Worth County IA Archives Obituaries.....Gordon, Laurel "Buzz" April 16, 2007
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St. Ansgar Enterprise Journal   5/19/2007
     Laurel "Buzz" Gordon, 76, of rural Northwood, died on Monday, April 16, 
2007, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
     Funeral services were held Friday, April 20, at Deer Creek Lutheran Church 
in Carpenter with the Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating.  Burial was in the St. 
Ansgar Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
     Laurel Gordon was born on March 1, 1931, in rural Northwood, the son of M. 
Luellyn and Ada (Pike) Gordon.
     He attended the Otranto public schools.  Laurel worked for Christian and 
Pete Hanson for a few years.  He also drove truck for Wallace Coleman and LR 
Falk.  Laurel served his country during the Korean War.  He joined the army and 
was sent overseas, where he faced active combat in Korea.
     He was united in marriage to Beverly Thistlewaite Lee on November 11, 1960, 
at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.  Laurel later adopted her son Kenneth.
     After his marriage he farmed for himself for the rest of his life.  He also 
drove trucks in later years instead of milking cows.  Throughout his life he 
enjoyed visiting with people and helping them whenever he could.  He loved 
driving on the road.  He was a lifelong member of Deer Creek Lutheran Church, 
Carpenter.
     Left to cherish his memory are his brother, Vernon (Agnes) Gordon of 
Northwood, sister-in-laws Jean Langbehn of Rochester, Betty Hinders of Albert 
Lea, and Nancy Scholljigerdes of Owattona, several nieces and nephews, other 
relatives and many friends.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Dorothy (stillborn), his 
wife, son, mother-in-law, and a brother-in-law.

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