Gordon was a member of the pipe fitters union in Cedar Rapids for over 40 years. He has been a member of Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church since 1995. He had a life-long love of the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping as well as watching and feeding the wild animals and birds. He played in the Cedar Rapids softball league for several years when he lived there. Gordon enjoyed tending to his lawn and garden and tinkering and fixing things in his basement shop area. He also enjoyed traveling and spent several winters in Florida.
Survivors include his wife Barbara of Harpers Ferry; 2 children, Janelle (Kenneth) Miller of Cedar Rapids and David Opheim of Houston, TX; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Opheim of Cedar Rapids; 3 grandchildren, Ryan Miller, Jill Carson and Kassy Opheim; 2 great-grandchildren, Kyler and Joshua Carson; 4 step-children, Kathleen (Ralph) Hammel of Dorchester, IA, Gerald Heeren of Avondale, AZ, Doug (Mary) Heeren of Winfield, TX and Maralee (Larry) Kraus of Largo, FL; several step-grand and step-great-grandchildren; and 2 brothers, Ronald (Bonnie) Opheim of Circle Pines, MN and James (Mitsue) Opheim of Rio Vista, CA. He is preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kevin Opheim.
Casketbearers are David Opheim, Ken and Ryan Miller, Jeff Matheny, Jill Carson and Brian Dosdall.
Gordon was a member of the pipe fitters union in Cedar Rapids for over 40 years. He has been a member of Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church since 1995. He had a life-long love of the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping as well as watching and feeding the wild animals and birds. He played in the Cedar Rapids softball league for several years when he lived there. Gordon enjoyed tending to his lawn and garden and tinkering and fixing things in his basement shop area. He also enjoyed traveling and spent several winters in Florida.
Survivors include his wife Barbara of Harpers Ferry; 2 children, Janelle (Kenneth) Miller of Cedar Rapids and David Opheim of Houston, TX; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Opheim of Cedar Rapids; 3 grandchildren, Ryan Miller, Jill Carson and Kassy Opheim; 2 great-grandchildren, Kyler and Joshua Carson; 4 step-children, Kathleen (Ralph) Hammel of Dorchester, IA, Gerald Heeren of Avondale, AZ, Doug (Mary) Heeren of Winfield, TX and Maralee (Larry) Kraus of Largo, FL; several step-grand and step-great-grandchildren; and 2 brothers, Ronald (Bonnie) Opheim of Circle Pines, MN and James (Mitsue) Opheim of Rio Vista, CA. He is preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kevin Opheim.
Casketbearers are David Opheim, Ken and Ryan Miller, Jeff Matheny, Jill Carson and Brian Dosdall.
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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1940 United States Federal Census
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-2020
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U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
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