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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 11279
Title: Gordon D. Baesler
Date: 1933 - 2006
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Inscription/Marks: 6/12/1933
Summary: Gordon Duane Baesler, 73, Bismarck, died after a long hard-fought battle with cancer, on Saturday, June 17, 2006. Services were held Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at Faith Lutheran Church, 14th Street and Avenue C, Bismarck, with Rev. Wes Aardahl officiating. Gordon was born on June 12, 1933, to William and Elsie V. (Sprecher) Baesler in New Leipzig, ND. He was baptized on July 16, 1933, and confirmed Aug 4, 1946, in the Evangelical Lutheran Dreinickeit Gemeinde (Trinity Lutheran Church) North of New Leipzig by Rev. Rudolph Heupel. He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from New Leipzig High School in 1951. The summer of 1951, Gordon attended Dickinson State Teachers College and went on to teach country school #4 in the Leipzig School District during the 1951-1952 school year. After an interesting year of teaching siblings, cousins and neighboring children at the country school, Gordon attended North Dakota State University (NDAC) to further his education. He graduated from Capitol Commercial College in 1957 and from Bismarck State College (BJC) in 1961. On July 9, 1953, Gordon was drafted into the U.S. Army. He completed basic training at Fort Knox, KY, and was stationed at Ray Barracks in Friedberg, Germany. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on May 22, 1955. While in military service, Gordon married Florence L. Wutzke on December 6, 1953, in Elgin, ND. They were married 52 years. In their reitrement, they enjoyed traveling and taking many tours together with family and friends. Gordon was employed with the North Dakota State Water Commission for nearly 42 years from June 1955 to April 1997. The wit, humor and dedication that he brought to the job made him a delight in the workplace. With a deep faith and inner strength, Gordon was active at Faith Lutheran Church and served in many capacities over the years that included: church treasurer, church council member, property board member, parish ministry board member, stewardship board member, Sunday school teacher and catechism teacher. Always laughing and joking around, family was important to Gordon and his ongoing teasing and pestering showed that he loved them all very much. The grandchildren kept a constant twinkle in his eye. He enjoyed camping, traveling with family and fishing. Gordon especially enjoyed the resort time that he spent in Detroit Lakes, MN with his wife, children and grandchildren. During his cancer journey, Gordon always maintained a positive attitude and remained optimistic. Throughout the time, his wife Florence was always by his side with her tireless care, love and support. Surviving Gordon is his loving wife and friend, Florence; his son, Perry (Connie) and grandsons Shane and Corey; his daughter, Gayle (Charlie) Little, grandson, Jacob, and granddaughter, Kate; his brother, Kenneth (Margie); his aunts, Lydia Tietz, Eleanor Sprecher, and Frieda Sprecher; his uncles, Gottlieb Baesler and Art Tietz; as well as numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Preceding Gordon in death are his parents, William and Elsie Baesler; his brother, Dennis; his niece, Tammy; and his in-laws, Jake and Anna Wutzke.
Red ID: FND_I_62043 Image ID: 523681 Image Notes: FND001 11279

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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