SORBO, Gaylord H. 1936-2006

SORBO

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 5/10/2006 at 17:01:28

Gaylord H. Sorbo, age 69, of rural Northwood, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, IA. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Word of Faith Dominion Church in Lake Mills, with Rev. Doug Domokos officiating. Following the service, cremation will take place, with inurnment at a later date. Visitation was held on Monday, May 1, 2006, at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills, and continue one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. The family requests memorial contributions be made to Word of Faith Dominion Church Building Fund, or to Hospice of North Iowa.

Gaylord Harlan Sorbo, the son of Clarence 0. and Irene M. (Bendickson) Sorbo, was born November 1 29, 1936, at his parents’ farm in Worth County. He attended Silver Lake Country School #2, and Emmons Public School. Following his schooling, Gaylord helped his father on the family farm near Silver Lake. In addition, he drove an egg delivery truck for Mortenson Produce of Northwood, from 1959 until 1982. Gaylord was active with the Army National Guard from 1960 to 1965. In the spring of 1983, Gaylord was hired by Rognes Brothers Excavating as a tiling machine operator until January of 2006. Gaylord was united in marriage with Vivian Nadine Green on September 21, 1974, at the Johnston Evangelical Free Church in Johnston, IA. Gaylord built their home on the Sorbo farm, and raised four children: Gustavus, Sonja, Richard, and Otis. Gaylord was a faithful and active member of Word of Faith Dominion Church in Lake Mills, where he was one of the church’s first deacons and was involved in many church building projects. All of Gaylord’s past times revolved around his true love of nature. In his earlier years, he enjoyed collecting and polishing rocks, and making jewelry pieces from them with his nieces and nephews. In his later years, he enjoyed fishing on his pontoon and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was the manager of the Sorbo Family Campground, where he made friends with everyone he met. He will always be remembered for the life lessons he shared with his loving family, and his willingness to help out anybody in need.

Survivors include his wife, Vivian of Northwood; his mother, Irene Sorbo of Lake Mills; four children, Gustavus Sorbo and his wife, Jill of Mankato, MN, Sonja Alamsya and her husband, Yurry of Forest City, Richard Sorbo and his wife, Shannon of Northwood, and Otis Sorbo and his wife, Melissa of Waldorf, MN; grandchildren, Gregory, Molly and Andrew Sorbo of Mankato, MN, and Jaden and Devin Alamsya of Forest City, and a new one to be born in July; siblings, Senora Holstad and her husband, Dean of Lake Mills, Dr. Clarine Coker and her husband, Dr. Ade Coker of Council Bluffs, Clifford Sorbo and his wife, Sue of Newton, and Linda Ward and her husband, Bill of Lake Mills; two uncles, Glenn Sorbo and his wife, Mary of Plymouth, and Glenn Bendickson and his wife, Margaret of Lonsdale, MN; an aunt Jeanette Harmon of Kensett many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, and a brother.

Source: Northwood Anchor, May 3, 2006