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Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home - BrookstonEdith L. Gordon( November 29, 1926 - March 29, 2011 )
Edith L. Gordon, 84, of Earl Park, died at 10:30 am, March 29, 2011 at Rensselaer Care Center. She was born November 29, 1926 in Earl Park, IN to the late Charles and Margaret (McCay) Bart. She graduated from York Township High School in Raub, IN, in 1944 and attended Indiana Business College in Lafayette. Her marriage was to Kenneth Gordon on December 15, 1946 in Raub United Methodist Church, Raub, IN. He survives. Edith lived in the Raub area all her life. She was a member of the Raub United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She played the organ and piano at church and taught Sunday school. She and her husband worked with the MYF Youth Group in the church as well. She worked at Purdue University and Kentland Home Furnishings. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, music, and playing cards with family and friends. She also loved vacationing with her family. Surviving with her husband are four sons, Wayne (wife: Mari), David (wife: Connie), Gregory (wife: Sheilah), Scott (wife: Valerie), all in Colorado; a daughter, Colleen Szymanski (husband: Steve), of Palatine, IL; a sister, Jean Butler of Ramona, CA, and a brother, Bill Bart of Ft. Myers, FL. Also surviving are 9 grandchildren: Tyler and Kaitlyn Gordon; Cooper, Chelsea, and Trevor Gordon; Mike Weishaar (wife: Tabatha); Joshua, Melissa, and Ryley Gordon; and 2 great-grandchildren: Landon and Lainey Weishaar. Visitation and Funeral Service will be held at a later date. Stitz-Clapper Funeral Home in Kentland entrusted with care. Private inurnment to follow in Fairlawn cemetery, Kentland, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions may be made to the Raub United Methodist Church, Raub United Methodist Mission Fund, or the American Alzheimer's Association.
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