Mae Gordon

Mae Diane Gordon, 87, passed away Oct. 7, 2007, of natural causes at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Mae was born to a farming family in Barron County, Wis., on June 27, 1921. She was the fourth of five children born to Edith and Harry Duvall.

She grew up running at the heels of her farmer father, as he tilled and worked the fields of their rural Wisconsin farm. Mae attended country schools.

She married Royal Lee Gordon on Feb. 6, 1938, in Ellsworth, Wis. To that union four children were born and she is survived by them.

Mae loved growing flowers, arts and crafts, and cooking. When she baked fresh bread, those anywhere nearby knew of it and were soon there to partake of her delicious warm-baked wares. She was an excellent "scratch" cook who could make a delicious meal out of almost anything.

Mae was preceded in death by her brothers Lester and Carmen and her sisters Ede Pierson and Aretta Thorp.

She is survived by sons Donald, of Kalispell, Michael Lee, of Whitefish, and Richard Dean and wife Tony, of Whitefish; daughter Colleen "Pep" Clark, of Silver Lake, Wash.; grandsons James Gordon and wife Wendy, of Everett, Wash., Robert Gordon, of Garibaldi, Ore., Christopher Gordon, of Whitefish, Jesse Gordon, of Missoula, Bronco and Josh Waddington, of Silver Lake, Wash., and James Waddington, of Longview, Wash.; granddaughters Deahn Benware and husband Bob, of Kalispell, Wende Fowler, of Kelso, Wash., and Bette Nash and family, of Silver Lake, Wash.; and 11 great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, Oct. 11 (today), at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. David Kauffman officiating.