Bertil and Jarene Lundh
Bertil O. Lundh was born May 1, 1927, in Landskrona, Sweden and immigrated to the United States on December 8, 1949. Drafted into the U.S. Army in September 1950, he served in Korea and Japan. Bert was a founding member of the Swedish Royal Roundtable and the Nordic Heritage Museum, where he served as president from 1985 to 1995. As a member of the Associated General Contractors of Seattle from 1958 to1994, Bert served on the steering committee for Century 21, the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, and built the Swedish Pavilion. He established the Porcelain Gallery in 1973. He also has been active in the Swedish Club, Vasa Order of America, Swedish Business Association, Rotary Club, College Club, Millionair Charity Club Inc., Magnolia Chamber of Commerce, Norse Home and Swedish Council of America, the Northwest Kidney Foundation, the Moyer Foundation. Additionally Bert chaired festivities for the visit of the Swedish King and Queen during Scandinavia Today in 1983. In 2000 he was fundraising chairman for the Viking Exhibit for the Smithsonian. In 2002 he was awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander first class, by King Carl Gustaf XVI. The award is conferred on foreign nationals to recognize service to Sweden and cultural promotion. Bert and the former Jarene Fair were married in 1954. They have two sons, Michael, who died in May 2012, and Steven (Susan); daughter-in-law, Kathy, and four grandchildren.
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