Gordon Midland

Gordon B. Midland, 84, died April 10, 2012.

He was born July 21, 1927, in Moosejaw, Sask., Canada, to Martin Midland and Helen Pashal Midland. He was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents; his sister LaVere Ives; and his son Gordon Midland Jr.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Grimm Midland; sons Tharon Midland, of Kamiah, Idaho, Phillip Midland, of Hermiston, Ore., and Martin Midland, of Littleton, Colo.; daughters Sandra Fletcher, of San Jose, Calif., Darlane Lovell, of Hermiston, Ore., Patricia Counsell, of Columbia Falls, Kathy Tindol, of Aurora, Ill., and Maggie Halbert, of Hermiston, Ore.; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.

A private service was held April 14, 2012.

Memorials can be made to Frontier Hospice, 29 Second St., Kalispell MT 59901 or Vange John Memorial Hospice, 645 West Orchard Ave. Suite 600, Hermiston OR 97838.