Richard Edward Rundquist

  Research Notes:

Jimmy Rundquist FT on ancestry
Cora Elvera Mattson b 28 Jan 1893 at Cokato, died 28 Aug 1988 at Winstead, Wright Co, MN [her parents from Vitsand, Värmland]
4 children, 2 female 2 male

Cora Elvera Mattson, b 28 Jan 1893 at Cokato; died 20 Aug 1988, Wright Co
m 25 Jun 1917

Childern:

[1] Lynn Eugene, b 28 Oct 1922 at Cokato; died 27 Mar 1991 at Orlando, Orange Co, FL *
m Mary E Shields, 1926-1997. Two childern, 'private'
[2] Donna Mardell, b 5 Jan 1924 at Cokato; died 11 Jan 2007, Bloomington, Hennepin Co ** 4 children
m William Robert Nichols, 1923-2003[
[3] Richard Keith, b 2 Oct 129 at Cokato; died 28 Aug 1975 at Pine City, Pine Co, MN [abt 180 kms NW of Cokato]
m. 13 Jan 1965, Codington, SD; Caryln Mae Anderson, 1945-2006
[4] Douglas Lowell, b 30 Jun 1931 at Cokato; died 30 Jun 2002, Hopkins, Hennepin Co *** 1 son
m. 'private'; one son, Thomas Richard Runquist, 1961- 29 Oct 2009; and child, 'private'
findagrave: 64282123; Fort Snelling


* Lynn Eugene Runquist, Newspapers.com, Minneapolis Star Tribune, issue 29 Mar 1991, page 20
- died at age 68, at Winter Park FL
- Veterinarian who was the head of US Department of Agriculture in St Paul from 1975-1982
- grew up at family farm near Cokato; joined the Navy and flew fighter boombers / aircraft carriers
during WW 2
- retired in 1982 and moved to FL
- survived by son Jimmy, his wife Audrey [2nd wife?], and sons James Thulin of Winter Park FL and Dennis Thulin of
Green Bay WI; a daugther Billie Colbert of San Antinio TX; brother Douglas of Hopkins, MN
and sister of Donnas Nichols of Richfield MN

** Donna Nichols, Newspapers.com Minneapolis Star Tribune, issue 14 Jan 2007, page B9
- preceded by husband Bob, borthers Lynn, Dick and Doug Runquist
survived by sons Dan (Jill), Jon (Stephane), Mark (Beth); grandchildren
- born in Cokatol married Bob during WW 2

*** Douglas Lowell Runquist, Newspapers.com, Minneapolis Star Tribune issue 11 Jul 2002, page B7
- died at age 71
- veteran of the Naval Medical Corps, and served in Korea and Japan
- predeceased by parents, brothers Lt Com Dr lynn E Runquist, and Dr Richard K Runquist.
- survived by wife Marilyn of 48 years [1954], children Kristy Lynn Scanlon (Robert), Thomas Richard
Runquist; sister Donna Nichols (Wiliam R)


see 1930 US Census, Stockholm; ED 233; Sheet 1B; dw/fam 21
Richard Runquist [Rundquist], age 37; married at age 25 [1917] farmer
wife Cora age 37
son Lynn age 7
Donna, age 6
Richard age 5 mos

note fam 22 is his father, John age 74 and mother

1940 US Census, Stockholm; ED 88-34; sheet 3B; household no, 60
- in the same household of Cora's parents, Ole Mattson, age 89 b in Sweden
line 70, Richard Runquist, age 47 and line above is wife Cora
then children, with added son, Douglas, age 8 b in MN

then line, 75
A J Runquist, age 82, Widow; same place in Ap 1935
son Ben, age 53, single; works as a Thresher ⁹⁰²¹

Richard married Cora Elvera Mattson on 25 Jun 1917 in Wright Co, Minnesota, United States. (Cora Elvera Mattson was born on 28 Jan 1893 in Cokato, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States, died on 20 Aug 2008 in Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wright Co, Minnestoa, United States.)