The funeral for Gail L. (Craig) Gordon will be at 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester, MN with Pastor Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012 at The River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church.
Gail L. (Craig) Gordon, 58, of Zumbrota, MN, died Wednesday (October 10th, 2012) at Saint Marys Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Gail was born November 10, 1953 in La Crosse, WI to Clayton Craig and Nancy (Winslow) Craig. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1972. She attended Rochester College and Technical College (RCTC) obtaining her Nursing Associate Degree, Practical Nurse and Medical Secretary Diplomas, then a Registered Nurse License.
Gail worked as a Nurse at St. Marys Hospital and Rochester Health Care as a Charge Nurse with a total of 25 years.
She is survived by her husband, Larry of Zumbrota, MN; one son, Christopher (Bridget) Boyden of San Diego, CA; two brothers, Curtis (Jane) Craig of Rochester, MN and Lee Craig of Sartell, MN; two granddaughters, Kayla & Ashley Boyden of San Diego, CA, and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Barbara Ann Helgerson.
Gail loved the outdoors, attending to yard work and her flowers. She also loved traveling and her two dogs.
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