Louise W. Gordon

Louise Winona Gordon, 81, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2013. She was born in Prussia Township in Adair County, Iowa, on August 21, 1931, to Mark Jared and Grace Esther Soderberg Welker.

She was preceded in death last year by her husband of 53 years, Bill. She was also predeceased by her sister Mary Ida and her brother Clifford. She is survived by her sister Charyl Rojas of Austin, TX; five children, Mark (Connie) of Des Moines, Mary Doty (Tom) of Bowling Green, KY, Harold (Heidi) of Pine Bluff, AR, Linda Estes of Knoxville, TN, and Robert (Lyndsay) of Des Moines; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.

She was a devout Christian who belonged to the Grandview Church of Christ, and a nurse who enjoyed advocating for her fellow residents at the Valley View retirement village. True to her farming background, she was a naturalist with a penchant for growing African violets. She loved to socialize, travel, and play games. Her family asks that any donations be made in Louise’s honor to the Grandview Church of Christ Blanket Fund.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Grandview Church of Christ, 2736 Hubbell Avenue. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street.

Her family asks that any donations be made in Louise’s honor to the Grandview Church of Christ Blanket Fund.

Condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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