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Obituary of Elwood John Gunderson
August 8, 1939 - March 9, 2025
Elwood Gunderson. Age 85 of Brownstown.
Beloved husband of Carole Gunderson. Dearest father of Scott (Paulann) Lesko, Charles “Chuck" (Winnie) Adams and Keith Lesko. Elwood is survived by 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 4 nieces and nephews.
As a young man, Elwood honorably served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1964. In a total of 6 years he was a crewman on the USS Redfin (SSR-272) and the USS Skate (SSN-578). After his service, he would later become a proud Detroit Police Officer, with a career spanning 25 years. He was a detective and had worked his way into the role of Sargeant. He was also on the mounted unit until his retirement in 1990. Elwood was very involved in many veteran organizations including the American Legion Post 447, the US Submarine Veterans (Escolar base), the Submarine Veterans Holland Club and the USSVI Wolverine base.
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John Molnar, Sr. opened the Detroit Hungarian Funeral Home, now the Molnar Funeral Homes, in 1923. The funeral home began in his home until relocating across the street to it's Delray location at 8623 Dearborn Avenue, in 1936. He had a strong work ethic and believed that you should never stop learning...
