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Breckenridge, Gail Eugene 1927-2015

BRECKENRIDGE, LONGREN, LAHEIST, WILLIAMS, GAMBILL, MCABEE, COMBSW

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Date: 12/9/2015 at 13:00:28

Gail Eugene Breckenridge Obituary

Gail passed away on November 24, 2015, peacefully at Baptist Hospital East. Gail was born in Newton, IA on May 21, 1927, to Frank Breckenridge and Edna (Longren) Breckenridge. He spent his childhood formative years in Newton, IA and Mansfield, OH. Gail was part of a program where high school senior boys could leave school early to enlist in the military during WWII. Gail enlisted in the Navy in 1944, serving on the 'second' USS Laffey in the Asiatic-Pacific theater during WWII. Gail graduated from the University of Iowa, School of Mechanical Engineering in 1950. He remained an avid 'Hawkeye' fan the remainder of his life. Gail married Norma M. Loomer in 1950.Gail retired from International Harvester, and was a long time member of St. Mark's Methodist Church.

Gail was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Barbara (Breckenridge) LaHeist.

Gail is survived by his wife, Norma; daughter, Lynn Breckenridge (Larry Williams), sons, Steve Breckenridge and John D. Breckenridge and his partner Edward Gambill; brother Frank (Lynn) Breckenridge; granddaughter, Renee McAbee; great grandson, Austin Combs, and various nieces and nephews.

There will be no memorial at this time. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=gail-eugene-breckenridge&pid=176636053&fhid=25098&eid=sp_ommatch#sthash.jth5VoY9.dpuf ~ The Des Moines Register Legacy, Des Moines, Iowa 30 Nov 2015.


 

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