Obituary: Gordon Robert BLAKEY

Obituary. Gordon Robert BLAKEY. Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.


Gordon Robert Blakey

December 16, 1929 – December 26, 2018

Gordon Robert Blakey, 89, of Brighton passed away on December 26, 2018. He was born on December 16, 1929 in Jackson, Minnesota, the oldest of five children born to Verland Edward and Agnes (Roe) Blakey. He was baptized on January 5, 1930. Gordon was a 1947 graduate of Windom High School in Minnesota. He married Shirley Jurgens on November 23, 1953 at St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church, in Windom, Minnesota.

Gordon grew up working on the family farm. He served four years in the US Army during the Korean conflict at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. After the Army, he worked as a carpenter building homes in Minnesota. In 1970, he moved the family to Aurora, Colorado, and began building homes for Sanford Homes giving 100% to his employer. When their children left home, he and Shirley moved to Brighton, Colorado. A talented woodworker, in retirement he spent hours in his garage shop making shelves, picture frames, and other keepsakes.

Gordon loved country western music and his ice cream. He wasn't a talker, but when he did he was wise with his words. He was a hard worker, teaching his children a strong work ethic; yet he cherished his rest and Sundays of worship at Zion Lutheran Church, Brighton, CO, where he was a faithful communicant member and an usher for many years. Gordon was adored by the youngest grandchildren and loved by everyone around him. He left a legacy with many good memories. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his children, Laurene (Ken) Klassen of Mountain Lake, MN; Lynden (Julie) Blakey of Commerce City, CO; Leslee Stowell (Roger Jardee) of Westminster, CO; LeAnn (Kevin) Thomas of Kiowa, CO; Lisa Minton of Lochbuie, CO; Larry (Diane) Blakey of Brighton, CO; and Leah (Danny) Wagner also of Brighton, CO; siblings, Verla Williams, Sharon Asche and Pam Wilmes; 22 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Verland and Agnes Blakey; his wife, Shirley, in 2009; and brother, Averland Blakey.

Funeral Service for Gordon are at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, Brighton, Colorado. Interment will be on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, 3698 S. Sheridan Blvd., Denver, Colorado. Memorials may be given to TRU Community Care Hospice: trucare.org/donate