Mr. Mr. Charles Paul Lundberg

Charles Paul Lundberg passed away peacefully at the age of 83 in the company of his beloved wife, Ellen, on July 23rd in Columbus, IN. Charles-known to his friends and colleagues as Chuck, to family as "Butch" and to his grandchildren as Oopah-had been battling heart and lung problems for a number of years. Born in Salt Lake City, UT on May 26, 1942, the eldest of the 6 children of Charles and Virginia Lundberg. Chuck grew up in the small town of Hardin, MT, a community and time that helped make him the truly kind and neighborly fellow he was known to be by anyone who met him-friends, family, strangers in restaurants, cashiers, it didn't matter. After graduating from Hardin Senior High School in 1960, he attended Brigham Young University, taking 2.5 years to serve as a missionary in Sweden for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints before completing his Political Science and Political Geography degree in 1968. Immediately following college, Chuck enlisted in the US Army and served from 1968–1977, including a 1970 tour in Vietnam where he served as an intelligence analyst. During his time in the military, Chuck married Ellen Carol Niewold in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on February 19, 1971, whom he'd met while both studied at BYU, embarking on a shared journey that spanned more than 54 years. Chuck and Ellen lived in Virginia, where he continued to serve in military intelligence at the Pentagon. His Army service then took him to Seoul, South Korea in 1975 and his family joined him there a few months later. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Chuck and Ellen moved their growing family to Monterey, CA, where he managed a Volvo dealership from 1980–1984. From California, they moved back to his hometown of Hardin, where he helped manage the family business (a service station and bulk fuel supply company) for decades before moving back to Virginia, then in his later years to Columbus, where he was to spend the remainder of his life.

If the measure of a man can be taken by the number of people whom he loved and who loved him in return, Chuck Lundberg was a man of great stature. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, sister Ginny (Dennis), and brother in law, Patrick (Ann). He is survived by his wife, Ellen, their eight children, Kristianna "Janna" (Terry), Erika (Keith), Catherine "Kate" (Spencer), Peter, Caroline "Carrie" (Scott), Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Josh), Emily, and McKay and sixteen grandchildren Otto, Harrison, Truman, O'Malley, Braedon, Murren, Bevin, Charles "Charlie", Grace, Frederik "Freddy", Gustaf "Gus", Wallace "Wally", Magnus, Wyatt, Marshal, and Shepard "Shep", brothers and sisters, Ann, Jeri, John (Susie), and Jay (Joy), cousins, nieces, nephews, countless friends, coworkers, members of the community and his church who will miss his gregarious manner, droll humor and genuinely positive outlook on life and the people in it. He was friendly with everyone he met, extending a hand to a stranger or a server, calling them by the name on their badge and telling a joke or a story-the latter of which might go on for quite some time even if it was closing time. He felt great admiration and gratitude for those in the medical community who tended to him during his frequent visits to the hospital as his health failed in latter years-or arguably because he loved hospital food more than just about any other cuisine. But it was as a true family man that Chuck thrived and will most be remembered. He was loved as a patriarch of kindness and jollity, his shoulder and a kind word always there for his children, his laugh echoed by grandchildren, his earrubs and back scratches, his hand and foot rubs (which he enjoyed receiving almost as much as giving) were treasured by his family, including sons-in-law-who he loved as his own. His presence brought people together in genuine affection and joy. We'll miss his cheery response when answering the phone call of a friend or family member, "Hello, Hospital for the Criminally Insane."

In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree or flowers or tell someone your favorite quip or joke.

A gathering to share stories and celebrate Chuck's life will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday the 29th of July at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4850 W Goeller Blvd. Columbus, IN 47201.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial graveside service will be held Monday, October 13, 2025, at Evergreen Cemetery in Springville, Utah, the time of the service is yet to be determined.