Janet Campbell (Thomas) Lund

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Lund, Janet Campbell (Thomas) 89, of Minneapolis, died Jan. 13, 2019. Preceded in death by sisters Audrey (Ruikka) and Jean (Icenogle), and brother Keith "Bud." Survived by husband Dean; daughters Julie C. Lund (Carlos Madrid), Margaret A. Lund (Chris Steller), and Erika J. Lund; grandchildren Dahlia, Peter, Livia, Gabriel and Stefan; and nieces Carol, Laurie, and Bonnie. Born in Mpls June 10, 1929, Janet grew up in South & SE Mpls, attending Marcy School; Marshall High School, where she was a cheerleader, an outstanding student and babysat for the Humphreys in her free time; Hamline University; and what's now the U of M Humphrey School. She went to England with SPAN (Student Project for Amity among Nations), worked in Naples for NATO and in D.C., moved with Dean to Alaska to help with statehood, then back to Mpls. to stay-- except for two years with their young family in Tanzania. Janet was active in the DFL and women's and antiwar movements, leading to a career at the MN Capitol, where she ran the Legislative Coordinating Commission for many years. In 2004, after retiring, she was a delegate to the 2004 DNC. Janet kept connected to the world by traveling, studying Italian and Swahili, and hosting students from Costa Rica, India, Spain, the Czech Republic and Vietnam. She made quilts for babies in Glendale, collected "good gossip" for a neighborhood newspaper column, and read books constantly. She was a great maker of friends, on her own and through groups like Somali Women in MN (SWIM), St. David's Society of MN, and Prospect Park Women's Study Club. Famous for her Soup & Bread parties, Janet loved to host family and friends at home on Orlin Ave. SE; at the cabin she and Dean built on Tank Lake on the Iron Range; and at Walker Place, where they made a new home in 2018. A celebration of life is being planned in February. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to SPAN or Planned Parenthood MN/ND/SD.

Published on January 20, 2019