Gordon E. Plahn

1926 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Gordon E. Plahn
  Born	28 Nov 1926	Dayton, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 2014	Stratford, Iowa
  Buried	Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Iowa
  Person ID	I98186	Virts
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Ann Collins,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1949	Dayton, Iowa
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F40009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Delores Nadeane Wertz,   b. 3 Aug 1926, Lehigh, Iowa ,   d. 26 Jun 2007, Stratford, Iowa  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1972	Las Vegas, Nevada
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F40008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fort Dodge Messenger, January 3, 2014 LEHIGH - Gordon E. Plahn, 87, Lehigh, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 02, 2014, at the Startford Nursing and Rehab Center. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Carson Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton. Pastor Richard Laird will officiate. Burial of ashes will be at the Dayton Cemetery. Gordon Plahn was born on November 28, 1926, in Dayton, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Jane (Anderson) Plahn. Gordon served in WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946. After his service he traveled with the carnival for three years. In 1949 he married Shirley Ann Collins in Dayton, Iowa. The couple lived in Fort Dodge. The couple later divorced. Gordon worked as a truck driver for 15 years and later worked for Tom Kelly Ford for 14 years as a mechanic and service manager. On April 17, 1972, Gordon married Nadeane Long in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived in Dayton until moving to Lehigh in 1974 where they owned and operated Gambles Hardware Store until retiring in 1989. Gordon was a member of the Christian Church in Lehigh. He was a 30 year member of the Lehigh Lions and he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and raising Dachshund dogs. He is survived by his three children; daughter, Lynn (Rod) Engman of Lehi, Utah; two sons, Mark (Linda) Plahn of Des Moines, Iowa; and Clay (Jane) Plahn of LaSalle, Colorado; three step daughters, Deloris (Delbert) Nelsen of Lehigh, Iowa, Carolyn (Dale) Baker of Marshalltown, Iowa; and Sonya (Larry) Kelley of Lehigh, Iowa; 21 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and other members of the family. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Nadeane Plahn, on June 26, 2007; sister, Esther Nelson, and his brother, Harold Plahn. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.