Gordon
Barros, 69
Thief
River Falls - Gordon Barros, 69, died Sunday,
January 13, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday,
January 16) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls with Rev. John Wollenzein officiating.
Ida Nordvall will be the organist, and LeRoy
Aasland will be the soloist. Casketbearers will be
Jon Wilson, Elmer Nelson, David Nelson, Rick
Nelson, Conrad Skyberg and Jerod Moe. Interment
will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Alexandria.
Visitation
was held from 4 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service Tuesday, January 15, at Green Funeral Home
in Thief River Falls. Visitation will also be held
for one hour prior to services at the church.
Gordon
Barros was born on March 20, 1932 in Alexandria,
the son of Edwin John and Hazel Dorothy (Brown)
Barros. He attended Alexandria schools until the
tenth grade. Although he suffered from epileptic
seizures, Gordon managed to care for himself for
many years. He worked in various places before
moving to northern Minnesota in 1972 where he
worked for Polaris Industries in Roseau and then in
the maintenance department at Northern Pride in
Thief River Falls.
On
April 10, 1993, he married Ruth Nelson, and the
couple made their home in Thief River Falls.
Gordon
collected and repaired clocks and enjoyed fixing
things.
Survivors
include his wife, Ruth of Thief River Falls; two
sisters, Albertina Snow of Amety, Ore. and Helen
(Ray) Henriksen of Roseville; four stepsons, Elmer
(Sandy) Nelson, David (Joann) Nelson and Rick
Nelson, all of Thief River Falls, and Ray (Lou)
Nelson of Little Falls; a stepdaughter, Mary (Zane)
Kembitsky of Badger; 19 step-grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and four
brothers, Albin, Harlan, Douglas and Tom.
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