Gundo Risso and Lynnea Anderson

Lorenzo Segundo (Gundo) Risso was the son of Antonio Domenico Risso and Orsola Maria Theresa Ollino. He was born on December 10, 1908 in Morgardino, Asti, Piemonte, Italy.  As an infant, Gundo travelled from Italy, via Cherbourg, France, to New York with his mother, Orsola, and sister, Theresa, on November 10, 1909. 

Lynnea Ingrid Anderson, daughter of Andrew L Anderson and Christina Olsen, was born on June 17, 1917 in Riverhurst, Saskatchewan. Lynnea and Gundo were married in 1939.  They had four children: Myrna (James Walker), Lorne (Shirley Montgomery), Wayne (Audrey Miller) and Bryan (Peggy Mallet).

Gundo and Lynnea lived at the Gordon and Casorso Road intersection where they lived on a few acres of land (Gordon Drive and Casorso Road) where they raised cows, pigs and chickens.  Gundo spent a number of years as a tree faller. With neighbour, Camillo Lanfranco, he operated a wood lot, above Crawford Falls, where they sold firewood to many Kelowna families.
 
Hunting and fishing not only provided the family with food, but were also pastimes Gundo pursued for many years. With hunting buddies, Camillo Lanfranco and Jack Suzaki, he owned a cabin in the Little White Mountain area. After Gundo’s father, Antonio, passed away in 1961, he moved to Antonio’s farm on Swamp Road.  Here he grew prunes and grapes. Lynnea enjoyed knitting and attending the theatre.

Gundo passed away on August 17, 1969 and Lynnea on August 20, 2001. Gundo is  buried at the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
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D. E. Rampone, Kelowna Canadian Italian Club