Ronald E. Gordon
Ronald E. Gordon
Ronald E. Gordon
1948-2024
“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself that where I am, there you may be also” John 14: 1-3
Ronald Eugene Gordon, of Creston, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2024, at the age of 76, while at Clearview Nursing Home in Mt. Ayr after a long battle with liver disease. A Celebration of Life Services will be7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. The service will be livestreamed at a link under events at powersfh.com. Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Hopkins Cemetery in rural Hopkins, Missouri with Military Honors by the Theodore J. Martens Post 1797 of the Creston V.F.W. Open visitation will be 2 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with family receiving friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Ron’s family. Online condolences may be given at www.powersfh.com .
Ronald Eugene Gordon was born October 16, 1948 in Maryville, Missouri to Golda LaVerne Stewart (Gordon) Hasenjaeger and Ralph Eugene Gordon of Hopkins, Missouri. He grew up in Hopkins and was a 1966 graduate of the North Nodaway School District. Growing up, Ron helped his family on the farm and his dad with the Phillips 66 Station in Hopkins. Ron was drafted into the Army in December of 1967. He served until he was honorably discharged in 1978. Ron was stationed in Germany and Korea, with his last station at discharge being Ft. Sill Oklahoma. SSG Ronald Gordon trained officers on the Sergeant Missile System and later the Lance Missile System. Ron was proud of his military career and his contribution as a soldier.
Ron and Barbara (Pace) Gordon were married in the fall of 1967 and later divorced in 1979. To this union a daughter, Jennifer (Gordon) Ware was born in 1975. Ron began employment at Fansteel Wellman Dynamics in 1979 where he worked over 30 years until retirement. On May 2, 1980 Ron was united in marriage to Debbie (Weed) Gordon in Macksburg, Iowa. Ron and Deb enjoyed many wonderful years together before her passing due to a long battle with cancer in December of 2021. They enjoyed their favorite dinner spots, going to the movies, and their family. Ron enjoyed his grandkids greatly and had great love for them.
Ron frequented the St. Johns Church in Creston and was strong in his faith. He was known to tell a tale or two, enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves play baseball, rooting for the Oklahoma Sooners in football, and loved to play golf before aging hands made it too difficult. Ron cared for others and was an adamant prayer warrior.
Ron is survived by his children, Shawn Gordon (significant other Vicky Romo), Kingman Arizona; daughters Jennifer (Michael) Ware, Baxter, Iowa; Autumn (Bob) Waske, Creston; six grandchildren, Jaclyn Gordon, Heather Madison, Andrew (McKenna) Gordon, Lucas Waske, Kaitlyn Ware, and Hollis Ware; four great grandchildren, Maddox Gordon, Atlas, Kholsen, and Halldin Gordon; his mother Golda Hasenjaeger of Edina, Missouri; sisters Jan Reno, Burlington Junction, Missouri; Tammy Florea, Hopkins, Missouri; a brother Brad Hasenjaeger, Lincoln, Nebraska; and many sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, nieces and nephews
Ron was preceded in death by a daughter who died at birth in 1969, father Ralph Gordon and his wife Emily Arieta Gordon, step-father Ray Hasenjaeger, mother and father in-law Dale and Ruth Weed, daughter Sheila Gordon in 2006, sisters-in-law Janie Weed and Jenny Hasenjaeger, and brother-in-law Jim Carlson.
