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Gordon S. Dodge
From the Union-News, Springfield, Massachusetts May 27, 1997 |
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Gordon S. Dodge, 68, of 84 Althea St. died Sunday at home. He retired
from Zero Corp. in Monson in 1991, and also worked for Daniel
O'Connell's Sons Inc. for many years. Born in Worthington, he attended
the First Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, trustee, and
stewardship committeeman. He moved here in 1950. He was a Korean War Army veteran, and a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 872 in Southwick. He was its commander in 1970-71. He leaves his wife, the former Joanne Webster; two sons, Steven D. of Chicago, Ill., and Jeffrey of Ware; two daughters, Karen S. Skehan of Feeding Hills, and Lynn M. Dodge of Chicopee; three sisters, Lois Donahue and Rosemary LaVallee of West Springfield, and Eleanor LaVallee of Montgomery; five grandchildren. The funeral is scheduled Wednesday at the church, with the burial in Ringville Cemetery at Worthington. The calling hours are this evening at West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home, and memorial contributions may be made to the church at 337 Piper Road, West Springfield, 01089. Copyright, 1997, The Republican Company, Springfield, MA. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission. |