Washington Co., WI – Julie Gundrum was born in Milwaukee and grew up on the south side of the city, along with her sister, who is seven years younger. They lived in an upper flat that her grandfather built. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy High School and went on to Marquette University, graduating in 1958. Later in 1978, she earned her master’s degree in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee—a dream since she was an avid reader.
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Julie has six children, five girls and a boy—all born within seven years. She also has 12
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her husband’s job took them to Fort Wayne, Indiana, the first three years of their married life, before moving back to Wisconsin and living in the West Bend area. After they were empty-nesters they bought a home on Big Cedar Lake, directly across from Cedar Community. She worked with her husband at the Signery Sign Shop they owned in West Bend.
Julie was a stay-at-home mom. When the youngest was in second grade, she was offered a
teaching position at Holy Angels School in West Bend, which she turned down because she was a full-time mom. Eventually, she worked part-time in the school library, a position she
loved—organizing books, activities, and reading to students. In 1974, she took a job teaching at Holy Angels and was also the library media specialist—teaching library skills for 15 years.
Life changed, the children grew up, and Julie started reading the classified ads, which led her to Cedar Community with a job in activities. After four and a half years, there was an opening for a job as the assistant to the manager at the Cedar Ridge Campus. She thought it would not only be a great place to work, but live, and when an apartment became available, she moved in 2001. Julie worked as the front desk receptionist for… CLICK HERE to read more about Julie Gundrum in Cedar Community’s summer edition of Live More magazine.