Gordon Severson, age 80, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 16, 2011 at his home.
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, SD with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, SD.
Gordon was born at home on July 21, 1930 to Martin and Gertie Severson in Canton, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at Canton Lutheran Church. He attended school in Canton and graduated from Canton High School.
From 1952 to 1954 he served in the Marines. He was stationed in Santa Anna, CA and served in the Korean War for 6 months.
On June 11, 1952 he married Elsie Aasheim at Lands Lutheran Church.
He worked in Canton for a year at Skyberg Chevrolet. They moved to Platte, SD where he owned and operated Severson Service for 42 years. They moved back to Canton in 1996. He enjoyed his family and giving people a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsie; sons, Mark (Tammy), Sioux Falls, SD, and Howard (Cindi) and Robert (Jan), all of Platte, SD; son-in-law, Gary Omdahl, Sioux Falls, SD; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Evelyn), Platte, SD and Paul (Karen), Canton, SD; and sisters, Mavis Fossum and Dorothy McKenney, all of Canton, SD.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy on February 27, 2011 and great-grandson, Linden Jensen
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, SD with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, SD.
Gordon was born at home on July 21, 1930 to Martin and Gertie Severson in Canton, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at Canton Lutheran Church. He attended school in Canton and graduated from Canton High School.
From 1952 to 1954 he served in the Marines. He was stationed in Santa Anna, CA and served in the Korean War for 6 months.
On June 11, 1952 he married Elsie Aasheim at Lands Lutheran Church.
He worked in Canton for a year at Skyberg Chevrolet. They moved to Platte, SD where he owned and operated Severson Service for 42 years. They moved back to Canton in 1996. He enjoyed his family and giving people a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsie; sons, Mark (Tammy), Sioux Falls, SD, and Howard (Cindi) and Robert (Jan), all of Platte, SD; son-in-law, Gary Omdahl, Sioux Falls, SD; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Evelyn), Platte, SD and Paul (Karen), Canton, SD; and sisters, Mavis Fossum and Dorothy McKenney, all of Canton, SD.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy on February 27, 2011 and great-grandson, Linden Jensen
Gordon Severson, age 80, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 16, 2011 at his home.
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, SD with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, SD.
Gordon was born at home on July 21, 1930 to Martin and Gertie Severson in Canton, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at Canton Lutheran Church. He attended school in Canton and graduated from Canton High School.
From 1952 to 1954 he served in the Marines. He was stationed in Santa Anna, CA and served in the Korean War for 6 months.
On June 11, 1952 he married Elsie Aasheim at Lands Lutheran Church.
He worked in Canton for a year at Skyberg Chevrolet. They moved to Platte, SD where he owned and operated Severson Service for 42 years. They moved back to Canton in 1996. He enjoyed his family and giving people a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsie; sons, Mark (Tammy), Sioux Falls, SD, and Howard (Cindi) and Robert (Jan), all of Platte, SD; son-in-law, Gary Omdahl, Sioux Falls, SD; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Evelyn), Platte, SD and Paul (Karen), Canton, SD; and sisters, Mavis Fossum and Dorothy McKenney, all of Canton, SD.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy on February 27, 2011 and great-grandson, Linden Jensen
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, SD with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, SD.
Gordon was born at home on July 21, 1930 to Martin and Gertie Severson in Canton, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at Canton Lutheran Church. He attended school in Canton and graduated from Canton High School.
From 1952 to 1954 he served in the Marines. He was stationed in Santa Anna, CA and served in the Korean War for 6 months.
On June 11, 1952 he married Elsie Aasheim at Lands Lutheran Church.
He worked in Canton for a year at Skyberg Chevrolet. They moved to Platte, SD where he owned and operated Severson Service for 42 years. They moved back to Canton in 1996. He enjoyed his family and giving people a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsie; sons, Mark (Tammy), Sioux Falls, SD, and Howard (Cindi) and Robert (Jan), all of Platte, SD; son-in-law, Gary Omdahl, Sioux Falls, SD; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Evelyn), Platte, SD and Paul (Karen), Canton, SD; and sisters, Mavis Fossum and Dorothy McKenney, all of Canton, SD.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy on February 27, 2011 and great-grandson, Linden Jensen
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