Buck, Gordon ("Gordy") Lee (1962 - 2021)

BUCK, MCMORRAN, ROBINSON, FRIES, LASOURD

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/21/2021 at 19:04:12

Name of deceased: Gordon (“Gordy”) Lee Buck

Aged: 58 yrs, 7 mo, 26 days

Residence: Tennant, Shelby County, IA

Born: Oct. 12, 1962; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: June 7, 2021; at home in Tennant, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, June 11, 2021; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Erin Buck of Tennant, IA; brothers, Gerald (spouse, Kim) Buck of Shelby, IA, and Dana Buck of Tennant, IA; sister, Connie (spouse, Tracey) McMorran of Bettendorf, IA; grandchildren, Brooklyn Buck, Kendra Robinson, Cooper Robinson, and Reagan Robinson; his former wife, Trudi Buck of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Roscoe Harold and Loretta Mae (nee Fries) Buck; brother, Steven Buck

Education: Attended Shelby (IA) public schools, and graduated from Shelby High School, Class of 1981

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Trudi R. LaSourd; Aug. 7, 1982; Tennant, Shelby County, IA. They later divorced.

Employment: Sept. 1981 – 1984: Oakland Foods in Oakland, IA; 1984-1989, Dupaco Packing in Denison, IA; July 1989 until his passing, he worked at Farmland. In addition, he worked part-time for area farmers and at Remington Seed Company

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Tennant Racing team, driving Orange #30 and raced at the Shelby County Speedway and Crawford County Speedway; loved farming and cattle, traveling to many fairs including the Iowa State Fair, Shelby County Fair, Iowa Beef Expo, Clay County Fair, and Nebraska State Fair

Sources: harlanonline.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com