Obit for NORD, Gerald Alvin (b.1933 d.2005), Murray Co., MN

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Gerald Alvin Nord was born on July 6, 1933 near Iona, Minnesota to Alvin 

and  Edith Miller Nord. He grew up near Iona and attended elementary 

school in Chandler, Minnesota and graduated from Slayton High School. He 

joined the Pipestone National Guard and was activated to serve in the  

Korean War. He and Claris Goehring were married in Worthington, Minnesota 

on December 23, 1952. Following their marriage, Jerry continued to serve 

in the U. S. Army at Ft. Riley, Kansas. In September 1952, they moved to 

Leavenworth, Kansas and was stationed there until 1962 when they moved to 

Butzbach, Germany,  then Fort Hood, Texas, then Fort Bliss, Texas, and in 

Vietnam until 1968, when he returned to Slayton. He taught ROTC in 

Brookings, South Dakota at South Dakota State University until March 

1971. Jerry began operating Nord Insurance Agency which he ran until  his 

retirement in the late 1990's. Jerry passed away on October 31, 2005, at 

the Murray County Memorial Hospital in Slayton, MN at the age of 72. He 

was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as trustee, 

elder and treasurer. He belonged to the Murray County Lodge. Fishing, 

woodcarving, gardening, reading, watching Minnesota Twins baseball and 

Vikings football, and spending time with his family were his favorite 

pastimes. 



Survivors include his wife Claris Nord, Slayton, MN; two sons, two  

daughters and their spouses: Malcolm and Eloyce Nord, Marietta, GA; 

Brenda Sovell, Marshall, MN; Sandy and Ron Gilliland, Pipestone,  MN, and 

Jeff and Peggy Nord, Marlton, NJ; 11 grandchildren; a brother and his 

wife, Chuck and Betty Nord, Truman, MN, and a sister Loretta Tammen, 

Slayton. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son Terry; 

granddaughter Mandi Gilliland; a sister Evelyn Behrends, 



Funeral services First Presbyterian Church in Slayton, MN on Friday, 

November 4, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. with David Erickson officiating. The 

pianist was Nola Aanenson. Pallbearers are LeRoy Kalass, Bruce Haken, 

Branch Haken, Ron Behrends, Denny Sigurdson and Neil Everson. Interment 

is in Slayton Memorial Gardens, Slayton, MN. Military honors are accorded 

by the Slayton Legion Post and Slayton VFW. 

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