
- held today (18 Aug) at his former home at Buffalo, MN; he was 40 years old
- killed accidently ....
[ no mention of survivors or of his wife ]





1920 US Census - with the US Navy - USS Isabel
August W Rundquist, age 37 [b abt 1893], born in Buffalo, MN; single; sailor

1930 US Census, Minneapolis, district 1-250; ED 0223; sheet 21B; dw/fam 410/422a; linr 71
August W Rundquist, age 36 b in MN; married at age 28 [m. abt 1921]; Naval reserve
wife, Della E, age 35 b in Illinois [b abt 1895] ; marriage at age 26


NOTE: Location of marriage is not proven, but likely

I have not found any further information on Della E ⁹³⁵³

August married Della E about 1921 in Missouri, United States. (Della E was born about 1895 in Illinois, United States.)