Vade F. Gordon

Services for Vade F. Gordon, Jr. will be Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 10 am at Blanchard St Denis Funeral Home. Interment will follow at American Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends from the hours of 5-8pm, Sunday, July 11th 2010 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Mr. Gordon, 89, entered into peaceful rest July 6th, 2010. He was born July 20, 1920 in Neola, Iowa. He served in the 78th Infantry Division during World War II and fought at Bastone. He received the The Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and World War II Victory Medal for his service. He touched many people’s lives through his work with Rotary International. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his great-grandchildren, and his daily trips to the gym. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Gordon and his son, Randall V. Gordon and Randall's wife. He is survived by his son, Vade F. Gordon III and his wife; grandchildren, Andrew B. Gordon and his wife, Megan J. Nicholson and her husband, Vade F. Gordon IV and his wife, Elizabeth A. Gordon-Johnson and her husband, and Paul B. Gordon; great-grandchildren, Catalina Gordon, Oxanna Gordon, Devan A. Bryant, Coda Johnson, Jack S. Nicholson, Madeline J. Nicholson, Vade F. Gordon V, Sabian Johnson, Landon R. Gordon, and Evelyn Nicholson.