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MARGARET GORDON

Margaret Gordon age 92 of Rogers City passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Tendercare Health Center of Rogers City.

She was born Feb. 9, 1925, in Rogers City to Anthony and Agnes (Yarch) Mulka.

On June 9, 1925, she married Lt. Charles Gordon at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on March 17, 1991. Margaret worked for General Telephone Company for many years as an operator, when automation arrived in the Rogers City area she took a position in the company’s business office. Margaret devoted her life to her husband and family. She liked to bake cookies thus earning her the name from her grandchildren “cookie-dough grandma.” She also taught herself to crochet and loved working in her garden and yard. Margaret especially enjoyed being a grandmother and spending time with her family. She was a member of St. Ignatius Church, its Rosary Society and the Daughters of Isabella.

Mrs. Gordon is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Root of Lansing and Gretchen (Ken) Leppert of Rogers City; one son, Keith (Peg) Gordon of Rogers City; a daughter-in-law, Gretchen Gordon of Cumming, Ga.; she was Busia to seven grandchildren, Gordon (Ellen) Root, Kathy Root, Heather (Chris) O’Dea, Scott (Sabrina) Leppert, Katie (Paul) Varga, John (Kathryn) Gordon, Jacqui Yates and Christopher Gordon; eleven great grandchildren, Amberlynne Wells, Ella, Ryan and Samantha Varga, Ava, and Charlie Gordon, Jocelyn Gordon Yates, Trenton and Trace O’Dea, Lilly and Novalee Leppert; one sister, Betty Vogelheim of Rogers City and one brother, Donald (Virginia) Mulka of Prudenville; many nieces and nephews and her Tendercare Family.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles II, a grandson, Joshua Gordon; five brothers, Edmond, Clarence, Henry, Carl and Wallace Mulka; three sisters, infant Martha, Angeline Gordon and Clara Modrzynski.

Friends may visit at St. Ignatius Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 17, from 10 a.m. through time of Mass of Resurrection at 11 a.m. celebrated by Fr. James Fitzpatrick.

Interment will take place at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be given to Rogers City Tendercare’s Activity Room or St. Ignatius School’s Angel Fund in memory of Margaret Gordon.

Arrangements are in care of the Beck Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be addressed through www.beckfuneralhome.org.