Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

A Celebration of Life for Gunder Wigen "Bud" Aune, a lifelong farmer and cattleman in the Lacrosse-Hay area, will be held at Selbu Lutheran Church on November 27 at 11 a.m. Pastor John Cross will officiate. Bud passed away on the morning of November 8, at Bishop Place in Pullman, with daughter Julie and beloved wife Judy at his side. He was 86 years old.

Bud was born on May 11, 1937, in Colfax, to Gunder and Beatrice (Wigen) Aune. He grew up on Akili Flat, east of Hay. Graduating from Lacrosse High School in 1955, Bud attended Washington State College for a short time before returning to th...