He was born in Berwyn at MacNeal Hospital on July 25, 1941 to the late George and Dorothy “Dottie” Lundgren (nee Horak). Bob attended and graduated from Riverside Brookfield High School where he met the love of his life, Lois. He then attended a trade school before becoming a volunteer fireman for the Riverside Fire Department. He was an outside salesman for Jessop Steel for 15 years (1963 to 1978) before he became an outside salesman for Sandmeyer Steel for 28 years, then retiring from the company in 2007. Bob had a spectacular personality, which is the main reason why Sandmeyer Steel hired him right on the spot. He was so well liked by all of his colleagues and clients that they urged him to stay with the company longer before his retirement. He had an extremely outgoing personality towards just about everyone he met. He loved telling jokes and making people laugh. He loved going on family trips, dinners, and spending time with family.
Bob is survived by his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 63 years, Lois Lundgren (nee Lechner), his son Scott (Carolyn) Lundgren and daughter Sandra (Timothy) Hickey, his grandsons Robert (Madlynn) Lundgren, Preston, Braden, and Jackson Hickey, great grandson Christopher James (“C.J.”) Lundgren, sister-in-law Jean (the late Raymond) Resech (nee Lechner), and many friends who will miss him dearly.
Preceded in death by his parents, George and Dorothy Lundgren and his brother-in-law John (“Jack”) Lechner.
Visitation will be held at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home, 17w201 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, on Tuesday, August 25, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, followed by the Funeral Service at the same location at 1:00 pm. Interment to follow at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery.
