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Lilah Gordon

Lilah Holiday Gordon wife of Leo L. Gordon

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Lilah Holliday

FUNERAL FOR MRS. LILAH GORDON Dies at home of brother after fight to regain health. Funeral services for Mrs. Lilah M. Gordon, who died at the home of her brother, Frank Holliday, Sat. 2 Jun 1923 were held Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church here (Greenfield, Adair Co. Iowa) at 2 p.m. The services were in charge of the Rev. F. C. McCallon of Lenox. Burial took place at the Greenfield Cemetery. Lilah M. Holliday was born in Adair County, Iowa 8 Aug 1888 and was 34 years of age at the time of her death. She was married to Leo L. Gordon, 8 Nov 1909, and to this union 2 daughters, Etha, seven years of age, and Doris age four. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Pier, Alberta, Canada. Some 2 months ago because of failing health, she came to Adair county for treatment, and was intending to undergo an operation for goiter, when death claimed her. She attended the Greenfield schools and later spent 2 years at Simpson College, where she received her musical education, afterwards teaching music. She was later employed in the Free Press office, where she showed marked ablility, being quick to learn and ambitious to succeed. She united with the Church of Christ in Greenfield, under the ministry of Rev. F. C. McCallon. In her life she displayed the fortitude of motherhood and was steadfast in her faith. Her home was her shrine and in it she was all that a wife and mother should be. There is no greater commendation than that. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. W. J. Holliday of Greenfieldd, four brouthers and two sisters; William, James, Frank and Walter of Greenfield, Mrs. Jane Marsh of Surprise, Nebraska and Mrs. Kate Hepler (MY Grandmother) of Greenfield. It says the father of the family passed away in 1921, but I found this NOT TRUE. Leo Lincoln Gordon remarried about 1923 in Canada and lived until 1962. I don't know what happened to Etha, her daughter, but I did find Doris: married to Frank Joseph Zemanick in Ellicott City, Maryland.


FUNERAL FOR MRS. LILAH GORDON Dies at home of brother after fight to regain health. Funeral services for Mrs. Lilah M. Gordon, who died at the home of her brother, Frank Holliday, Sat. 2 Jun 1923 were held Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church here (Greenfield, Adair Co. Iowa) at 2 p.m. The services were in charge of the Rev. F. C. McCallon of Lenox. Burial took place at the Greenfield Cemetery. Lilah M. Holliday was born in Adair County, Iowa 8 Aug 1888 and was 34 years of age at the time of her death. She was married to Leo L. Gordon, 8 Nov 1909, and to this union 2 daughters, Etha, seven years of age, and Doris age four. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Pier, Alberta, Canada. Some 2 months ago because of failing health, she came to Adair county for treatment, and was intending to undergo an operation for goiter, when death claimed her. She attended the Greenfield schools and later spent 2 years at Simpson College, where she received her musical education, afterwards teaching music. She was later employed in the Free Press office, where she showed marked ablility, being quick to learn and ambitious to succeed. She united with the Church of Christ in Greenfield, under the ministry of Rev. F. C. McCallon. In her life she displayed the fortitude of motherhood and was steadfast in her faith. Her home was her shrine and in it she was all that a wife and mother should be. There is no greater commendation than that. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. W. J. Holliday of Greenfieldd, four brouthers and two sisters; William, James, Frank and Walter of Greenfield, Mrs. Jane Marsh of Surprise, Nebraska and Mrs. Kate Hepler (MY Grandmother) of Greenfield. It says the father of the family passed away in 1921, but I found this NOT TRUE. Leo Lincoln Gordon remarried about 1923 in Canada and lived until 1962. I don't know what happened to Etha, her daughter, but I did find Doris: married to Frank Joseph Zemanick in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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Paper: Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Deceased: Margaret Gordon
Date: May 13, 2003
64, of 1007 16th Ave., Coralville, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, May 12, 2003, from cancer. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty, with the Rev. Beverly Hovenkamp officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Iowa City Hospice. Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City is in charge of arrangements. Margaret was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Philadelphia, the daughter of William and Dorothea (Koch) McLeod. She graduated from the University of Iowa and attended the University of Chicago. She married Don Gordon on Oct. 1, 1960, at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Margaret began her career in EEG in 1962. She trained at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and worked in Des Moines until her return to Iowa City in 1971. She became the chief technologist of the University of Iowa Hospital EEG lab in 1974 and worked in that capacity until her retirement in 1997. In 1975, Margaret developed a training program that was a cooperative effort between the University Department of Neurology and Kirkwood Community College. She served as program director and instructor until her retirement. Margaret was a member of the joint Review Committee on EEG whose work it was to evaluate EEG educational programs and make recommendations regarding accreditation. She was active in local, regional and national EEG society work, serving in many capacities including president of The American Society of EEG Technologists in 1982-1983. Margaret was well recognized and respected nationally for her interest in EEG education and quality EEG. She also had a keen interest in certification of EEG technologists and served a term on the American Board of Registration of EEG Technologists. She received many awards, including the Theda Sannit Award for Outstanding Educators in 1966 and the Maureen Burkley Award in 1980 for her paper titled "Artifact Created by Imbalanced Electrode Impedance." She was also a frequent invited speaker to EEG Technologist groups and served as a member of the John Knott Educational Lecture Series. She is survived by her husband, Don of Coralville; her children, Anne Bauer and her husband, Jeremy, of Cedar Rapids, James Gordon and his wife, Kate, of Tucson, Ariz., and Andrew Gordon and his wife, Virginia, of Mapleton, Ill.; and three grandchildren, Annika Grace, Isabella Rose and Alton McLeod. Her parents preceded her in death. On line condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com Please select "sign guest book."
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