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Gordon Whiteside Obituary
Gordon Whiteside, November 1922 to December 2014. Passed away peacefully from this life to his eternal life on December 4th.
Gordon was a WWII Army Veteran. He met and married the love of his life Catherine (Peterson) in 1947. They moved to Joliet from North Carolina in 1954.
They have 4 children, Sandra (Dan) Jones, Tom (Jean) Morse, Larry (Nellie) Whiteside and Wanda (Gary) Benson. They have 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
Gordon loved people and made everyone feel welcome both at his home and church. He never met a stranger and had the gift of sharing his love of the Lord. Often he would testify in church expressing how he looked forward to eternity where he would be with his Savior and Lord.
Lying in state at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1009 South Briggs St, Joliet, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
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Sharon & Mark Allgeier
December 9, 2014
So very sorry for your loss. May God's arms wrap you in his comfort.
December 9, 2014
Dear Whiteside family,
Years ago at the old church on Cass street I (then Kathleen Cherry- known as Kathy) remember when the Whiteside family started coming to our church. Gorden and Catherine were so friendly- and they had the cutest friendly kids!!
One of the things I remember about Gordon was his fiery passion for the Lord. The whole family was a blessing to me, and along with so many others from the church back there influenced my life. For that I am so thankful.
I would love to hear from some of you. Kleon, my husband joins in this greeting.
With love and fond remembrance,
Kathleen Cronk
email: [email protected]
Kevin Benson
December 8, 2014
Our condolences to the Whiteside family. Gordon is a good man and will be missed and I wished we could of got that fishing trip in we talked about but he will be fishing with the big guy upstairs. Again our condolences to everyone.
Grace Shaw
December 8, 2014
To the Whiteside Family, our prayers are with your family during this time. May God cover you with his peace and comfort.
April Park
December 7, 2014
We are so sorry for your loss..My thoughts are with you all.
Love you all
April & Scott Park
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