Cleve A Gunderson

Cleve A Gunderson

Cleve A Gunderson died Nov. 1. He was 93. 

Gunderson was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and moved to Oakland, California in 1943.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1948 and served during the Korean War. He was hired at the Livermore Radiation Laboratory in Sep. 1959 as a sr. mechanical technician and worked his way up to become superintendent.  He worked on multiple projects throughout his career at the Lab and retired in 1987.                 

He is survived by his second wife of 21 years, Betty Gunderson, daughter, Deanna Gower and husband Ed Gower, son in law, Dennis Churich, 5 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby Gunderson, daughter, Denise Churich, 3 sisters and a brother.