Howard Kevin Lund Obituary (1961 - 2013)

The journey on earth for Howard ended on July 22, 2013. A beloved Husband, Father, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, Son and Friend and he will be greatly missed. Howard was born in Reno, NV on Nov 27, 1961 and is survived by wife: Katie Olvera-Lund, daughters Monica Souliere and Olivia Lund, and son Elias Olvera, two granddaughters, Mercedes and Marinah, and a grandson Damian. Also, by his mother Doris Lund, Sisters Cathy Hamilton, Debbie Kanipe and Kristin Clayton and brothers Craig Lund, Wayne Lund, Rick Lund and David Lund. Howard was raised in Sparks, Nevada where he graduated from Sparks High. He later enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served two stints totaling approximately 8 years and specialized in Heavy Equipment Maintenance and wrestled for the Marine West Coast team. He later moved to Elko, Nevada where he worked for Independence gold for 10 years. He then moved to Boise Idaho where he got his Bachelors degree in computer networking where he met his wife Katie and after eight years in Boise/Nampa Idaho. Going back into mining. Kevin and Katie moved to Salt Lake City 5 years ago where he was employed at Kennecott Utah Copper a Rio Tinto Property as a truck shop supervisor. Services will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Chapels located 1007 West South Jordan Pkwy, South Jordan, Utah 84095 Burial will be with family services in Nampa, Idaho at the Hillcrest Cemetery where he will be honored as a Veteran.