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Gordon Proctor Parker
16 Sep 1940 – 18 Feb 2012
| Birth | 16 Sep 1940 |
| Death | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Cemetery | Ord Cemetery Ord , Valley County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Starlight on 25 May 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98698619 |
Bio
Gordon P. Parker, 71, Ord, NE Resident Gordon Proctor Parker, 71, of Ord, NE, died unexpectedly on Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, at the Valley County Health System Hospital. To honor Mr. Parker's wishes, there will not be any services held. Ord Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Gordon was born Sept. 16, 1940, at Kalamazoo, MI, to Earl and Marion (Proctor) Parker. He was raised in Kalamazoo and graduated from Campion High School at Prairie du Chien, WI. He continued his education at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, and graduated from Western Michigan at Kalamazoo. In 1964, he married Mary Beth Troyer at St. John's Church on the campus of Creighton University. The couple made their home in Omaha where he worked as a Cytologist at Clarkson Hospital. He then went to work in management for Jewel-Osco based out of Chicago. He returned to his hometown of Kalamazoo where they owned and operated Fin 'n Feather Marine, a marina and sporting complex for 20 years. In 1997, the couple moved to Ord to be near Mary Beth's family. They settled in their country home outside of Ord where he enjoyed the stock market and working in his neatly manicured yard. He also enjoyed skeet shooting, bird hunting and collecting Native American items. Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth Parker of Ord; and one son, Scott Gordon Parker of Baltimore, MD. He was preceded in death by his parents. The Ord Quiz - Thur, Feb 22 2012, Pg 8A, Col 6
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