CLIFFORD LUDVIG BANGSUND

CLIFFORD LUDVIG BANGSUND June 10, 1919 - October 19, 2010 Clifford Ludvig Bangsund was born in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 10, 1919, to Petter Albert and Lovise Kristine (Nilsen) Bangsund. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1936 and, in 1945, from the University of Washington (Seattle), where he met his future wife, Leona. In 1953, Cliff founded Inland Moving and Storage in San Bernardino, California, and worked as its president until his retirement in 1980, building a second set of warehouses in San Bernardino and a third in Riverside, California. In 1973 he was elected president of the California Moving and Storage Association. Cliff was also an active member of the Kiwanis Club and, during his time in San Bernardino, was involved with the Arrowhead District Committee (California Inland Empire Council) of the Boy Scouts of America. Cliff was a person of strong Christian faith, and he and Leona were very active at Highland Avenue Lutheran Church in San Bernardino, and later at First Lutheran Church in Redlands. After living for a time in Beaverton, Oregon, they moved to Carlsbad by the Sea retirement community in Carlsbad, California. In 2003, Cliff's first wife, Leona died after 58 wonderful years of marriage. In 2005, he married Eloise Beckett, who died in 2009. Cliff passed away peacefully on October 19, 2010, at his residence at Carlsbad by the Sea, surrounded by his family. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 2993 MacDonald St., Oceanside, California. Cliff is survived by two sons, Jim and Dave; a daughter, Luann; five grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord" (Revelation 14:13).