Dennis Gordon

The memorial service celebrating the life of Dennis Gordon of Verndale, will be held at 2:00p.m on Saturday, December 9, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Carl Larson presiding. Family and friends may gather at the church on Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be held at a later date in Wing River Cemetery in Wing River Township, MN. ~~~~ This service is available for viewing on Schuller Family Funeral Home's Facebook Page (Facebook search Schuller Funeral Home and select then scroll down to find) or while the service is live by viewing via Zoom following the link below. Dennis Gordon Memorial Service Time: Saturday, Dec 9, 2023 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85927347589 Meeting ID: 859 2734 7589 Passcode: Schuller --- One tap mobile +19292056099,,85927347589# US (New York) +13017158592,,85927347589# US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 859 2734 7589 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdrALW53js ~~~~ Dennis Lee Gordon – loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend – entered the presence of the Lord on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Dennis was born on April 10, 1940, in Fordville, ND to Leon Doel Gordon and Muriel Evelyn Gustafson. His father died during the Battle of Iwo Jima when Dennis was only 5 years old. He spent time growing up with multiple families in the Midwest. He returned to live with his uncle Oscar and Aunt Vida Sorum near Sebeka, MN. Dennis graduated from Sebeka High School in 1959. He met the love of his life, Jeannine Mae Crocker, in a youth group at Hope Chapel in Verndale, MN. Dennis and Jeannine married on August 5, 1961, while attending St. Paul Bible Institute, in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Missions in 1963. With Jeannine by his side, Dennis served faithfully as a minister in the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) for more than 42 years – pastoring churches in Bloomfield, MT, Leaf River, MN, Hamlet, NE, Ocheyedan, IA and Vining, IA. While Dennis preached the gospel from multiple pulpits for over four decades, he tried to live it daily in the kitchens, cafés and pastures of the communities he lived in. His desire was for everyone to come into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. For Dennis, that came through building relationships by meeting people where they were at. The tires on his old pickup were as worn as the pages of his Bible. Whether it involved the pair of pliers always on his belt, a self-taught veterinary procedure, or cookies and coffee; time with Dennis usually involved a story and ended with that big meaty hand of his squeezing yours, making you wonder if your fingers would survive – and a prayer that left no doubt that he was talking with the God of the universe. Dennis would continue those talks on his drive home, as he searched the ditches for aluminum cans, or when he woke up at 2am and 4am. This too with cookies either at the kitchen table or “hidden” under the bench seat of his pickup. Upon retirement, Dennis and Jeannine returned to Verndale, MN to care for Jeannine’s mom, Emily Crocker. After Grandma Crocker passed, Dennis and Jeannine moved to Grimes, IA to be near their oldest daughter, Denise. They were married for nearly 59 years when Jeannine passed away in June of 2020. Dennis then moved to Staples, MN where he resided at Lakewood Manor until his diagnosis with Lymphoma, after which he moved to Lakewood Pines. He spent the last week of his life in hospice at the Lakewood Care Center. Dennis was loved and will be greatly missed by his children; Denise (David) Bubeck, Matthew (Beth) Gordon, Michelle (Steve) Nawrocki, and Jolene (Mark) Nawrocki; sister Francis Estabrooks; ten grandchildren: Joel (Noelle) Bubeck, Jacob (Kristen) Gordon, Katie (Bo) Krein, Luke Bubeck, Lindsay (Joe) Abbud, Garret (Maggie) Gordon, Wesley Nawrocki, Samuel Nawrocki, Ashlee Nawrocki and Elise Nawrocki; great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, stepfamily, adopted family, long-time friends, and many he encountered along his journey here on earth. Honorary Urn bearers will be Joel Bubeck, Jacob Gordon, Garret Gordon, Luke Bubeck, Wesley Nawrocki and Samuel Nawrocki. In lieu of flowers, the family will be directing memorials in Dennis' name to his favorite charities.

Dennis Gordon

April 10, 1940 - November 18, 2023