Obituary of Peter Joseph Lunn

Peter “Pete” Lunn of Minneapolis, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday May 17,2025 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Family and friends are welcome to attend a Celebration of Life and luncheon at 12:30PM on May 31st at Verucchi’s Ristorante in Spring Valley, Il.

Pete was born in Enid Oklahoma on June 14, 1957 to Leroy and Barbara (Bird) Lunn. He married Mary Rigazio on September 6, 1980 at Holy Family Church in Oglesby.

He grew up in Ladd and was a 1975 graduate of Hall High School where he was Football Captain, played Varsity baseball and was an Honor student. He attended United States Military Academy at West Point graduating in the class of 1979 and later earned an MBA. After leaving the Army in 1986, Pete spent many years living in the Washington DC area working in the defense contracting industry, retiring in 2021.

Pete enjoyed fishing, reading, cooking, sports (especially the Green Bay Packers) and most of all spending time with his family and friends. He was known as the guy who would always lend a helping hand, could solve almost any problem and could build or fix almost anything. Friends and family enjoyed his entertaining skills over the years, especially his epic Thanksgiving Dinners.

Pete is survived by his wife Mary of Minneapolis; two children Elizabeth (Hernan Rojas) Lunn of St. Louis Park, MN and Tommy Lunn of Chicago; a granddaughter Camila Bird Rojas; two sisters Barb (Jerry) Stank of Spring Valley and Lisa Grivetti of Ladd; a nephew, nieces and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation or Children’s Hospital of MN (Minneapolis).