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BURGE -- GORDON M. After recently accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, Gordon M. Burge left to be with his heavenly father on January 17, 2008. Gordon passed away peacefully at his son's home in Arroyo Seco. He was 84. Gordon was born in Clay Center, Nebraska on August 3, 1923 to Percy and Lillian Burge. After graduating from Reserve High School in Reserve, Kansas, Gordon entered the Untied States Navy and served in the south pacific during World War II. After the war Gordon returned to Nebraska and started working for a local linen cleaning company in Hastings, Nebraska where he met his future wife Ivadell Mumby. Marrying in 1954 in Hasting, Nebraska Gordon and Ivadell continued working in Hastings with Gordon working at the ammunition depot at Hastings. After reading a help wanted ad at the ammunition depot Gordon and family along with several other men and their families moved to Los Alamos, NM to begin a career as a security guard for the AEC in 1957. Both Gordon and Ivadell worked many years for the government retiring in the early 1980s. After retiring Gordon and Ivadell moved to Albuquerque and the Edgewood, NM area for a couple of years before moving back to Hastings, Nebraska. In 1989 Gordon and Ivadell moved to Grove, Oklahoma. In July of 1990 Ivadell suddenly passed away. Gordon continued to live in Grove until July 2007. Moving back to Los Alamos to be closer to his children, Gordon lived at the senior condos. Unable to live alone anymore and in declining health Gordon was moved over to Sombrillo Nursing Center. Wanting to be in a home environment upon his death, Gordon was brought to his sons' home. Gordon is survived by his daughter, Joni Powell and her husband George; son, Terry and his wife Diana; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Gordon was preceded in death by his wife, Ivadell and his sister, Joanne Durflinger in January of 2007. No services are planned. He will be buried next to his wife and all of his other family in Edgar, Nebraska. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600
        Published on: Sun January 20, 2008