Background
Gunden was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana.
Gunden was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana.
She rescued several Jewish children and Spanish refugees from arrest. In January 1943 she was detained by the Germans, only to be released in 1944 in a prisoner exchange. On February 27, 2013, Yad Vashem recognized Lois Gunden as Righteous Among the Nations.