John David Lundberg

John David Lundberg, of Kansas City, MO, died on April 23, 2006, at North Kansas City Hospital. Survivors include his wife Rose, of the home; a son, Thom, of Springfield, MO; four stepchildren, Andy Lundberg, Olathe, KS, Cheryl Patton and James Lundberg, Kansas City, and Cathy Pauley, Smithville, MO. John leaves two sisters, Betty Fowler of Houston, TX, and Donna Peden, Kansas City; and numerous nephews and nieces who he considered friends of a lifetime. He also left eight step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. John was born November 21, 1932, and in 1940 suffered the most severe surviving case of polio in the Kansas City area and used a wheelchair thereafter. He attended the R.J. DeLano school in his youth and graduated from the old Kansas City Junior College. He received a Master's degree in English from the University of Kansas City in 1957. He then had a career of 27 years with the Social Security Administration, retiring in 1986. John was bedridden by post-polio syndrome during his later years but maintained an active life of reading, playing chess, using the Internet, and writing poetry. His poems appeared in many publications across the country. These years were also brightened by visits from his many relatives and friends. Cremation. Memorial Contributions may be made to the March of Dimes. (Arr: White Chapel Funeral Home, 816-452-8419)