Lois L. Gundrum

Gundrum, Lois L. GRAFTON Lois L. (Eaton) Gundrum died December 28, 2010, at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Lois was born in Sutton, Mass., on June 20, 1943 to the late John A. Eaton and Alta M. Eaton. Lois graduated from Sutton High School in 1962 and studied nursing at Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing. Lois married Rynard G. Gundrum on October 1, 1963. During their 47 years together, they built the Rynard G. Gundrum Lumber Company, of Grafton, N.Y., a family business that through Lois' hard work and daily devotion, continues to thrive to this day. Lois was an elected assessor for the Town of Grafton, as well as a member and past chairman of the Grafton Planning Board. She was also bookkeeper to the supervisor during various terms throughout the seventies and eighties. Lois' passion for the medical field led her to become an EMT and a tireless member of the Grafton Rescue Squad. She also was a member of the medical team for the Ski Patrol at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in the Berkshires. Her passions and hobbies included quilting, knitting, American colonial history, the Boston Red Sox, spending time with her grandchildren, caring for her cows and horses, and devoting her life and love to her beloved husband and children. In addition to her husband and mother, Lois is survived by her daughter, Ingrid Gundrum; her son Rynard G. Gundrum Jr., his wife Susan; her grandchildren, Francesca, Olivia, and Tyler Gundrum, all of Grafton; her brother, Jeffrey H. Eaton and his wife Sissy of Weathersfield, Vt.; her mother-in-law, Charlotte Momrow; her brothers-in-law, Gordon H. Gundrum (Joan), George T. Gundrum, Peter W. Gundrum, Jerry Gundrum, Charles Momrow, and John Momrow; and sisters-in-law, Virginia Horn (George), Rita Smythe (Jim), Susan Dayton (Wayne), and Sally Moon. Lois is predeceased by her father, John A. Eaton, her sisters- in-law and best friend, Hilda Goyer, Bertha Rathbun, Janet Ward, and Elizabeth Esposito. In addition to her family, Lois is survived by her beloved employees and their families at Gundrum Lumber: Stephen MacDonald, Roger Gentner, Walter Ruebel, Michael Seyerlein, Mark Seyerlein, Andrew Crandall, Richard Brown, Michael Palmer, Lawrence Radley, Tommy VanBuskirk, Ron Howard, and Butch Hall. Calling hours will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas J. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, N.Y. A celebration of Lois' life will be held in spring, with interment in the Saratoga National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Grafton Rescue Squad.